Azerbaijani director wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival
The Palme d'Or was awarded to the drama "It was just an Accident"
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Power outage hits Cannes Film Festival
The south of France is practically plunged into darkness: 160,000 homes were left without power
Cannes film festival officially delayed
The annual Cannes film festival will now take place at the height of summer, following concerns over the Covid pandemic. The festival had been scheduled to take place from 11-22 May; now it will run from 6-17 July. "As …
Cannes Film Festival may be postponed till summer
The Cannes Film Festival, the world's biggest, may be pushed back to the summer this year from its usual May date because of the Covid crisis, organizers said Wednesday, France 24 informs. The festival, scheduled for May 11 to 22, …
Armenian provocation at Cannes Festival
Movie filmed in occupied Nagorno-Karabakh Region caused protests
Asghar Farhadi's film to open Cannes festival
The Cannes film festival will open next month with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's new film Everybody Knows. Organizers said that the psychological thriller shot in Spanish and starring Penelope Cruz and Javier …
Azerbaijani Culture Days being held in Cannes (PHOTO)
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation is holding Azerbaijani Culture Days in Cannes, France. The exhibition 'Toghrul Narimanbayov: Melody of colors' has been opened in the building of Gare Maritime pavillion in Cannes. …
Russia’s Zvyagintsev wins Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival with Loveless
Russian film director Andrey Zvyaginstev has won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize for his bleak family drama Loveless. The Award Ceremony of the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival was held on Sunday. …
Burkinis banned on Cannes beaches
The mayor of Cannes has banned the wearing of burkinis - full-body swimsuits - on the beaches of the French Riviera resort, officials said on Thursday. Mayor David Lisnard signed off on the ruling that "access to …
Iranians Farhadi and Hosseini awarded at Cannes Film Festival
Iranian Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi and actor Shahab Hosseini have won the rewards for the best screenplay and the best actor at Cannes respectively. Starring Hosseini, 'The Salesman' …
Land of Fire impresses French resort with fireworks
Cannes saw the Azerbaijani art of pyrotechnics
Cannes hosts Azerbaijan Cultural Festival
Yesterday the French city of Cannes hosted the opening ceremony of Azerbaijan Cultural Festival organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The event was attended by the First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the …
Cannes to host Azerbaijan Cultural Festival
Cannes will host a night of Azerbaijani music on July 15 within the framework of the Cultural Festival. Alim Qasimov, a prominent Azerbaijani mugham musician, and other Azerbaijani musicians will perform at the concert, the Cannes Tourism Office …