Cannes Film Festival

Cannes 2025: From Sakshi Sindwani, Kusha Kapila to Parul Gulati; How it’s no more of a festival for filmmakers & critics; but more of a commercial marketplace for influencers

The Cannes film festival has totally lost its exclusivity. Once a place for cinema lovers, it has now become a place for influencers and entrepreneurs. There isn’t any passionate conversation on world cinema, rather it is all about who wore what at the red carpet.

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US President Donald Trump will be visiting Saudi Arabia today in a bid to secure more investment from the oil-producing nations. Meanwhile, India and the European Union will begin the 11th round of negotiations on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Kim Kardashian is set to testify against the armed robbery of her jewellery in 2016 in Paris. The Cannes Film Festival is set to begin today in France

From Cannes to Golden Globes: Payal Kapadia’s glorious journey portraying sisterhood in cinema | Exclusive

This is the first time in 26 years that an Indian filmmaker has been nominated in this category. Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ has earned the golden globe nominations for best motion picture in a non-English language and best director.

All We Imagine as Light Movie Review: Payal Kapadia’s film teaches us the importance of women friendship

Deeply immersive Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix-winning film, All We Imagine As Light talks about women's desires and friendship in a city where people like to stay aloof.

Are social media influencers getting more value than craftsmen & actors on digital, advertising and cinematic stage?

During the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, which is known for the participation of legendary stars, directors and their impeccable films, we saw several influencers from India posing for the shutterbugs

EXCLUSIVE! Anasuya Sengupta on her Cannes win: ‘Art helped me in getting the role in The Shameless’ | Not Just Bollywood

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! Anasuya Sengupta on her Cannes win: ‘I was literally cast out of Facebook for The Shameless.’

EXCLUSIVE! Kani Kusruti on Bollywood dreams: ‘If I get a chance, I would like to work with Sriram Raghavan, Vishal Bhardwaj…’ | Not Just Bollywood

In an EXCLUSIVE interview with Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy, actor Kani Kusruti talks about her watermelon clutch at the Cannes Film Festival showing solidarity to Palestine, All We Imagine As Light and more

EXCLUSIVE! Chhaya Kadam on Cannes 2024 win: ‘You need to be talented, NOT just beautiful | Payal Kapadia’s 'All We Imagine as Light'

In an EXCLUSIVE interview with Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy, actress Chhaya Kadam talks about 'All We Imagine as Light' and how the entire team broke all rules at Cannes, by not walking on the red carpet, but by dancing on it.

EXCLUSIVE Interview! Chhaya Kadam on her Cannes experience & working with Payal Kapadia for 'All We Imagine as Light' | Not Just Bollywood

In an EXCLUSIVE interview with Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy for her column ‘Not Just Bollywood’ Manju Mai from Laapataa Ladies aka Chhaya Kadam talks about her Cannes 2024 experience, working with filmmaker Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light, the first Indian film to compete at Cannes in 30 years.

Payal Kapadia becomes the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award at the prestigious 77th Cannes Film Festival for ‘All We Imagine As Light’

‘All We Imagine as Light’ was among 22 films competing for the Palme d'Or Award along with the likes of high profile filmmakers such as Andrea Arnold, Francis Ford Coppola, Jia Zhang-Ke, Paolo Sorrentino, Sean Baker and Ali Abbasi