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1 week ago | kilgorenewsherald.com | Adam Plowright |Alice Hackman AFP

Suspected vandalism knocked out power to the French Riviera town Cannes on the final day of its film festival on Saturday, but organisers said the show would go on at their glitzy closing ceremony. A suspected arson attack on a local substation and the sabotage of an electricity pylon along the coast were blamed for the more than five-hour outage.

2 weeks ago | heraldpalladium.com | Adam Plowright |Alice Hackman AFP

Suspected vandalism knocked out power to the French Riviera town Cannes on the final day of its film festival on Saturday, but organisers said the show would go on at their glitzy closing ceremony. A suspected arson attack on a local substation and the sabotage of an electricity pylon along the coast were blamed for the more than five-hour outage.

2 weeks ago | annistonstar.com | Adam Plowright |Alice Hackman AFP

By Adam Plowright and Alice Hackman AFP Suspected vandalism knocked out power to the French Riviera town Cannes on the final day of its film festival on Saturday, but organisers said the show would go on at their glitzy closing ceremony. A suspected arson attack on a local substation and the sabotage of an electricity pylon along the coast were blamed for the more than five-hour outage.

2 weeks ago | kdhnews.com | Adam Plowright |Alice Hackman AFP

By Adam Plowright and Alice Hackman AFP Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi vowed Tuesday to keep defying his country's rulers after showcasing a hard-hitting film in Cannes about political prisoners and their torturers. After a travel ban was lifted, the 64-year-old flew to the Cannes Festival for the first time in 15 years for the premiere of "It Was Just An Accident".

2 weeks ago | fox28spokane.com | Adam Plowright |Alice Hackman AFP

Dissident director Panahi takes on Iran’s jailors in Cannes comeback by Adam PLOWRIGHT and Alice HACKMAN AFP | @ | May 20, 2025 10:46 am Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi vowed Tuesday to keep defying his country’s rulers after showcasing a hard-hitting film in Cannes about political prisoners and their torturers. After a travel ban was lifted, the 64-year-old flew to the Cannes Festival for the first time in 15 years for the premiere of “It Was Just An Accident”.