Fiachra Gibbons

1 week ago | infobae.com | Fiachra Gibbons

El cineasta brasileño Kleber Mendonça Filho, cuyo thriller El agente secreto ganó dos premios el sábado en el Festival de Cine de Cannes, se destaca por explorar las entrañas de su tierra natal. El crítico de cine y programador nacido en el nordeste de su país, obtuvo el premio a mejor director, mientras que Wagner Moura fue reconocido como mejor actor por su interpretación de un académico perseguido por un político corrupto.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Fiachra Gibbons

Director Joachim Trier, who won the Grand Prix second prize at the Cannes film festival Saturday, makes Scandinavian movies that can melt the chilliest of hearts. "Sentimental Value", his moving story about a quietly fractured Norwegian family with Elle Fanning got an extraordinary 19-minute standing ovation when its Cannes premiere ended in the early hours of Thursday morning. Even the director found himself crying behind the camera as he shot it, he told AFP.

1 week ago | philstar.com | Adam Plowright |Fiachra Gibbons |Alice Hackman

CANNES, France — Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for "freedom."The latest film from the 64-year-old, "It Was Just an Accident," tells the tale of five ordinary Iranians confronting a man they believed tortured them in jail.

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Adam Plowright |Fiachra Gibbons

Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for "freedom."The latest film from the 64-year-old, "It Was Just an Accident," tells the tale of five ordinary Iranians confronted with a man they believed tortured them in jail. The core of the political and wry drama examines the moral dilemma faced by people if they are given an opportunity to take revenge on their oppressors.

1 week ago | businessandamerica.com | Adam Plowright |Alice Hackman |Fiachra Gibbons

“It Was Just an Accident” by dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or for best film at the Cannes Festival on Saturday. The highly political but wry film tells the tale of five ordinary Iranians confronted with a man they believed tortured them in jail. Panahi, who has been imprisoned twice in his home country and banned from making films, used his acceptance speech to urge Iranians to work towards freedom.