Michaela Cabrera

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Sudip Kar-Gupta |Michaela Cabrera |Miranda Murray

French police were investigating a possible arson attack as the main cause for a power outage which hit the Alpes-Maritimes region in southern France on Saturday, including Cannes, which is hosting its world-famous annual film festival. “We are looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately,” said a spokesperson for the French national gendarmerie, adding no arrests had been made at this stage.

1 month ago | msn.com | Michaela Cabrera |Miranda Murray

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1 month ago | kfgo.com | Michaela Cabrera |Miranda Murray

By Michaela Cabrera and Miranda MurrayCANNES, France (Reuters) -Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustaee said on Friday that he was careful in how he shot his Cannes Film Festival entry “Woman and Child”, which never shows women without the mandatory hijab, but was still unsure how he would be received when he returned home. “Last time, they took my passport,” said the 35-year-old about his last appearance at the festival in southern France, for competition title “Leila’s Brothers” in 2022.

1 month ago | reuters.com | Miranda Murray |Michaela Cabrera

'It Was Just An Accident' competes for Palme d'Or top prizeCannes entry influenced by time in prison, says PanahiDirector attends Cannes in person for first time since 2003CANNES, France, May 21 (Reuters) - Although he is now free to travel again after a 15-year ban, Iranian director Jafar Panahi said on Wednesday he would be returning immediately to his country after attending the Cannes Film Festival to begin work on his next film.

1 month ago | kfgo.com | Miranda Murray |Michaela Cabrera

By Miranda Murray and Michaela CabreraCANNES, France (Reuters) -Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was barred from travelling by the government in Tehran for 15 years, appeared on the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet on Tuesday evening for the premiere of his competition entry “It Was Just An Accident”. Panahi, who has been arrested several times for his filmmaking, was last at the festival in person in 2003, when “Crimson Gold” was screened in the Un Certain Regard category.