Mohammed Rahhal "The Cannes Film Festival supports Palestine and rewards the biggest names in international cinema, both at the opening and in competition for the recent César Awards."

 

The Cannes Film Festival supports Palestine and rewards the biggest names in international cinema, both at the opening and in competition for the recent César Awards.

The Cannes Film Festival supports Palestine and rewards major international cinematic icons, with an opening and competition event featuring the latest César films.

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival will be held in Paris, France, on May 13 or 24. The 78th edition of the festival will be held on May 13 or 24, 2025. The president of the main competition jury is French actress Juliette Binoche.

.This edition features American actor Robert De Niro, winner of the Palme d'Or.

.The Cannes Film Festival honors American cinema legend Robert De Niro with the Palme d'Or for the Cinema Group, after 14 years as president of the festival's jury.

.The Personality Present at the Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival organizing committee has selected French actor Laurent Lafitte to represent the opening ceremony of the 2025 edition, in addition to the opening ceremony honoring the films that will win the Palme d'Or.

.The Plus Stars at the Red Carpet

Many Hollywood stars graced the red carpet, including Valerie Perrine, American actress Eva Longoria, American actress Julia Garner, French actress, singer, reality TV star, and model Arielle Dombasle, German model Heidi Klum, Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio, French reality TV star Géraldine Naccache, French actress Frédérique Bale, German influencer Caroline Daur, Italian actress Anna Ferzetti, and Russian model Irina Shayk.

.Egypt participates in the Cannes International Film Festival with two films and a Q&A session with Hussein Fahmy.

.Tom Cruise participates in his latest film at the Cannes Film Festival

Tom Cruise participated in the Palais des Festivals march to help with the premiere of his latest film, "Mission: Impossible - Final Phase," at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, three times after the festival won the Palme d'Or.

The film, which has contributed significantly to the franchise's legacy over three decades, was well received by audiences. At the Grand Lumière Theatre, the generally extended ovations were capped by some words from designer Christopher McQuarrie, who declared regarding Cruise: "A large part of my life has been devoted to the game of imagination. I'm a big, ... This year, the renowned festival celebrates the 90th anniversary of Merlouz's film, created by Marcel Pagnol, who presided over the festival's jury in 1955. A special symposium will be held on the history and influence of Egyptian cinema, one of the additional popular movements shaping the Arab world, in addition to screenings honoring rare films from across the continent.

.Tunisian Hafsia Herzi's Trilogy

In Official Competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival

Quelle année chargée pour la Tunisian Hafsia Herzi! After winning the Best Actress César for her role in Stéphane Demoustier's "Bourgo", the actress broke the red tape at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival alongside fellow actresses Nadia Meliti and Park Min-ji, who have been doing well for a long time. "La Petite Dernière" has already been released in official competition for the 78th edition. It's a trilogy, and it was the first in the Un Certain Regard competition and the first in Critics' Week. The new film is based on Fatima Daas's 2020 autobiography, "The Last." Over the years, Hafsa Herzi, a young woman from the working-class neighborhoods of Marseille, has acquired her cinematic talents and feminist convictions—reaching out to young people who have left their hometowns for personal, emotional, sexual, social, or political reasons. The film finds Nadia Meliti in a new setting, playing the daughter of Algerian immigrants to Paris, who must balance her family's concerns with her emerging identity. The supporting cast includes Park Ji-min, Louis Mimi, Mona Soualem, and several non-professional actors.

The film focuses on Fatima, 17, one of three girls who cautiously advance as they search for their own journeys. "Aux prises avec ses désirs naissants,"

They wear clothes to participate in the festival activities This year, my friend, nude clothing was banned in all festival performances. I think this is the best decision they made