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The Filmmakers at Cannes Who Are Learning to Love AI

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‘Iron Boy’ Review: A Gorgeously Hand-Painted Childhood Drama

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Kling AI Partners With Evolutionary Films on Animated Feature ‘Minibots,’ Unveils Filmmaker Initiative at Cannes Market

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Malala Joins Mariska Hargitay to Executive Produce the Tribeca-Bound Doc ‘The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: An Efficient Adventure That Only Pretends to Be a Real ‘Star Wars’ Movie. Maybe That’s a Good Thing

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Spotify Officially Bans AI-Generated Podcasts That Impersonate Someone Else, Adds Verification Badges for Podcasts

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Kristen Stewart Subverts Cannes’ Strict Dress Code in Nike and Converse Sneakers

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Primetime and Breaking Through the Lens Partner to Widen Financing for Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers (EXCLUSIVE)

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Adam Driver and James Gray on Sneaking Out of the ‘Paper Tiger’ Cannes Premiere and How Hollywood Abuses Artists: ‘The System Is Designed to Humiliate You’

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Sebastian Stan on Donald Trump: “It’s Just Not a Laughing Matter… We’re in a Really, Really Bad Place”

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‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Adds Luke Kirby to Season 4, Aden Young Exits Series

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Telly Awards: Variety, ‘South Park,’ Jimmy Kimmel and Al Jazeera English Among Gold Winners

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As Global Box Office Sluggishly Recovers, Asia Leads While Independent Cinemas Stand to Benefit From Changing Trends, CNC Study Finds

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‘Unarmed Soldier,’ Biopic on Armless Cricketer Amir Hussain Lone, Lines Up India-Canada Co-Production at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Yukiko Sode on Cannes Un Certain Regard Title ‘All the Lovers in the Night’: ‘Two People on the Margins of the World’

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Nicolas Winding Refn Breaks Down in Tears as He Recalls Dying for 25 Minutes Due to a ‘Leaking Heart’ and Coming Back to Life: ‘How Many People Get a Second Chance?’

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AI-Created Vintage Adult Film Unveiled at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

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Ryu Seungryong, Han Hyojoo, Zo Insung and Go Younjung Return as Disney+ Begins Production on ‘Moving’ Season 2

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Sebastian Stan Slams Donald Trump and Says What’s Going on in America Is ‘Not a Laughing Matter’: ‘We’re in a Really Bad Place’

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Jour2Fête Takes French Distribution Rights to Period Dramedy ‘La Portraitiste’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under CEO Alfonso Gómez Palacio

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Pop Up Film Residency Announces Eight Participants for 2026 Edition (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Baywatch’ Set to Make a Splash Across the Pond as Sky Snaps Up U.K. and Ireland Rights

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Konstantina Kotzamani’s Debut Feature ‘Titanic Ocean’ Weaves Greek Myth Into Mermaid School at Cannes Un Certain Regard

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Teodora Markova’s ‘The Inspector’s Debt’ Wins FFC Bulgaria, Film Forge Competition (EXCLUSIVE)

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Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Nominee Fernanda Torres Joins Willem Dafoe in Barbara Paz’s Dystopian Pic, ‘Cuddle’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Brazilian Helmer Laís Santos Araújo Expands Berlinale-Winning Short ‘Infantaria’ Into Feature, Backed by Cannes Residency, CNC Grant

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‘Low Expectations’ Review: Eivind Landsvik’s Tender, Joachim Trier-Adjacent Drama Wisely Suggests Embracing Stillness is Tougher Than It Looks

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France’s Lilith Films Boards Paulina García-Led Chilean Pic ‘A Woman Wants to Die’ at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Groundswell’ Wins Golden Globe Documentary Honor at Cannes

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Studiocanal Inks South African Theatrical Distribution Deal with Sun Africa

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‘Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building’ Deepens Mexican Bruno Santamaría Razo’s Exploration of Secrets, Memory and Childhood

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Kurosawa Kiyoshi on Cannes Title ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’: ‘Films Have the Potential to Transcend National Borders’

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Indonesia Virtual Production Horror Film ‘Whispers of Fatimah’ Launches First Images at Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Pavan Moondi’s Canadian Indie Rom-Com ‘Middle Life’ Picked Up by Quiver, Set for Limited U.S. Release via Laemmle (EXCLUSIVE)

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Venice Winner Anuparna Roy Sets Sophomore Feature ‘Lovers in the Blue Night’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Cannes 2026 Takeaways: Hollywood Stayed Home, AI Came Out of the Closet and ‘Club Kid’ Director Jordan Firstman Made a $17 Million Splash

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Locarno Winners Reunite for Jesse Ball Adaptation ‘Silence Once Begun’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Titles From the ‘1985’ Team and Oscar-Nominated Director of ‘Daens’ Feature on Screen Flanders’ New Slate, Its First 2026 Investment

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‘Rent’ West End Revival: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo to Play Mark Cohen

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SkyShowtime Picks Up First Original Animated Series ‘Hidden Islands’ From Madeleine Bernadotte and Karini Gustafson-Teixeira (EXCLUSIVE)

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RAI Cinema Scores Sales in Cannes on New Works by Mario Martone, Gianni Amelio, Irene Dionisio (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jon Stewart Worries About Trump’s Foreign Policy Skills: ‘He Should Not Have This Job’

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Watch Stephen Colbert Celebrate the Worst of ‘The Late Show’

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‘Masters of the Universe’: First Reactions From the Premiere

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Two-Time Oscar Nominee Andrey Zvyagintsev on Cannes Contender ‘Minotaur’ and Life After (Near) Death: ‘The Light Can Go Out at Any Second’

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‘South Park’ Creators Show Jimmy Kimmel How They Made Trump’s Tiny Penis

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Stephen Colbert Reveals NSFW Graphics and Cut Sketches in ‘Worst of the Late Show’ Episode

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Tiffany Haddish Gets Dramatic in Two Thrillers at the Cannes Market: ‘Audiences Are Desiring Real Storytelling’

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‘Words of Love’ Review: French Filmmaker Rudi Rosenberg Sensitively Captures the Chaos and Compassion of Family

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