Cannes film festival hopes for ‘no controversies’ as wars, scandals rage
Al Jazeera
The film industry is on edge as the Israel-Palestine conflict and Me Too accusations cast shadows on the red carpet.
Cannes, France – The world’s most popular film festival opens on Tuesday with a French comedy, The Second Act, by prolific film director and musician Quentin Dupieux.
It is among 58 films of the official selection in the next 12 days which are likely to set the agenda of the global cinema industry for the year to come.
Kevin Costner, Uma Thurman, Demi Moore and Chris Hemsworth are among the international stars expected to walk the red carpet this year.
Meryl Streep is set to receive an honorary Palme d’Or, the highest prize awarded at the event, while Star Wars creator Georges Lucas will be celebrated on closing night.
Twenty-two films will be competing for the real Palme d’Or, examined by a jury led by Barbie director Greta Gerwig and eight film personalities including the Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki, Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-Eda, US actress Lily Gladstone and Turkish screenwriter Ebru Ceylan.
