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Director Joung Yu-mi's 'Glasses' invited to Cannes Film Festival • Apr. 18, 2025, 3:33 AM ET (Korea Herald)
Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed in a strike with 10 of her relatives • Apr. 17, 2025, 6:04 AM ET (Le Monde)
Cannes Film Festival: The American Pavilion to Launch Inaugural “California Day” • Apr. 16, 2025, 1:23 AM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Unveils Selection • Apr. 15, 2025, 11:58 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Wes Anderson and, yes, Spike Lee • Apr. 10, 2025, 11:07 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Festival de Cannes
Notable Honorees Jules Dassin • Jafar Panahi • Steve McQueen • Atom Egoyan • Chen Kaige • Sofia Coppola • Benicio Del Toro • Wim Wenders • Paul Thomas Anderson • Pawel Pawlikowski • Naomi Kawase • Im Kwon-Taek • Mira Nair • Jim Jarmusch • Susan Hayward • Joel Coen • Ethan Coen • Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Luc Dardenne

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Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, with her dog, Toto, from the motion picture film The Wizard of Oz (1939); directed by Mervyn LeRay. (cinema, movies)
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Aerial view of the "Amant Double" (L'Amant Double) film screening during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals, May 26, 2017, Cannes, France. (red carpet)
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