Cannes 2012
Europe
Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou at Cannes: ‘Creative Europe’ Creates Jobs Through Film
CANNES - Androulla Vassiliou, the Cypriot European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth, arrived in Cannes in order to promote the EU’s MEDIA program and give the first ever ‘Prix MEDIA’ award to Iranian filmmaker Ashgar Farhadi, the...
entertainment
Cannes 2012: And the Palme d’Or Goes to “Amour” (video)
The 65th Cannes film festival has handed out its top prize Palme d'Or to "Amour"(Love), as it wrapped up with a star-studded closing ceremony here on the rainy Sunday night in the French Riviera resort.
The ceremony came after all...
Hollywood
Greek Films at the 2012 Cannes Film Market
CANNES - Greeks are once again present throughout this year’s Cannes Film Festival. One of the members of the prestigious nine-person Cannes Jury this year is Alexander Payne, the U.S. director of Greek descent responsible for films such as...
Hollywood
Greece Thrives at the Cannes Short Film Corner
Though Greek films were not represented in this year’s competition for the Palme d’Or at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, fourteen films that were either produded by Greeks or have a Greek theme were featured in the Short Film...
Hollywood
Cannes 2012: The 65th Annual Festival
The world-famous Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 65th anniversary this year, with a line-up of 22 fantastic films, many featuring Hollywood A-listers, competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or. The festival will run until May 27, when the awards ceremony...