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Trump tariffs worry world cinema industry on eve of Cannes Festival

France, May 9 -- As the international cinema industry descends on the southern French city of Cannes for the world's biggest film festival, one hot topic will no doubt be US President Donald Trump's t... Read More


Cannes Festival dual posters celebrate timeless romance with cinema

France, April 23 -- For the first time in its history, the Cannes Film Festival is featuring a double poster. Bathed in soft, pastel colours, the scenes of two lovers embracing on a beach comes from t... Read More


Cannes Film Festival unveils diverse line-up of veteran stars and fresh talent

France, April 10 -- Cannes Film Festival organisers have revealed the films competing for the coveted Palme d'Or prize on Thursday. Six women are among the 19 directors nominated, including the 2021 w... Read More


Tom Cruise brings final chapter of 'Mission: Impossible' to Cannes

France, April 9 -- Three years after his last appearance on the Croisette, Tom Cruise will return to the Cannes Film Festival to present the latest and final installment of the blockbuster franchise M... Read More


African book fair in Paris celebrates diversity of diaspora voices

France, March 15 -- The fourth edition of the African Book Fair is under way in Paris, with Diaspora Travels as its theme. Cameroon and Brazil are the guests of honour during the three-day event, whic... Read More


Guinea's Queen Rima wins 2025 RFI African music prize

France, March 7 -- It was third time lucky for 28-year-old Guinean singer and dancer Queen Rima, who won the 2025 RFI Discovery Prize, a competition open to budding musicians from Africa. Queen Rima ... Read More


Paul Watson: unshaken by prison and still fighting for whales

France, Feb. 18 -- Despite enduring five months of imprisonment in 2024, environmental activist Paul Watson remains more determined than ever to combat illegal whaling. Recently granted honorary citiz... Read More


Breathing life into death: a filmmaker's tribute to palliative care

France, Feb. 16 -- Greek-French director Costa-Gavras's latest film is set in a hospital's palliative care unit. And while death is ever present, Le Dernier Souffle ("The Last Breath") is above all an... Read More