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Stars and guests, including Sharon Stone, Dylan Penn and Spike Lee, arrive at the famous amfAR gala, the most exclusive evening on the fringes of the Cannes festival. The event is held every year to raise funds for AIDS research in Cap d'Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes). IMAGES
Cannes (France), Jul 6 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Marco Álvarez San Román). Spike Lee showed up to the Cannes jury press conference reluctant to speak much but delivered biting statements as he denounced that Black people are still “being hunted down like animals” and the lack of morals of certain world leaders he called “gangsters.”FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE.SOUNDBITES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL JURY IN CANNES:Spike Lee (President of the Official Jury), in English:Kleber Mendonça Filho (member of the Official Jury), in English:Maggie Gyllenhaal (member of the Official Jury), in English:Mélanie Laurent (member of the Official Jury), in French:5.- "I dream for everyone that this is the first and last festival in which there is a debate about women. I don't know, I'm a bit naive. But if we could let the planet breathe and let women breathe at the same time and that there are no more debates, no more absurdities, and no crazy things then it would be wonderful. And it is wonderful that a festival proposes so many strong documentaries and films about ecology because, ultimately, cinema is a weapon that transforms people and makes them change".
Havana, 13 Dec (EFE). The feature film "Los sonámbulos" directed by Argentine Paula Hernández, led on Friday the record of awards in the 41st edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema held in Havana, in which 112 films competed. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE CELEBRATION OF THE 41ST EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA HELD IN HAVANA, CUBA. SOUND BITE: IVAN GIROUD, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA. (IN SPANISH)Translation: (00:00:22.18 - 00:00:52.04) "Next year we will open a debate on young cinema in Latin America, it would be impossible to carry out this festival without first hearing the ideas proposed by new filmmakers in the region. It is necessary to present, promote and reward their works and it is also very urgent to know their thoughts".
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