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In 2021, some of the world's biggest film festival prizes were awarded to women. Meet some of the best female directors making their mark on the cinema world.
The Cannes jury give a press conference as the film festival gets underway, with jury president Spike Lee denouncing authoritarians and the fact that black people are still "hunted down like animals" in the US.
Cannes will always be Cannes. Or so it seems. We're in the thick of the world's most famous festival which is celebrating its 70th edition: a frenzied fortnight of screenings, parties, and deal-making that's about much more than stars coming out for world premieres. It's all part of a business where the red carpet serves as launchpad for what producers hope will be the next blockbuster or summer sleeper. What does the future hold for movie theaters, for movies and for Cannes?
Cannes will always be Cannes. Or so it seems. We're in the thick of the world's most famous festival which is celebrating its 70th edition: a frenzied fortnight of screenings, parties, and deal-making that's about much more than stars coming out for world premieres. It's all part of a business where the red carpet serves as launchpad for what producers hope will be the next blockbuster or summer sleeper. What does the future hold for movie theaters, for movies and for Cannes?
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