Posts Tagged: Cannes Film Festival
Iran Directors Ridicule Suspended Jail Sentence of Filmmaker, Producer
Iranian cinema directors have ridiculed a six-month suspended prison sentence handed down to Saeed Roustayi and his producer for showcasing their movie at last year's...
Holocaust Drama ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Second Place Prize at Cannes Film Festival
The Zone of Interest, by British Jewish director Jonathan Glazer about the family of an SS officer who was the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration...
First Anne Frank Animated Film Debuts at Cannes Festival
JNS.org - The first animated film based on “The Diary of Anne Frank” debuted at the Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews from film critics,...
‘Jerusalem of Gold’ Dress Donned by Israeli Culture Minister at Cannes Film Festival Draws Arab Ire
The “Jerusalem of Gold” dress worn by Israel’s culture minister on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday has drawn ire from...
Israeli Who Won First-Place Award at Cannes Student Competition Says Not All Art Hailing From Jewish State Reflects Palestinian Conflict (INTERVIEW)
An Israeli filmmaker who won the top award at a competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival last month told The Algemeiner on Wednesday that not all films...
Controversy Erupts at Cannes as Disgraced Actor Mel Gibson Presents Film Award to ‘Virulently Anti-Israel’ Director
Controversy erupted on Sunday after disgraced actor Mel Gibson presented an award to an anti-Israel director at the Cannes Film Festival in France, according to the New York...
Star of Auschwitz Thriller Says ‘God Was Holding the Hand of Every Jew in the Gas Chamber’ (VIDEO)
The lead actor in Son of Saul, an Auschwitz thriller featured at this year's Cannes Film Festival, told the UK's The Guardian that he believes God...
Berlin Film Festival Award for UK Film Director Ken Loach Angers Jewish Group
A Jewish human rights group on Sunday said a decision to award British film director Ken Loach a lifetime achievement award is a "disgrace," that...
Footage of Controversial, Never-Released 1972 Jerry Lewis Holocaust Film Surfaces (VIDEO)
Scenes from a controversial never before released Jerry Lewis film are finally seeing the light of day, forty-one years after they were initially filmed, the BBC reported...
