A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition with a Senegalese dramaMost filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festivalโs top-rung competition lineup are well-known directors who have been around for decades.
'Titane' wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female directorโTitaneโ has won the Palme dโOr at the Cannes Film Festival, making Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festivalโs top honor in its 74 year history.
Abortion drama from Chad stirs Cannes Film FestivalMahamat-Saleh Haroun, whose drama โLinguiโ has been a standout of the first week of the Cannes Film Festival, has a unique relationship as a filmmaker to his native country of Chad.