France

Cinema

Son of Saul is a front-runner at Cannes

Having a film selected to compete at the Cannes Film Festival is quite an achievement. Having your first film selected is even more so. “Son of Saul”

18/05/2015

France

Cannes Day 5 - a tour

18/05/2015

France

EC to make exceptions for TV and film in digital single market

At the Cannes Film Festival the European Commission and the European film industry have taken an important step forward in the digital age

17/05/2015

France

French Protestant Church backs gay marriage

France’s United Protestant Church (EPUdF) has voted to allow pastors to bless same-sex marriages. The move comes two years after Paris legalised gay

17/05/2015

France

Cannes artists discuss copyright in Europe's digital single market

Away from the red carpet at the Cannes film festival the issue of copyright has come up for debate. The French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was among

17/05/2015

France

Cannes festival: Moretti and van Sant receive mixed reviews

Former Palme d’Or winners Nanni Moretti and Gus van Sant made an appearance on the red carpet on day three of the Cannes Film Festival. Italian

17/05/2015

Sport

PSG win French title for the third year in a row

Paris St Germain are the French Champions for the third year in a row after they beat Montpellier away 2-1. The result means that PSG have an

16/05/2015

France

French PM says he is against migrant quotas

The French prime minister has visited the Rivera town of Menton where record numbers of migrants have been travelling from Africa through Italy and

16/05/2015

France

Holocaust film stuns Cannes Film Festival

Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes Jeles has created a stir at the Cannes film festival with his wrenching “Son of Saul”, portraying the work of the

15/05/2015

Culture news

Nuits Sonores music festival gets Lyon nights buzzing

“Voices from the Lake” an Italian duo made up of DJ/producers, Donato Dozzy and Neel, warmed up the dance floor with their hypnotic vibes at the

15/05/2015

France

Cannes day 2: two ends of the scale

15/05/2015

France

'Mad Max' remake: feminism triumphs at Cannes Festival

“Mad Max: Fury Road” has taken top billing at the second night of France’s Cannes Film Festival. Director George Miller had a huge hit with the

15/05/2015

Cinema

'Standing Tall' premieres at the official opening of the Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival officially opened on Wednesday with the premiere of Standing Tall – La Tete Haute. It has been described as a stirring

14/05/2015

Culture news

Solo yachtswoman and journalist Catherine Chabaud wins Woman of the Year award

Journalist and sailor Catherine Chabaud became the first woman to complete a solo navigation of the globe without any stops during the third edition

14/05/2015

Culture news

Dior and Chanel stage annual cruise shows

With stunning views of the French Riviera and the spatial brilliance of the famed, “Bubble House” as a backdrop, Dior faced some serious competition

14/05/2015

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Standing Tall opens Cannes Film Festival 2015

14/05/2015

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Curtains raised at Cannes Film Festival 2015

14/05/2015

France

Cannes Film Festival 2015: Day 1

14/05/2015

France

'Standing Tall' starring French icon opens Cannes Film Festival

The stars have been out in force on the red carpet, for the start of the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Filmmaker brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are

13/05/2015

France

The glitz, the glamour, the Croisette: Cannes before the storm

It’s back for another year, the 68th Cannes Film Festival opens on Wednesday. It is the calm before the storm of glitz and glamour on the red carpet

13/05/2015

Cinema

Ingrid Bergman adorns the 2015 Cannes Film Festival

The unforgettable face of Ingrid Bergman, a star of Hollywood’s Golden Era, adorns the official poster for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. More than

13/05/2015

France

French ombudsman investigates video of police crackdown on migrants in Calais

An amateur video released by a migrants’ rights group shows a crackdown by police near the French port city of Calais. The rights’ group has

12/05/2015

France

Monkey business: theft of rare primates from French zoo mystifies police

A zoo in France is appealing for the return of 17 rare monkeys stolen by suspected animal traffickers over the weekend

12/05/2015

France

6,400 Chinese employees treated to record breaking French holiday

A Chinese company has taken 6,400 employees on a four day record breaking trip to France. They rounded off the adventure by creating the world’s

09/05/2015

France

Ceremonies marking 70th anniversary of VE Day kick off across Europe

Events are being held across Europe to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. In Paris, French president François Hollande kicked off

08/05/2015

France

Setback for Sarkozy presidential bid after phonetaps ruled legal

The former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a potential setback to his mission to seek election again in 2017. His team are to appeal

07/05/2015