https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A power substation and an electricity pylon were vandalised overnight in the region around France's Cannes, which has been hit by a major blackout on the final day of its film festival, officials said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250524/power-outage-hits-french-riviera-during-film-fest Sat, 24 May 2025 15:16:27 +0200 power-outage-hits-french-riviera-during-film-fest Cannes is set for another major Hollywood premiere on Saturday, as Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese bring their Native American crime epic, "Killers of the Flower Moon", to the French Riviera. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230520/excitement-mounts-in-cannes-for-dicaprio-scorsese-epic Sat, 20 May 2023 10:41:09 +0200 excitement-mounts-in-cannes-for-dicaprio-scorsese-epic The Cannes Film Festival has been rescheduled for July 6th to 17th - postponed by around two months due to the ongoing virus crisis, organisers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210128/cannes-film-festival-postponed-to-july-due-to-covid Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:06:21 +0100 cannes-film-festival-postponed-to-july-due-to-covid A 29-year-old Briton died when two yachts collided off the French Riviera resort of Cannes, the regional maritime prefecture said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190526/briton-dies-as-yachts-collide-off-cannes Sun, 26 May 2019 14:59:10 +0200 briton-dies-as-yachts-collide-off-cannes "Parasite", a black comedy about a family of clever scammers from South Korea's underclass, won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes on Saturday, the first time a Korean director has scooped the coveted award in the film festival's 72-year history. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190526/parasite-south-korean-comedy-about-class-rage-wins-cannes-gold Sun, 26 May 2019 11:33:20 +0200 parasite-south-korean-comedy-about-class-rage-wins-cannes-gold The Cannes film festival serves up 12 days of movie magic on the French Riviera each May. Here are the biggest moments, on and off screen, that have made 2019 a vintage year: https://www.thelocal.fr/20190525/what-you-need-to-know-about-this-years-cannes-film-festival Sat, 25 May 2019 16:03:45 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-this-years-cannes-film-festival The Cannes film festival ends Saturday with the race for the Palme d'Or top prize wide open. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190525/cannes-race-wide-open-as-jury-tries-to-pick-winning-film Sat, 25 May 2019 14:44:45 +0200 cannes-race-wide-open-as-jury-tries-to-pick-winning-film The deal sounded murky from the start: in exchange for bitcoin worth two million euros ($2.3 million), the wealthy buyer would hand over the equivalent sum in cash in a luxury hotel on the French riviera. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180819/south-korean-swaps-bitcoins-for-2m-in-fake-notes Sun, 19 Aug 2018 20:07:18 +0200 south-korean-swaps-bitcoins-for-2m-in-fake-notes A young actress has lodged a complaint for rape against French film director Luc Besson, judicial sources said on Saturday, the latest in a string of sexual abuse allegations in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180520/french-director-luc-besson-accused-of-rape-denies-fantasist-accusations Sun, 20 May 2018 04:36:04 +0200 french-director-luc-besson-accused-of-rape-denies-fantasist-accusations "Shoplifters", a heartwrenching family tale by Japanese veteran director Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival Saturday, at a ceremony marked by an emotional speech from a Harvey Weinstein accuser. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180520/japan-wins-cannes-top-prize-after-weinstein-accuser-takes-stage Sun, 20 May 2018 04:24:15 +0200 japan-wins-cannes-top-prize-after-weinstein-accuser-takes-stage A Paris court gave Terry Gilliam the go-ahead Friday to release "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in cinemas, a victory for the Monty Python member in the long-running legal battle over the apparently cursed film. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180519/french-court-authorises-release-of-cursed-gilliam-film Sat, 19 May 2018 17:04:57 +0200 french-court-authorises-release-of-cursed-gilliam-film A jury led by Cate Blanchett will crown the winner of the coveted Palme d'Or for best film at Cannes Saturday, after a politically charged festival rocked by controversy and the #MeToo movement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180519/race-for-gold-reaches-climax-at-politically-charged-cannes Sat, 19 May 2018 16:47:23 +0200 race-for-gold-reaches-climax-at-politically-charged-cannes Hollywood stars including Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart and Salma Hayek called Saturday for equal pay in the cinema industry and beyond in a historic red carpet protest at the Cannes film festival. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180513/female-stars-call-for-equal-pay-in-cannes-protest Sun, 13 May 2018 12:10:17 +0200 female-stars-call-for-equal-pay-in-cannes-protest No fewer than 14 gay-themed movies are showing at Cannes -- double the number last year -- but the world's top film festival is increasingly spotlighting LGBT characters' humanity rather than fixating on their sexuality. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180512/cannes-progress-of-gay-cinema-evident-at-french-film-festival Sat, 12 May 2018 12:13:00 +0200 cannes-progress-of-gay-cinema-evident-at-french-film-festival A new film by the enfant terrible of Russian theatre -- who is under house arrest in Moscow -- got a standing ovation Wednesday before it was even shown at the Cannes film festival. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180510/detained-russian-director-gets-standing-ovation-at-cannes Thu, 10 May 2018 11:06:37 +0200 detained-russian-director-gets-standing-ovation-at-cannes The most political Cannes film festival in years opens late on Tuesday with female stars vowing to protest on the red carpet against industry sexism, two top directors barred from attending and bans hanging over some movies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180508/sexism-and-metoo-in-focus-on-opening-day-for-cannes-film-festival Tue, 08 May 2018 14:03:24 +0200 sexism-and-metoo-in-focus-on-opening-day-for-cannes-film-festival Spike Lee, Lars Von Trier and Jean-Luc Godard are among the directors gunning for the prestigious Palm D’Or award. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180507/cannes-movie-line-up-2018-best-new-films Mon, 07 May 2018 13:59:15 +0200 cannes-movie-line-up-2018-best-new-films An anti-sexual harassment hotline will be set up for the Cannes film festival next month after disgraced Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein was accused of attacking four actresses at the event. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180427/cannes-film-festival-to-open-anti-sexual-predator-hotline-after-weinstein-scandal Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:18:07 +0200 cannes-film-festival-to-open-anti-sexual-predator-hotline-after-weinstein-scandal The latest spin-off in the Star Wars saga, dedicated to Han Solo, will be screened at Cannes next month, the film festival announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180407/star-wars-spin-off-solo-to-be-presented-at-cannes Sat, 07 Apr 2018 03:28:35 +0200 star-wars-spin-off-solo-to-be-presented-at-cannes Cate Blanchett, the double Oscar-winning actress leading a Hollywood campaign to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180104/cate-blanchett-to-head-cannes-festival-jury Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:04:03 +0100 cate-blanchett-to-head-cannes-festival-jury