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2023 Cannes Film Festival
The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film ''Anatomy of a Fall'' winning the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, Justine Triet became the third female director to achieve the prize, after Jane Campion in 1993, and Julia Ducournau in 2021. The official poster for the festival featuring actress Catherine Deneuve was created by Lionel Avignon and Stefan de Vivies of the design studio Hartland Villa from a photo taken by Jack Garofalo during the shooting of ''La Chamade'' (1968). The poster was chosen to pay tribute to Deneuve for her contributions to film. During the festival, two Honorary Palme d'Or were awarded: the first one during the opening ceremony for Michael Douglas, and the second one was awarded on short notice for Harrison Ford before the world premiere of ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny''. The festival opened with ''Jeanne du ...
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Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recognition for her portrayal of icy, aloof, and mysterious beauties for various directors, including Jacques Demy, Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, and Roman Polanski.Catherine Deneuve Biography
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Honorary Palme D'Or
The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, The Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The Palme d'Or is widely considered one of the film industry's most prestigious awards. History In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist. The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm, in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes, evoking the famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette. The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a sketch by director Jean ...
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Brie Larson
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. Known for her supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, she has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockbusters. Larson is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. At age six, Larson was the youngest student admitted to a training program at the American Conservatory Theater, and she began her acting career in 1998 with a comedy sketch on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom ''Raising Dad'' and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album '' Finally Out of P.E.'' in 2005. Larson subsequently played supporting roles in the comedy films ''Hoot'' (2006), '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), and ''21 Jump Street'' (2012), and ...
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Paul Dano
Paul Franklin Dano (; born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career on Broadway before making his film debut in ''The Newcomers'' (2000). He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in '' L.I.E.'' (2001) and received accolades for his role as Dwayne Hoover in ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006). For his dual roles as Paul and Eli Sunday in Paul Thomas Anderson's ''There Will Be Blood'' (2007), he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since the 2010s, Dano has received accolades for roles such as John Tibeats in '' 12 Years a Slave'' (2013), Alex Jones in ''Prisoners'' (2013), and Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson in '' Love & Mercy'' (2014), the last of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also played Edward Nashton / The Riddler in ''The Batman'' (2022) and Burt Fabelman in ''The Fabelmans'' (2022). Dano made his directorial debut with the drama film ''Wildlife'' (2018), ba ...
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Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ...
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Anaïs Demoustier Cabourg 2018 (cropped)
Anaïs, Anais or ANAIS may refer to: People *Anaïs (given name), a female given name, especially popular in France and Greece (including a list of people with the name) *Anaïs (singer) (born 1965), French singer *Anaís (born 1984), Dominican Republic singer *Anaís (actress) (born 1974), Mexican actress Places * Anais, Charente, in the Charente department of France * Anais, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department of France Science * ANAIS, a particle detector experiment designed to detect dark matter See also * Anaïs Anaïs, a perfume by the brand Cacharel that was launched in 1978 * Anahita Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as ('), the Avestan name of an Indo-Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the divinity of "the Waters" (Aban) and hence associate ...
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Ildikó Enyedi Press Conference On Body And Soul Berlinale 2017 01
Ildikó is a Hungarian feminine given name of Germanic origin; its original Germanic version is Ilda or Hilda. Its meaning is "battle" or "warrior" in ancient Germanic languages. Its medieval Latin version was Ildico, which the Hungarians adopted later as Ildikó. Notable persons with that name *Ildico ( 5th century AD), Ostrogoth princess, who was accused of poisoning king Attila the Hun during their wedding night. *Ildikó Bánsági (born 1947), Hungarian actress *Ildikó Enyedi (born 1955), Hungarian filmmaker *Ildikó Erdélyi (born 1955), Hungarian long jumper *Ildikó Keresztes, Hungarian singer and actress, see Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 *Ildikó Kishonti (1947–2009), Hungarian actress *Ildikó Mádl (born 1969), Hungarian chess player *Ildikó Marosi (1932–2020), Romanian journalist *Ildikó Pécsi (1940–2020), Hungarian actress *Ildikó Schwarczenberger (1951–2015), Hungarian foil fencer * Ildikó Tóth (born 1966), Hungarian actress *Ildikó Új ...
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John C
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ...
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Ruben Östlund In August 2014
Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/Roupen in Western Armenian. The form Ruben can also be a form of the name Robin, itself a variation of the Germanic name Robert in several Celtic languages. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare Ruairí, the Irish form of Roderick). Mononym * Ruben I, Prince of Armenia (1025/1035 – 1095), the first lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1080/1081/1082 to 1095, founder of Rubenid dynasty * Ruben II, Prince of Armenia (c. 1165 – 1170), the seventh lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1169 to 1170 * Ruben III, Prince of Armenia ( ...
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Peter Sohn
Peter Sohn (born October 18, 1977) is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, and film director. He is known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios as the director of 2015's ''The Good Dinosaur''. He has also been the voice of Emile in ''Ratatouille (film), Ratatouille'', Squishy in ''Monsters University'', and Sox in ''Lightyear (film), Lightyear''. Early life Sohn was raised in New York City, where he was born in The Bronx. His parents were Koreans, Korean immigrants. He graduated from high school in 1995. While attending CalArts, he landed a summer job working on Brad Bird's animated feature film, ''The Iron Giant''. Career After graduating from school, he worked at The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. before coming to Pixar in the art and story departments for ''Finding Nemo''. He also worked on ''The Incredibles'', ''Ratatouille (film), Ratatouille'' and ''WALL-E''. Sohn performed the voice of Remy's brother, Emile in ''Ratatouille''. He made his directo ...
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Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, California, United States. Since 2006, Pixar has been a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is another studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Pixar started in 1979 as part of the Lucasfilm computer division, known as the Graphics Group, before its spin-off as a corporation in 1986, with funding from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who became its majority shareholder. Disney purchased Pixar in January 2006 at a valuation of $7.4+ billion by converting each share of Pixar stock to 2.3 shares of Disney stock. Pixar is best known for its feature films, technologically powered by RenderMan, the company's own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan Interface Specification image-rendering API. The studio's mascot is Luxo Jr., a desk ...
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Maïwenn
Maïwenn Le Besco (; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker. Early life Maïwenn Le Besco was born on 17 April 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, the daughter of artist Catherine Belkhodja. She is of mixed Breton, Vietnamese, French and Algerian descent. Her Algerian ancestry comes from her maternal grandfather. Maïwenn's stage mother pressured her to act at a young age, an experience later chronicled by Maïwenn in her one-woman shows ''Le Pois Chiche'' (''The Chickpea'') and ''I'm an Actress''. Career Maïwenn starred in several films as a child, then teen, actress—notably as "Elle, as a child" (the child version of the lead role played by Isabelle Adjani) in the 1983 hit film ''L'été meurtrier'' (''One Deadly Summer''). Following her marriage to director Luc Besson and the birth of their daughter in 1993, Maïwenn interrupted her career for several years. During this period, she only appeared in a supporting part ...
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