Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Donna Langley to Speak at Kering’s Women in Motion Talks

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Emilia Pérez” breakout star Karla Sofía Gascón, who won the best actress prize at Cannes Film Festival alongside Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz, has filed a complaint against French far-right politician Marion Marechal alleging “sexist insult due to one’s gender identity.” The charges stem from a post on X in which Marechal, who is currently campaigning in European elections for the far-right Reconquête party, wrote upon Gascón’s win at Cannes that “it is therefore a man who receives in Cannes the prize for… best actress. The progress for the left wing is the erasing of women and mothers.” The vitriolic social post sparked outrage within the LGBTQ community and beyond.

Karla Sofia Gascón has filed a complaint with the Paris Public Prosecutor against French far-right leader Marion Maréchal-Le Pen for transphobic comments the politician posted on social media following her Best Actress win at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend.

French LGBT+ groups have filed a complaint with the Paris Public Prosecutor against far-right politician Marion Maréchal-Le Pen accusing her of “transphobic insult” for comments she made about Karla Sofía Gascón’s Best Actress win at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend.

. But there's a twist: actual shares the prestigious honor with her fellow cast-mates Karla Sofía Gascón, , and Adriana Paz.Emilia Perez, which also took home the festival's jury prize, received a 10-minute standing ovation following it's Cannes on May 18.

“We really led with our hearts for everything we watched,” said 77th Cannes Film Festival Jury President Greta Gerwig on what was a fiercely competitive year.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic CANNES — Hosted by “Call My Agent” star Camille Cottin, the awards show for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival competition is underway. Presenters started making political statements right away, as short film jury president and Belgian actor Lubna Azabal called for the release of all hostages in Gaza.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Cannes Film Festival is nearing its conclusion, with plenty of films making a splash on the starry Croisette on the French Riviera. However, one studio executive tells Variety, “There aren’t many Oscar-buzzy titles to be excited about, not even in the international feature space.” This year’s main competition jury, led by president Greta Gerwig and including J.A. Bayona, Ebru Ceylan, Pierfrancesco Favino, Lily Gladstone, Eva Green, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Nadine Labaki and Omar Sy, will name its winners on Saturday.

Good afternoon Insiders, Jesse Whittock back again to take you through the week’s news in the entertainment industry, as the Cannes Film Festival nears its close.

2024 Cannes Film Festival that she is “middle class.” Blanchett is worth $95 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. The “Ocean’s 8” star made the “middle class” comment during a press conference at Cannes, where she premiered her new movie “Rumours.”“I’m white, I’m privileged, I’m middle class and I think one can be accused of having a bit of a white savior complex,” Blanchett said while discussing her experience with refugee filmmakers.

The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is obviously a major film festival, but it’s also a place for fashion to be showcased on the red carpet.

calendar—is in full swing, and you better believe the A-listers are posing up a storm in the south of France.A luminous made an appearance with her daughter, Marlowe; swapped diamonds for an affordable ensemble; and supermodel just sailed into port. But we couldn’t help but notice that the women making the biggest splash are all 50-plus.By GlamourPerhaps it’s the confidence that comes with getting older, or maybe it’s just the fact that each and every one of them looks absolutely incredible, but the likes of (61), (53), (61), Isabelle Huppert (71), Julianne Moore (63), (57), Uma Thurman (54) and Jane Fonda (86) have all owned the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.Salma HayekMichelle YeohIt’s an exhaustive list of women who, in a different era, would have been subtly sidelined in the industry.

French film finance, production and distribution group Logical Pictures is out in force in Cannes this year with connections to 11 films, including Competition titles Emilia Perez, Limonov and Parthenope.

Cate Blanchett has revealed that her new political comedy film Rumours was named after the seminal Fleetwood Mac album.While attending a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday (May 19), Blanchett opened up about the film and its title. After receiving a four-minute standing ovation following its premiere the night before (May 18), Blanchett said that the film was named after Fleetwood Mac’s celebrated 1977 album.Blanchett remarked, per Variety: “I did confirm something with [director] Galen [Johnson] last night, and it’s weird that it never came up in rehearsal, which is: ‘Why the hell is this movie called Rumours?’.

Cannes Film Festival. The actress and singer, 31, was moved to tears after her new film, “Emilia Perez” received a 9 minute-long standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. This marked the longest standing ovation for any movie premiere at the France-based cinema bash so far this year.A Variety video shows Gomez smiling and tearing up as the crowd cheers after watching her performance in the film.Directed by Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Perez” is about a Mexican cartel leader, played by Karla Sofía Gascón, who is seeking gender-affirming surgery.

Imagine a film where Cate Blanchett plays a version of Angela Merkel. And Charles Dance is a Joe Biden parody in full British accent.

Selena Gomez is turning heads with her style.

Alex Ritman Julianne Moore says the film industry has “changed dramatically” since she started out in the early 1990s when it comes to female representation. Speaking as part of Kering’s Women in Motion program at the Cannes Film Festival, the Oscar winner said one of the most noticeable differences is when it comes to career longevity for actresses. “Meryl [Streep] said this too the other day [during the festival’s opening ceremony], this idea that when she was 40, she thought it was all going to be over,” she said.

Ellise Shafer “Emilia Pérez,” the latest Cannes-premiering film from French auteur Jaques Audiard, is many things at once: a gritty crime film, an ambitious musical and a spotlight on trans issues. At the center of the Spanish-language movie are three women – Rita (Zoe Saldaña), Jessi (Selena Gomez) and the title character Emilia Pérez (Karla Sofía Gascón) — who become forever bonded by their traumatic experiences in Mexico City’s cartel-run underbelly. The confounding elements of the film are what first attracted Saldaña to her role, an overworked lawyer who is kidnapped by a druglord (Gascón) and tasked with assisting her character on a mission to get gender-affirming surgery.

Ellise Shafer Cate Blanchett‘s new film “Rumours” took its name from the iconic Fleetwood Mac album, it was revealed on Sunday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference. The dark comedy, directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, follows a group of world leaders who meet at the G7 — a political and economic meeting of the minds between Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States — but get lost in the woods while trying to compose a joint statement.

Cate Blanchett is looking stunning on the red carpet at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival!