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Red carpet, protests in store for the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival

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Published on May 15, 2023 05:29 PM IST

The Cannes Film Festival is ready to roll out the red carpet on Tuesday. This year, 21 films are competing for the top prize – the Palme d’Or.

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The official poster featuring Catherine Deneuve in the film La Chamade is seen on the facade of the festival palace ahead of the opening ceremony, in Cannes, France, on May 14. Several big-name premieres are showing at the world's biggest cinema industry shindig, including "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny", Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro and new Pixar film “Elemental”, reported AFP.(Gonzalo Fuente / Reuters)

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Published on May 15, 2023 05:29 PM IST

The official poster featuring Catherine Deneuve in the film La Chamade is seen on the facade of the festival palace ahead of the opening ceremony, in Cannes, France, on May 14. Several big-name premieres are showing at the world’s biggest cinema industry shindig, including “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro and new Pixar film “Elemental”, reported AFP.(Gonzalo Fuente / Reuters)

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A person walks a dog past a Palme d'Or symbol in a street on the eve of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. A host of 21 films are competing for the top prize Palme d'Or, including a record seven women directors.(Gonzalo Fuente / Reuters)

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Published on May 15, 2023 05:29 PM IST

A person walks a dog past a Palme d’Or symbol in a street on the eve of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. A host of 21 films are competing for the top prize Palme d’Or, including a record seven women directors.(Gonzalo Fuente / Reuters)

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French police take part in a rehearsal on the steps of the festival palace on the eve of the opening ceremony. This year, organizers face additional worries that recent protests over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms will affect the festival. Around a thousand police and security guards are in place for the festival, which will be held under a heightened security alert, reported AFP.(Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters)

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Published on May 15, 2023 05:29 PM IST

French police take part in a rehearsal on the steps of the festival palace on the eve of the opening ceremony. This year, organizers face additional worries that recent protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms will affect the festival. Around a thousand police and security guards are in place for the festival, which will be held under a heightened security alert, reported AFP.(Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters)

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Workers set up a giant canvas of the official poster of the film ‘La Chamade,’ featuring actor Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the festival palace ahead of the opening ceremony, The famous red carpet, traditionally 60 metres (yards) long, will be unrolled on Tuesday. In a nod to environmental concerns, its size has been cut in two to save some 1,400 kilos of carpet, reported AFP.(Eric Gaillard / Reuters)

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Published on May 15, 2023 05:29 PM IST

Workers set up a giant canvas of the official poster of the film ‘La Chamade,’ featuring actor Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the festival palace ahead of the opening ceremony, The famous red carpet, traditionally 60 metres (yards) long, will be unrolled on Tuesday. In a nod to environmental concerns, its size has been cut in two to save some 1,400 kilos of carpet, reported AFP.(Eric Gaillard / Reuters)

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An aerial view shows the beach ahead of the opening ceremony. Some 35,000 people are expected for the festival's 76th edition, which kicks off Tuesday in the French Riviera town and runs until May 27. (Gonzalo Fuente / Reuters)

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Published on May 15, 2023 05:29 PM IST

An aerial view shows the beach ahead of the opening ceremony. Some 35,000 people are expected for the festival’s 76th edition, which kicks off Tuesday in the French Riviera town and runs until May 27. (Gonzalo Fuente / Reuters)

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Luxury boats seen in the bay of Cannes, ahead of the opening ceremony. As the Cannes Film Festival prepares to roll out the red carpet for a star-packed edition featuring Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp, and Natalie Portman, concerns over protests by French unions loom over, reported AFP,(Gonzalo Fuente / Reuters)

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Published on May 15, 2023 05:29 PM IST

Luxury boats seen in the bay of Cannes, ahead of the opening ceremony. As the Cannes Film Festival prepares to roll out the red carpet for a star-packed edition featuring Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp, and Natalie Portman, concerns over protests by French unions loom over, reported AFP,(Gonzalo Fuente / Reuters)

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A woman walks on the beach in front of the stage of the ‘Cinema de la plage’ ahead of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, All protests are banned around the Croisette during the event, local authorities told AFP, adding that this was the same as previous years. (Valery Hache / AFP)

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Published on May 15, 2023 05:29 PM IST

A woman walks on the beach in front of the stage of the ‘Cinema de la plage’ ahead of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, All protests are banned around the Croisette during the event, local authorities told AFP, adding that this was the same as previous years. (Valery Hache / AFP)

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