there was more anxiety than magic in the leadup to cannes. big—name stars was down this year, it seemed the festival was vainly pushing back against the digital world. selfies were banned from the red carpet, streaming giant netflix abandoned cannes because of a festival ruling stipulating they also had to show theirfilms in french cinemas. but on the plus side there were new faces in the competition, a big asian presence and a jury panel headed by cate blanchett, which, with its five women and four men something the festival in general was seeming to lack. across the board in the entertainment industry, there has been a push for gender equality. and this year the cannes film festival was under pressure to respond. it came up with a few initiatives but with only three female directors in the main competition, are things really changing? emma jones reports. 82 women standing on an all—female red carpet at cannes. it seems crowded, but the 82 represent the number of women chosen for competition in the festival's 71—year history — and 1688 men h

it was like, but it isa success in cannes.isfied. pa nahi meditative work which left some critics unsatisfied. panahi was not the only competing filmmaker unable to come to cannes. the director of the russian film lehto focused on the russian film lehto focused on the music scene in leningrad in the 19805. the music scene in leningrad in the 1980s. he is currently at being held under house arrest on charges of embezzlement of state fronts, a charge that many of his colleagues see as politically motivated. one slight consolation for the film makers barred from coming to cannes this year is that their enforced absence brought them and their films area absence brought them and their films are a lot of publicity. a veritable army of filmmakers comes to cannes every year, with their full—length features or short films, hoping for success. what is it like is a lesser—known filmmaker, having your film shown at the festival. well, to find out we followed this filmmaker from greece, whose short film, third kind, was screened at cannes.

if that wasn't glamorous enough we have news from cannes where the winner of this year's palme d'or is the japanese drama shoplifters directed by euro kazu corey into. a maverick and welcome to the program britain's prince harry has married american actress megan markel in a royal wedding watched by millions of people around the world the bride and groom said i will in front of a star studded crowd in a chapel at windsor castle and there were a few surprises in store for the gas and all of us watching as the newly appointed duke and duchess of sussex broke molds and created new ones. in a gallon by you paula she. arrived to meet her prince. walking down part of the aisle on the arm of harry's father prince charles. her own father in hospital following heart surgery. but her mother she did right in front of the altar. prince harry the sixth in line to the british throne and marco a u.s. actor and women's rights advocate met just two years ago now that you have exchanged vows. with your take back on to be your wife when you. come fessed up on and protect and forsaking all of the faithful

welcome to a special edition of kino from cannes every year the world's film elites descends on the french mediterranean resort for the world's most prestigious film festival this year it's all about what you can and can't do you can't see previews of the films before the premieres if you're a journalist you can't take selfies on the red carpet and you definitely can't see netflix films but you can dream of winning the big prize let's see whose dream came true. it was japanese director hirokazu qaida who was the night's big winner nabbing the main prize the palm dog. his film shoplifters tells of a makeshift family trying to keep afloat by resorting to petty theft in order to supplement their maker incomes the film was a favorite of audiences and critics and it won over the jury to. the gore plea went to american director spike lee. his film black klansman is based on the true story of a black police officer from colorado and his white jewish colleague who together infiltrated a branch of the ku klux klan in the one nine hundred seventy s. . for the first time in the history of the festiva

and antiharassment hotline has been created at busy‘s cannes.nce the festival began. russell cross, bbc news. the eurovision song contest has been won by israel's entrant netta after a closely—fought race with cyprus. but the event was overshadowed by a protestor rushing onto the stage during a performance by the british entrant. tim allman has more. # i still have faith. # i still believe in chasing... the united kingdom has had, well, an interesting relationship with europe in recent years, so perhaps it was almost symbolic that the country's performance in this year's eurovision song contest didn't exactly go as planned. surie was performing her song storm when this happened. # storms don't last... nazis of the uk media, we demand freedom! a man stormed the stage, grabbed her microphone and appeared to shout, "nazis of the uk media, we demand freedom". he was then taken away by security to be questioned by police. away from there, it was the usual fare, a little high—energy pop... a dash of angsty guitar rock... and something involving that l

an antiharassment hotline has been created at this year's cannes.ved several calls since the film festival began. russell trott, bbc news. injune 2001 more than half a century after being driven into exile by communists, bulgaria's former king simeon ii made a dramatic comeback by winning the country's parliamentary election. witness has been speaking to simeon saxe—coburg—gotha about his remarkable journey from child king to prime minister. the monarchy strikes back. after more than 50 years in exile, former king simeon‘s vote was much more than symbolic. i really didn't think that we would have such a landslide. it was really quite a surprise. it was also a tremendous decision. would i live up to it? was i capable? simeon was just a boy when he was crowned king “119113, at the age of six, leading a country which was a reluctant ally of nazi germany during the second world war. in september 7111, the soviet troops marched in, and there was a coup d'etat, and after that came the period where my uncle and other regents, plus a number of people, were

this year there is no german production in competition here in cannes but to a german can veterans are making a splash venders first took parts here when many of the competitors for this year's palme d'or weren't even born margret of one fatah has also celebrated successes here now they're both back with two very different documentary projects. they're more than familiar with a convent carpet and they love it then vendors and market data from tata are at home. i thank you for coming i'm glad i have my movie here. i am. margarita from toto is here with a very special film paying homage to swedish director in my batman he's often described as the greatest director of all time. the first time i saw the seventh seal and it was like an explosion. a tribute to an old master of cinema and from tuttle's first documentary. at first she was unsure about setting out on this journey in batman's footsteps. a bit like. the fatwa in philly but you. see that it's. definitely not to this often i know my sympathies to. your stocks the momentum the strongest moment of course was when he told me that i ha

i spoke to him just after the film debuted at the cannes film festival. wim wenders, welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me, christiane. >> it's a great pleasure, and this documentary, this film that you've done has got great reviews in cannes, where you debuted it. but the real question is -- how do you get such access to a pope? i mean, we can't for love nor money. >> yep. i wonder myself now how that can possibly have happened. you see, it was not in my life's plan. one day i got a letter from the vatican. would you be inclined to talk with us about the film involving the pope? and that was amazing. almost too good to be true. i am truly admiring of his work and i think he's one of the great leaders of our world today. >> what specifically about him do you love the most? >> you see, i remind you of latin, and for once in my life it paid off, because they introduced him, before we saw him, in latin and he said he had chosen the name of franciscus, and i was flabbergast. because for me, saint francis was a hero of humanity and the only saint

and the japanese drama shoplifters scoops the palme d'or at this year's cannes film festival. thanks for joining us i'm marrying a evanston venezuelans are heading to the polls in an election that is expected to hand president nicolas maduro a second term in office the duro has already cast his vote but opposition parties have promised to boycott the elections more than twenty million venezuelans are eligible to vote but forecasters are expecting a low turnout in the oil rich country has descended into economic turmoil undermine duros socialist government. well this year inflation has reached an all time high of more than thirteen thousand percent the rising prices have hit workers and business owners in the pocket but it's been hearing not everyone blames the government. there isn't much cash flowing in venezuela apart from public transport and street food little is paid for with coins and notes most businesses have been forced to adapt to card payments and reduction in sales. only know i say less and have fewer clients because of the situation it is becoming too expensive fo

us directing legend martin scorsese was awarded to go on are a couple still in cannes. likely to see his next film here. scorsese shot the irishman for netflix and the company's films are effectively banned from cannes. that's because it's decided that streaming them online is more important than releasing them in french movie theaters. that last won t. it was back after a seven year absence following a controversy all press conference in which he expressed sympathy for adult hitler . i understand he. said. the off the cuff comments were not mean seriously but they caused a major scandal. he managed to avoid getting into hot water at his press conference this time but he still provoked with the extreme violence of his new burpee the house that jack built. more than one hundred people felt compelled to leave the galloper media. them but my film is like a roller coaster ride for everyone feels for vine it's no fun live it only works if someone feel sick did on or before the door. but there was a standing ovation it seems from terry is serial killer movie has deeply divide

and making way for a new generation of filmmakers in cannes. femaletlight on young directors this year, though the selection is still heavily male-dominated. ♪ the two in italy's political spectrum have agreed. -- withr has agreed plans to cut taxes and boost welfare spending in a direct challenge to eu spending rules. our correspondent joins us from brussels. how is the eu seeing this ?nlikely eurosceptic coalition plenty inthere is agreement here in brussels to make people very uncomfortable. you have one known entity and one unknown and the. the larger party is this new movement. the front person is luigi demaio. he has been very -- he has made a lot of efforts to reassure the european union this is not a eurosceptic already. they will not do anything toward brussels. on the other hand, you have the northern league, the party that has been -- has been around for a long time. they are very hard right. but neither are eurosceptic in the same way the u.k. independence party is eurosceptic. they are not calling for italy .o leave the eu they are

this year's cannes film festival the japanese family trauma shoplifters scoops the coveted top prize the fundamental bad aid of the german come final a shock loss for focal giant spire munich underdog scientology frankfurt be fined three one and we'll bring you all the highlights from saturday's game. from helena humphrey good to have you with us venezuelans are heading to the polls in an election that is expected to hand president nicolas maduro a second term in office will do it or has already cost his vote but opposition parties have vowed to boycott the elections more than twenty million venezuelans are eligible to vote but low turnout has predicted the oil rich country has descended into economic turmoil under socialist government. and indeed this year inflation has reached an all time high more than thirteen thousand percent the rise in prices have hit workers and business owners hard but not everyone is blaming the government. there isn't much cash flowing in venezuela apart from public transport and street food little is paid for with coins and notes most businesses have been

a 70mm cut which they played at cannes. worth seeing on the big screen. i've only seen it on television, and a little old television. you need to see it projected. it's a real big—screen experience. it's an extraordinary piece of work. it's frustrating and strange and mysterious and it's one of those films which you can watch over and over again and every time you see it it looks like something else. it's worth seeing. if you've only seen it on tv you need to on the big screen. best dvd, a fantastic woman. not in english? it won the best foreign language film at the oscars and deservedly so. it's just brilliant. it's basically the story of a transgender woman who's with a partner who dies and finds herself suddenly ousted by the family. again, it's about a search for identity, for a place in the world. i thought it was beautifully done, a fantastic central performance by daniela vega. wonderfully shot, in a way which sometimes looks like a dark and noirish thriller but at other times turns into almost a dance piece, a music

by kerry and megan leggett and the special of it kelly up rather to work in cannes that is of course going out well as if there's no truth to tomorrow mugs of the most favorite item this company in england's midlands has been making royal memorabilia since one thousand nine hundred eighty five the mugs are handmade they plan to sell thousands of them. and this official commemorative scent of china with the initials of harry and meghan is highly sought after. we've been working almost around the clock on this new royal wedding commemorative ring since the wedding was announced late last year the design team in london this work been very busily working away developing the design that we wanted really to be fitting and appropriate for your model for over two hundred fifty years the company has been making china by hand. embellish moments like the royal monogram get hand painted in twenty two carat gold in addition to come some pill boxes plates are available they're sent to collectors all over the world. i would imagine that anyone that owns a beautiful piece of commemorative china part

more than 80 women in cinema gather on the steps at the cannes film festival calling for improvementsshort. the pope will live. ploughs barbie went on trial today in the town where he was gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six yea rs like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. there was no indication she felt even the slightest from morse. the chinese government has called for an all out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake. the computed deep blue has triumphed over world chess champion garry kasparov. it is the first time the machine has defeated reigning world champion in a classical chess match. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... the islamic state group says it was behind the knife attack in central paris in which one person was killed and at least four others injured. and north korea details plans to dismantle its nuclear test site within two weeks, and says international media and experts will be invited. the army in the democratic republic of congo says it is working with park rangers to tr

we stay in cannes because it's time again for your next exit to. this is where all of us can choose their favorite travel destination in europe and we go there to find out more about the landscape people much more today we are fulfilling of your requests from kadek ass in venezuela sakya managed or like to know more about the mediterranean city think of come a money people have for think of the famous film festival which is in full swing at the moment the criminal akram of the industry is at the french review again no one will get closer to the stars than just a vessel the photographer family has documented the festival for seventy years for sure paso is on hand and can again and tell us tells us what to look out for. the film festival palace is the nerve center of the whole event. this is where the movies are screened and where the stars make their glamorous way up the red carpet . photography or so is never far away when stars like kate blanchett. over libby cruz put in an appearance . wall. the actors like to put on a bit of a show on the red ca

here at cannes. i was 21 years old. this festival was his hunting ground.t, sitting among you, there are those who still have to be held accountable for their conduct against women. >> she was one of the first women to publicly accuse weinstein of sexual misconduct. a lawyer for weinstein called her allegations completely false and said she and weinstein had a consensual relationship. >> a big weekend and big award for spike lee at cannes. plus the coming out party for the nfl's next generation of superstar hopefuls. helping millions of children here at home... and around the world... starts with one person... you. this red nose day... stop bwares and help end child poverty... one nose at a time. because every. one. counts. walgreens, trusted since 1901. (vo) more "dper rollres for mom" bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty the quicker picker upper feeclaritin and relief fromwsy symptoms caused by over 200 allergens. like those from buddy. because stuffed animals ar

we will have the latest for you coming out of the cannes film festival. parise watching live from on "france 24 ." ." ♪ our top story, israel a defense forces have launched extensive strikes on iran military facilities in syria for what they say is in response for in the golan heights. that would not be the first attacks from iran against israel. the 2 foes could be heading to a conflict. what is the latest that we know about those israeli strikes? >> what we know we know from the israeli military. that is that there was a series of strikes, massive airstrikes inside syria targeting iranian targets. with the defense minister says is almost all of the iranian infrastructure in syria was hit. even the rocket launcher that launched the againstagainst israel, the israeli military targets in the golan heights. all of them gone. were names, dates, very precise. north of is to the damascus, this to the south of damascus. what you have, if you strike us we will strike you and there will be nothing left. that is the message. there are at least 23 people dead, 5 of

richelle: staying in france, the curtain has gone up on the 71st cannes film festival. with 21 films jostling for the d'or, thes palme gathering of cinema movers and shakers is the first of the me too times up movement. with the movie industry still reeling from the harvey weinstein scandal. this year the female-dominated jury is led by australian actress cate blanchett. only three of the 18 directors and competition may be women, but after months of the me too movement dominating aadlines, there is at least female dominated jersey. setting up a nine person panel is australian actress cate blanchett, supported by kristen stewart and legacy do -- leah sedou. they will be joined by a composer.r.nger and at least four of the alleged sexual assaults on actresses by disgraced film producer ari weinstein are claimed to have taken place during cannes. the artistic director is keen to show that things have changed. >> certain initiatives have been taken. , on saturday, may the redwill be walking carpet together. nearly 100 women will be taking part with a simple message that th

we keep things up to date now with another look at the cannes film festival the annual event is taking place for the seventy first time and actors directors and journalists from around the globe have flocked to the court. among them is a very enduring max reporter adrian kennedy he's out there getting to grips with the local lingo and will now give you a pun ta stick can crash course. i'm going to put me in the movie oh maybe just in a few senate seats well come to that can get it in the can. episode one can you can do i have what it takes to be a north tick cannes film festival reporter let's find out. first stop i need to get into the festival fortress right behind me no easy task but. what do you need it's accreditation now i'm officially in and out of here. my mission to get a sound bite from about a cruise or having a bout it. excuse me do you know where the press conferences. on the. it's there. miss could. this cruise it's cruise. this conference i believe it's in the balcony i could down and up. right now the press is there by the press conference i think it's somewhere outside

on monday danish filmmaker last contraire celebrated his comeback at the cannes film festival with lead actors bruno dance and matt dillon on hand he debuted his new film the house that jack built. the psychological horror film which also stars thurman follows the story of a highly intelligent serial killer named jack. twenty eleven festival organizers declared phone tree or a persona non grata after he made some provocative comments about being a nazi. london's hampton court palace is cooking up dishes as eaten during the reign of henry v.i.i. the freshly renovated historical kitchens will be holding interactive exhibitions and life cooking demonstrations till september the kitchen crews will be showing how meals were prepared to ring the sixteenth century when the natori is king of england reigned when many guests were on hand for the kitchens had to turn up to one thousand meals a day including dishes like golden chicken in the sack from trust and bunch of b.s. historical palace was the residence of immense money until seven hundred sixty seven. germany's capital is gearing up for th

cracking stuff from age and now as the cannes film festival is underway this week survey was focused on film we asked you where you most like to watch movies and lots of you got involved on our website d.w. dot com slash lifestyle we've selected one of you to win a year max watch and this week's winner is right now though from honduras he said he likes to watch movies relaxing on the sofa at home so thanks for getting in touch we'll send this out to you as soon as possible. now in this week's series hungry for sports we've been presenting you some weird and wonderful athletic activities today's discipline is probably the most extreme of extreme sports a so-called wingsuit allows adrenaline junkies to soar pasta mountain peaks it's pretty much the closest man can come to flying like a boat we caught up with some dead devils in switzerland who showed us how it's done. if you want to be at. images that take your breath away high up in the swiss alps on punch on adults going north of the condo when you see pilots meet regularly to plunge off cliffs in their back like suits in every day l

the metro picks up on the woman leading the charge at the cannes film festival. still legendary film festival, glamorous and all those things. one of the papers, not the metro, has five female members of its feature film jury led by president cate blanchett, but still only three of the feature films out of 21 nominated for the main award we re of 21 nominated for the main award were directed by women. change will not come overnight, says cate blanchett. extraordinary those statistics in this day and age. the statistics in this day and age. the statistics are terrible. so much of it is about role models and seeing the on—screen talent, seeing those roles for women. when i read a report recently about how many leading roles on tv cop dramas or whatever, the ratio is appalling of men to women for the big parts, or directing. you need to make a big change and i think we should start putting quotas. a quick word about sir alex ferguson. great news. a lot of optimism over the weekend that he was going to come through this. even more optimism tonight and tomorrow mornin

the stars and con of the moment fashion was a big thing through all the centuries an exhibition at cannes tossed sooty shows the many ways artists have feud and also saved the world of fashion through the ages type of fashion dr it features some two hundred thirty works from the renascence to the present day. i renaissance ladies by salvador dali. centric culture to the protein. extreme clothing in the visual arts. the exhibition at the quest how cyrix isn't completely ready yet but it is shaping up to be a flamboyant one. featuring around two hundred exhibits that explores the ties between art and clothing over fight centuries. more doubts that for a long time fashion was mainly reflected an art the clothes that were worn before the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries didn't survive and. that means that a painting such as this is the only clue we have as to what people wore at the time . it also shows that even hundreds of years ago they were eager to be noticed. the margrave of brenda book spock would certainly have turned heads five hundred years ago with his arm of peter skirt as wou

hollywood's leading women have taken part in a historic red carpet protest at the cannes film festival denouncing sex discrimination in the industry australian actress cate blanchett who had this year's jury read a statement calling for equal pay and opportunities for women in the film industry and beyond eighty two women took part the same number as the number of films directed by women ever to feature at cannes that compares to more than a fixed hundred for men it's the first time the event in france has been held he's a sexual abuse scandals at hollywood. and the world's largest singing competition has a new champion israel has won this year's euro vision song contest the winning tune called toy it was inspired by the me too movement. israeli artists now to have artsy ally celebrating with her team the sixty third year of the competition was held in the portuguese capital lisbon let's take a listen to the wedding song about the jubilee that's what. it is. going to be. can't. say i don't care what somebody says but. i think you from the top of. the box. because. they're watching the

now one of the most coveted on earth in the world of fin i'm a has been announced the prestigious cannes film festival began over a week ago and the palme d'or at the top prize has now been awarded to the film's shoplifters by japanese director hirokazu kore it out it tells the story of a family of small time crooks who take in an abandoned child. the film is a challenging look at conventional views on what actually constitutes a family oriented attempts to challenge the society and its preconceived notions two years ago he won the jury prize at cannes. all are going to leave you now at some of the footage from this remarkable day in windsor the wedding of britain's prince harry and american actress megan markel now known as the duke and duchess of sussex congratulations to them and we hope to see you again at the top of the hour i'm out because then in berlin thanks for watching. some. was. the. boss. just stand by me. stand my. this. are. some loser lol the nuts. the mole. he. was. such you just the all over. you say. stand. up shut up. on freedom and whole. world i come from a very dr

now the cannes film festival kicked off over a week ago and now the moment film buffs have been waiting for the awarding of the top prize open door this year going to japanese movie shoplifters now the film takes a challenging look conventional views on what constitutes a family and overall this year's festival was more politically charged than usual. it was japanese director. who was the night's big winner nabbing the main prize. his film shoplifters tells of a makeshift family trying to keep afloat by resorting to petty theft in order to supplement their meagre incomes. the film was a favorite of audiences and critics and it won over the jury to. think or feel when two american director spike lee. his film black klansman is based on the true story of a black police officer from colorado and his white jewish colleagues who together infiltrated a branch of the ku klux klan in the nineteen seventies. for the first time in the history of the festival the jury awarded the special palme d'or it went to cinema legend. for his experimental film essay the image book. i wanted edition the me to

it's bumper to bumper outside cannes famous film festival palace from up here. jostle with fans straining to glimpse the stars on the red carpet film buff martine is chuffed to be here again second. i've been coming here for more than twenty years because i love actors and the cinema right now i'm waiting for penelope cruz and of . course. and soon enough the star emerges on opening night cruises flanked by oscar winning iranian director a star for hardy and her husband javier bardem. and her husband star in everybody knows the spanish film has opened this year's festival in the film bardem plays cruise's old flame. everybody knows is a riveting family thriller the dark twists. australian actress cate blanchett is heading up the jury this year amidst the me too movement gender in the film industry is a huge issue here most of the festivals jers are women this year but the filmmakers are still overwhelmingly men. also causing controversy and can the clash between the traditional spend and the online film industry can has banned netflix from competing this year ne

. >>> a startling moment at the cannes film actress as an actress stuns the crowd with the me too story. >>> and the unusual pen pals, two generations sending letters helping the younger pals appreciate the lost art of handwriting. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. we're learning more tonight about the 17-year-old suspect in that school shooting in texas that killed ten people. the suspect's parents have said they had no clue this was coming but authorities believe he planned the shooting, plants explosives around the school. today the first of many funerals the community honoring a pakistani exchange student who lost her life while many are mourning the town of santa fe has not shut down this weekend. the high school baseball team returning to the field last night. we have two reports tonight. gabe gutierrez begins with disturbing new details about the shooting. gabe? >> reporter: kate, good evening. a survivor said the gunman sang a song another one bite it is dust in between shots. authorities haven't confirmed a motive for the shooting and we

the cannes film festival is on at the moment. you know i don't go.museum, who seems to be terribly right on, terribly, you know, thinking about equal rights and everything, but actually due to the theft of his mobile phone, he's in torment. it's a very interesting piece. at times, it's darkly satirical. there is a scene in it about a piece of performance art that is one of the creepiest things i have ever seen, but, and i say this, it is not a horrorfilm! laughter. 0k? you are a good man, you brought me something! curious week but an interesting one. thank you very much. dr kermode, i must get it right! i will get told off if i get that wrong again. 0k, see you next week. a quick reminder before we go, all the film news and reviews from across the bbc at bbc.co.uk/markkermode, and our previous shows are on the iplayer of course. that's it for this week. enjoy your cinema—going. goodbye. good evening. the weekend started on a disappointing for some of us, but it has been brightening up pretty nicely out there. through the day on sunday, there was an d

hollywood's leading women have taken part in the historic red carpet protest at the cannes film festival denouncing sex discrimination in the industry australian actress cate blanchett who heads this year's jury read a statement calling for equal pay and opportunities for women in the film industry and beyond eighty two women took part the same number as the number of films directed by women ever to feature at cannes that compares to more than sixteen hundred for now that's the first time the event has been held in france since the sexual abuse scandal swept hollywood. you're watching the news rising at the top of the hour if you can. thanks for tuning in. what does a football loving country need to reach its goals. we'll tell you how german soccer gained it back to the top. in our web special. time. football made in germany.