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Cannes 2025 Opens with Tributes to Gaza, De Niro Honored

The 78th Festival de Cannes began with political advocacy, Juliette Binoche’s homage to Fatma Hassouna, and a Palme d’or d’honneur for Robert De Niro.

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A Cannes, ce lundi 12 mai.
Leonardo DiCaprio et Robert de Niro sur la scène du Palais des Festivals. (Cannes, le 13 mai 2025.)
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Overview

  • The 78th Festival de Cannes officially opened on May 13, 2025, under the leadership of jury president Juliette Binoche and host Laurent Lafitte.
  • A petition signed by 380 cinema figures, including Pedro Almodóvar and Susan Sarandon, called attention to the Gaza conflict, describing it as genocide.
  • Juliette Binoche paid tribute to Gaza photojournalist Fatma Hassouna, who was killed in an April bombing, during her opening speech.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio presented Robert De Niro with an honorary Palme d’or, with De Niro emphasizing the importance of creativity and criticizing political autocracy.
  • The festival will feature high-profile events, including Tom Cruise’s red-carpet appearance for 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' on May 15.