Overview

• Robert De Niro received an honorary Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, presented by Leonardo DiCaprio.
• In his acceptance speech, De Niro labeled Donald Trump as a 'philistine president' and criticized his cuts to arts funding and education.
• De Niro condemned Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on foreign films, calling it a threat to creativity and global artistic collaboration.
• He urged the global film community to organize, protest, and vote to safeguard democracy and resist authoritarian threats.
• The White House clarified that no final decision has been made on the proposed film tariffs, leaving the international film industry uncertain about next steps.