The film festival itself has grown significantly since its 2023 debut. About 300 people submitted films when it first began, Valenzuela said, compared to about 6,000 submissions received this year.

Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s triumphant return to the Cannes Film Festival, “It Was Just an Accident,” has won the Palme d’Or as the best film in competition at the festival, the Cannes ...

The Big Bear Festival is headed by Damien S. Navarro, the former CEO of L.A.’s Outfest CEO, who said in a statement, “This isn’t just any other film festival.

Power outage hits Cannes Film Festival French authorities believe arson may have played a role in a power outage Saturday in southeast France that threatened to jeopardize the Cannes Film Festival ...