The closing ceremony of the 64th Cannes Film Festival

2011-05-23 10:51:14

Jury President Robert de Niro poses with Best Actor award winner Jean Dujardin and Best Actress Winner Kirsten Dunst during the closing ceremony of the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 22, 2011.

Cannes Film Festival prize winners

2011-05-23 10:38:26

Awards presented at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, chosen by a jury headed by U.S. actor Robert De Niro.

Popular Cannes film reflects 'Arab Spring' spirit

2011-05-23 10:08:39

A film about a woman taking a stand against men in a North African village won cheers in Cannes Saturday, with some viewers moved by its expression of the spirit of the "Arab Spring" uprisings.

Von Trier actress wins in Cannes after director ban

2011-05-23 09:56:15

Kirsten Dunst won best actress in Cannes on Sunday for her role in "Melancholia," directed by Denmark's Lars Von Trier who was thrown out of the film festival for joking he was a Nazi and Hitler sympathiser.

'Pirates' sails with overseas box office record

2011-05-23 09:54:20

"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" weighed anchor with $346.4 million in ticket sales from its first week in worldwide release and set a record as the biggest film debut ever outside North America.

Terrence Malick epic wins Palme d'Or in Cannes

2011-05-23 09:51:48

U.S. director Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or for best picture at the Cannes film festival Sunday for "The Tree of Life," a meditative, metaphysical epic starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.

Buy! Sell! Crowd-funding helps boost Cannes films

2011-05-22 11:41:29

Stocks, bonds ... and now movies? Investors in France are stumping up cash online to help produce, promote and distribute feature films -- two of which have made it into the running for best picture at Cannes.

Gender revolution hits Arab world in 'The Source'

2011-05-22 11:40:46

In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have — sex — and go on a "love strike" that challenges traditional gender roles.

The screening of 'This Must Be The Place' at Cannes

2011-05-21 17:30:48

Director Paolo Sorrentino and cast members including Sean Penn and Eve Hewson arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film "This Must Be The Place", in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival May 20, 2011.

The film 'Drive' at the 64th Cannes Film Festival

2011-05-21 15:52:35

Director Nicolas Winding Refn (R) and cast member Ryan Gosling pose during red carpet arrivals for the film "Drive", in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 20, 2011.

Premiere of 'The Hangover Part II' at Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood

2011-05-20 18:16:21

Cast member Zach Galifianakis poses at the premiere of "The Hangover Part II" at Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California May 19, 2011.

Director apologizes for Nazi, Hitler jokes

2011-05-20 17:51:38

Danish director Lars Von Trier apologized on Wednesday for joking about Nazis and Hitler to reporters at the Cannes film festival, remarks that shocked organizers and caused offence among Jewish groups.