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Cannes Film Festival Focuses on Conflict and Industry
At the Cannes Film Festival, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi addressed the conflict in Iran, stating that any murder is a crime. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s new film agency chief Fauzan Zidni discussed plans to boost the local box office and expand into a global presence.
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Variety
Fauzan Zidni is at Cannes this year as the newly elected chair of the Indonesian Film Agency (BPI) with a program already in Critics’ Week and the agency making its first institutional appearance at the festival. “Next Step Studio Indonesia” — four short films by Indonesian directors mad
2026-05-15 08:31 UTC
Variety
Asghar Farhadi spoke about the conflict in his native Iran during the Cannes Film Festival press conference for his new film “Parallel Tales,” saying: “Any murder is a crime.” It didn’t take long for the Iranian auteur to be asked his thoughts on the war between Iran, t
2026-05-15 08:42 UTC