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Two years ago today, it took eight minutes and 46 seconds for a tragedy to unfold that will forever be imprinted in the history of America. It created a worldwide uproar and gave birth to the biggest anti-racism movement since the civil rights days of the 1960s.

Is there anything more complicated than familial relationships? Be it husband and wife, parent and child, or sibling to sibling, the DNA of cinema is abounding with narratives that attempt to navigate the intricate bonds that connect us. Golden Globe and Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) gets her chance to dive deep into quite the sibling interaction in Arnaud Desplechin's  Brother and Sister (Frère et Sœur), a drama that examines the hostility between esteemed stage actor Alice Vuillard (Cotillard) and her brother Louis (Melvil Poupaud), an acclaimed author.

Pacific Islander Duke Paoa Kahanamoku was a four-time Olympic swimmer who picked up three gold and two silver medals, and just happened to almost single-handedly internationalize surfing — an effort whose planted seeds would then go on to flower into every other board sport in the world, from skateboarding to snowboarding. The first person to be inducted into both the Swimming Hall of Fame and Surfing Hall of Fame, Kahanamoku also broke through racial barriers many years before icons like Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, and Jackie Robinson.

The Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles (IFF), one of the most prestigious ethnic events in Los Angeles, completed the theatrical part of its 35th hybrid edition May 19. The festival continues online from May 20 to May 26.

Como parte de su patrocinio en el Pabellón Estadounidense de este año en la edición número 75 del Festival de Cine de Cannes, la Asociación de la Prensa Extranjera en Hollywood (“HFPA”, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció que uno de sus paneles, titulado “Global Voices: Empowering Women Behind the Lens” (Voces globales: empoderando a las mujeres detrás de las cámaras) que se llevará a cabo el martes 24 de mayo de 2022 a la 1:00 PM (hora local), estará compuesto por mujeres y se enfocará en las voces femeninas detrás de las cámaras. “Este año reunimos un panel dinámico con cuatro mujeres que muestran su trabajo en Cannes por primera vez.

Brad Pitt had been seen on the Croisette in the past - a very recluse visitor, for sure. In 2009 the paparazzi managed to spot Pitt and Angelina Jolie in town, but it was only three years later that the actor/producer was officially invited to Cannes.

As part of its sponsorship at this year’s American Pavilion at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (“HFPA”) announced one of its panels will feature all women in focusing on “Global Voices: Empowering Women Behind the Lens” on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 1:00 PM (local time). “This year we assembled a dynamic panel featuring four women who are showing their work at Cannes for the first time.

While Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness went past the $800 million global benchmark, the good news for Hollywood was that Downtown Abbey: A New Era earned a solid $16 million and placed second. The weekend debut figures of Downtown Abbey 2, although not spectacular, were welcome signs that older moviegoers, especially women, are finally returning to the cineplexes.

It may have something to do with the all-of-a-sudden perfect summer weather in Europe: neither Germany nor Austria reported any big changes in their top ten last weekend. The only exception is a film that was released three weeks ago and managed to climb its way up to the last spot in Germany.

At the Cannes Film Festival going on now, the China Film Co-Production Corporation (CFCC) set up the China Film Pavilion at the Marché du Film and a China booth at the Palais des Festivals to establish “confidence in the development of the industry and restart international exchanges and cooperation in the field. ” There are no Chinese films being screened at the Festival aside from a handful of shorts.