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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 directors making their directorial debuts with premieres of their films at the festival focusing on “Cannes First Time: Conversation” on Monday, May 23, 2022, at 2:00 PM (local time). “One of the greatest moments for any new director is to make their debut at Cannes and this year we have brought together these new directors hailing from new markets bringing some amazing new work to the global stage,” said Helen Hoehne, President of the HFPA.

The hills were alive for her 93 years on this earth. The last surviving daughter of the famous Baron and his former nanny died at 93 in a nursing home in Morrisville, as was announced by the Trapp Family Lodge, her family’s business in Stowe, Vermont.

In Photoplay magazine of July-December 1924, an article by A. Chester Keel appeared entitled “The Fiasco of Ben Hur.

The beaches of Cannes are populated with more than just scantily clad bathers, especially during the film festival. Film and production companies bring their talent to try and sell upcoming films to various foreign markets.

30 years before the spectacular opening of this year's Cannes Film Festival, Tom Cruise - with then-wife Nicole Kidman - made a more discreet visit to the Croisette. Cruise and Kidman were the stars of the film that close the festival: Far and Away, directed by Ron Howard.

Credited with paving the way for Asian actors in Hollywood, Chinese Icon Nancy Kwan, who turns 83 on May 19, nevertheless made most of her later films outside of America. Born in Hong Kong to a Cantonese architect father and a British-Scottish model mother, Nancy Kwan studied ballet from a young age.

John Woo was born on May 1, 1946, in Guangzhou, Republic of China, during the Chinese Civil War into a Christian family. They faced persecution after the communist revolution and fled to Hong Kong when he was five years old.

Anaïs in Love is a romantic comedy and the debut feature film by French director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet. The 36-year-old director’s film is about Anaïs (Anaïs Demoustier), who is having a hard time making decisions in her life.

It's 1991 and les frères Coen leave their mark on the Croisette, taking the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink (which will go on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for John Goodman, supporting actor). Cannes in the 1990s is absolutely in love with les indies américains (and Asia), and more Palmes will rain on the Sundance generation throughout the decade.

Over the past 18 years, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has donated over $1. 375 million to the non-profit organization, FilmAid.