Cannes Style: What’s Fashionable? Speaking Up

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"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Filmmakers on the steps of the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Haifaa al-Mansour, Kirsten Stewart and Lea Seydoux walk the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Ava DuVernay and Cate Blanchett walk the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Filmmakers pose on the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Filmmakers on the steps of the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images)

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"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: A view of the 50/50 pins on the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Sofia Boutella, Salma Hayek and Patty Jenkins pose with other filmmakers on the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Filmmakers walk the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Marion Cotillard (L) and filmmakers walks the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Jury head Cate Blanchett with other filmmakers reads a statement on the steps of the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Marion Cotillard, Tonie Marshall and filmmakers walks the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: (L-R) Haifaa al-Mansour, Kirsten Stewart, Lea Seydoux, Khadja Nin, Ava DuVernay, Cate Blanchett and Agnes Varda walk the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: (from eight right) Actress Emmanuelle Bercot, director Eva Husson, actress Golshifteh Farahani, Cannes Film Festival Director Thierry Fremaux, France's Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen, producer Didar Domehri and guests attend the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Patty Jenkins and Salma Hayek with other filmmakers on the steps of the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of 'Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)' during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Haifaa al-Mansour, Kirsten Stewart, Lea Seydoux, Khadja Nin, Ava DuVernay, Cate Blanchett, Agnes Varda and filmmakers walk the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Alba Rohrwacher (2nd R) and Ginevra Elkann (R) walk the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images)

"Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Khadja Nin, Ava DuVernay andCate Blanchett walk the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of "Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. Only 82 films in competition in the official selection have been directed by women since the inception of the Cannes Film Festival whereas 1,645 films in the past 71 years have been directed by men. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

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Who cares who wore what on the Cannes red carpet! Women are not a minority in the world, yet the current state of our industry says otherwise. Women in film – directors, writers, producers, actors – joined forces with the filmmakers responsible for in-competition entry Girls of the Sun – to make a stand about representation, inclusion, and justice. Written and directed by Eva Husson, Girls of the Sun is one of mere three films directed by women to make it into the main Cannes selection this year.