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Franco-Argentinan actress Bérénice Béjo in "Le Passé" by Asghar Farhadi
17/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

The Past by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi

Le Passé or The Past is a slow film which takes place over a few days in the lives of ordinary working people in a Paris suburb in a huis clos of tightly shot, beautifully lit ...

Movie stars at Cannes
17/05/2013 - France - Cannes 2013

Luxury jewellery stolen from Cannes hotel room

Thieves have stolen nearly one million euros’ worth of jewellery destined for movie stars at the Cannes Film Festival.

16/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Young and beautiful at Cannes

At the Cannes Film Festival, the first French film out of six in the main competition is by François Ozon.

Dancers perform on the red carpet for the screening of the film The Great Gatsby as they arrive for the opening ceremony of the 66th Cannes Film Festival
16/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Rain fails to dampen festival spirit at Cannes

The South Coast of France has a reputation for sun and fun, but torrential rain swept through Cannes as the 66th Cannes Film Festival got underway.

14/05/2013 - France - EU - US

France leads drive for audiovisual opt out in EU US free trade deal

France is leading a drive, backed by culture ministers from 13 other EU nations, to have the audiovisual sector exempted from negotiations for an EU-US free trade deal.

13/05/2013 - France

French experts propose smartphone, tablet tax but spare Google

A panel of experts in France on Monday recommended imposing taxes on smartphones and tablets but rejected a call for Google to be charged for linking to media content.

11/05/2013 - Report: France - Culture

Captain Future and Superpowers at the Gaïté Lyrique in Paris

Everyone has super-hero or super heroine potential. Some people do take a life-time to realise it, if at all. An interactive exhibition in Paris, called Captain Future and Superpowers ...

07/05/2013 - France

French film legend Alain Delon to be honoured at Cannes Festival

French actor Alain Delon is to be honoured at the Cannes film festival later this month with a screening of Plein Soleil, René Clement's 1960 adaptation of "The Talented Mr ...

05/05/2013 - Report: Culture

Triton’s creole blues calls for Unity

Mauritian bluesman, Eric Triton, scratches the surface of the idealistically portrayed rainbow island of Mauritius. His soulful songs call for unity and often blame politicians for communal rifts.

26/04/2013 - France - China

China wants more French goods, PM Li tells Hollande

China wants to buy more French goods, Chinese Prime Minister Li Kerqiang reportedly told François Hollande on Friday as the French president wrapped up a two-day visit to his country.

26/04/2013 - Report: France

Street artists transform abandoned Paris nightclub ... for a while

Les Bains Douches was once a famous Paris nightclub and concert hall. At the beginning of 2013 a group of artists transformed the site into a creative space.

24/04/2013 - France - world cinema

Cannes Festival jury announced

The Cannes Festival jury panel for 2013 has just been announced, and it is wide-ranging and gender-balanced.

23/04/2013 - France - World cinema

Broad film choices for Director’s Fortnight at Cannes

Twenty-one films make-up the main programme for the 2013 Quinzaine des Réalisateurs or Director's Fortnight, a French international film festival which is held concurrently with the ...

23/04/2013 - Report: France

Paris tour shows off the capital's street art

When visitors to Paris are on their way to famous museums, they pass thousands of works of graffiti and street art over walls, on buildings and inside trains.

Cannes Film festival general delegate Thierry Fremaux (L) and its director Gilles Jacob attend a news conference to announce the competing films at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Paris April 18, 2013.
18/04/2013 - France - world cinema

Cannes film festival 2013 promises joy and surprises

With only a few weeks to go before the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, the event’s director Thierry Frémaux promised a festival of joy and some surprises when announcing the ...

18/04/2013 - France

Cancer patient saves ambulance driver's life

A French cancer sufferer saved his ambulance driver by taking the wheel of the vehicle and driving him to hospital when he suffered a heart attack.

18/04/2013 - France - world cinema

Cannes names films in competition for 2013

Nineteen film directors are in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, including the US's Coen brothers and six French directors. The films include Steven Soderbergh's biography of ...

13/04/2013 - France

Sacred Hopi masks sold at auction despite legal bid to prevent sale

A Paris auction house went ahead with the sale of 70 ceremonial masks from Arizona’s Hopi tribe on Friday, just hours after a court ruled that the sale could go ahead.

12/04/2013 - France - US

French court allows Hopi mask auction to go ahead

A French court has given the go-ahead to an auction of masks that Hopi native Americans consider sacred objects, despite appeals from the US ambassador in France and actor

12/04/2013 - France - US

'Sacrilege' - Robert Redford joins opposition to French Hopi masks auction

US film star Robert Redford on Thursday slammed an auction of Hopi masks in Paris ahead of a court decision due Friday on whether the sale can go ahead.

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Mauritian Eric Triton explains the blues
05/05/2013 - Culture in France
The Song Hall opens in Paris
14/04/2013 - Culture in France
Carousel takes a turn in Paris
31/03/2013 - Culture in France
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On a hill in Kabul a whole street is dedicated to potters' workshops
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The zoo at Jardins des Plantes houses around 900 animals from over 200 different species, including birds...
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