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          Cannes Film Festival 2025

          All you need to know about the prestigious annual event in France where filmmakers and actors premiere and celebrate the best in global cinema

          Palme d'Or winner Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, left, with actress Ann-Margret at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. Getty Images

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          Iranian actress Parinaz Izadyar, star of Woman and Child, at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. AFP

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          Bollywood star Alia Bhatt at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images

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          Iraqi director Hasan Hadi receiving his Camera d'Or prize from Italian director and screenwriter Alice Rohrwacher at the Cannes Film Festival. AFP

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          Directors Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser at the photocall for Once Upon a Time in Gaza at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. EPA

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