Resort city on the French Riviera; host of the Cannes Film Festival, Midem, Cannes Lions
A Paris-based label, Matières Fécales, is redefining high fashion with its provocative, artful aesthetics. Designers Steven Raj Bhaskaran and Hannah Rose Dalton have built a global presence since starting in Montréal, gaining support from Dover Street Market and Paris Fashion Week, while challenging conventional beauty and material norms.
Russia has held a three-day parliamentary election from Sept. 18–20 that is set to return a United Russia-dominated State Duma. Most anti-war candidates were barred, the liberal Yabloko party was disqualified from the nationwide list, voting is being held in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, and Moscow reported large drone attacks and a sustained cyberattack on electronic voting in the capital.
At TIFF 2026, studios are bypassing fall festivals while markets expand. Major releases skip screenings, while the market and Red Sea Fund-backed projects push Toronto as a hub for sales and international partnerships. TIFF’s evolving role mirrors a broader shift in how studios reach audiences and win awards amid a crowded fall slate.
Two thieves have broken into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer before 06:00 and have taken four Renoir paintings each estimated at about €9m. Municipal police reached the scene within five minutes after the alarm sounded; two works were abandoned and recovered in the museum garden and two paintings remain missing as investigators search for suspects.
A First-Tier Tribunal has allowed Naomi Campbell to appeal her five-year ban from acting as a charity trustee for Fashion for Relief. The ruling acknowledges serious misconduct and mismanagement by a co-trustee, Bianka Hellmich, which was concealed from Campbell. Campbell is not held responsible for the misuse of funds, though she shared some accountability for failing to keep minutes and file accounts on time.
Saudi cinema gains global attention as Taibah’s film, A Matter of Life and Death, is Saudi Arabia’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 2027 Academy Awards, while the wider film festival circuit highlights local talent amid new industry initiatives.
The trilogy-spanning queer epic La Bola Negra has earned Cannes acclaim and is set for a Netflix-backed cinema release, positioning its creators Ambrossi and Calvo for a potential best-picture nod as it builds a generational LGBTQ+ legacy across the early 20th century to the present.
Two new films retell postwar Germany through the Manns’ road trip across a divided nation; one frames it as a reckoning with exile and memory, the other as a stark meditation on art under political pressure. The works reflect a culture wrestling with heritage and borders.
Iranian authorities have handed Panahi a new prison sentence in absentia and have ordered the confiscation of his assets. The awards-winning filmmaker, who has long challenged state censorship, had returned to Iran in March and remains targeted by multiple open legal cases. His bank accounts have been blocked. Family and fellow artists warn the crackdown could silence dissent.
AP, Independent, and others report on Yeon Sang-ho’s film Paradise Lost, which reconsiders AI and memory through a mother’s grief after her son’s disappearance. The drama contrasts an AI version of Sun-woo with the real boy’s return, probing what constitutes identity and relationships. The Toronto premiere frames a broader dialogue on technology and cinema.