Stars attend Cannes castle party to support women in film

(11 Jul 2021) STARS ATTEND CANNES CASTLE PARTY TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN FILM A medieval castle in the old town, overlooking Cannes Film Festival, was the location for Sunday's (11 JULY 2021) evening edition of glamor and glitz on the French Riviera. Kering's Women In Motion Awards dinner invited the jury for party, giving them a few hours away from watching the 24 movies they will be judging this year. Spike Lee with his wife Tonya Lewis Lee attended – while he stayed tight lipped on the films they've been judging, he celebrated being back in the cinema. And said that the festival was still taking the pandemic seriously. "We still have to be careful with the with the variants you know, we've got to be careful, you know, be vigilant." A thought echoed by juror Maggie Gyllenhaal. She admitted she watched three films Sunday and was delighted to be supporting female filmmaking at the event. "It's exciting. I think women make movies differently than men do. And I think the more we support them, the more interesting stories we're going to see." Also attending were jury members Tahar Rahim, Jessica Hausner, Song Kang Ho, Melanie Laurent and Mati Diop. Other stars at the lantern lit party in the old town were Salma Hayek, "Call My Agent" ("Dix Pour Cent") star Nicolas Maury – who is head of the Queer Palm honor - and Noomi Rapace. "I feel like this change has been coming and it's just like growing and growing. It's dangerous," said Rapace on women in the movie industry. The Cannes Film Festival runs until Saturday 17 July. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/7768f9ba7831479d9e206d90a3951e41