At the Cannes Film Festival's opening-night dinner, festival president Iris Knobloch emphasized cinema's role in helping audiences navigate the world, as political tensions simmered in light of recent controversies from the Berlin Film Festival regarding artistic engagement with politics, while festival director Thierry Frémaux defended a non-political stance stated by jury president Wim Wenders, amidst expectations that filmmakers and actors will inevitably address pressing global issues during the event. #CannesFilmFestival #FilmIndustry #PoliticalCinema #FR #DE #IL #PS #US
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