In pictures: Cannes fashion, premieres

The Cannes Film Festival is in full swing with celebrities and movie industry bigwigs flocking to France's Côte d'Azur to celebrate recently released movies and pitch new ones. The annual festival, now in its 75th year, opened up on Tuesday with crowded red-carpet arrivals, a star-studded ceremony and a call from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky for the world of cinema to speak out against the war.

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Publish : 18 May 2022, 02:58 PMUpdate : 18 May 2022, 02:58 PM

A young guest pose in front of photographers on the red carpet before the screening of "Final Cut (Coupez !)" ahead of the opening ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2022 AFP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses guests during the Opening Ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2022 AFP

Australian actress Katherine Langford poses as she arrives to attend the screening of "Final Cut (Coupez !)" ahead of the opening ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2022 AFP

Miss France 2021 Amandine Petit poses as she arrives to attend the screening of "Final Cut (Coupez !)" ahead of the opening ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2022 AFP

In pictures: Cannes fashion, premieres

US actress Julianne Moore (L) smiles next to French actor and President of the Jury of the 75th Cannes Film Festival Vincent Lindon during the Opening Ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2022 AFP

In pictures: Cannes fashion, premieres

Lebanese influencer Alice Abdel Aziz arrives to attend the screening of "Final Cut (Coupez !)" ahead of the opening ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2022 AFP