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The Cannes Festival begins a new edition marked by geopolitical tensions, cultural debates and its usual mix of auteur cinema and media spectacle. Will the Middle East sneak onto the red carpet and how will it impact the tone of the festival? We analyze it in En Primera Plana.

The situation in Iran and, in general, in the Middle East plans for an edition that could be more politicized than usual. To what extent will these conflicts mark the public discourse in Cannes or will the prudence seen in other events prevail? After precedents such as the Berlinale, where moderation was requested in speeches, and an increasingly restrained Hollywood, the unknown is how cinema and international news will coexist in this edition.

At the same time, the festival does not escape its own controversies. The growing presence of influencers on the red carpet reopens the discussion about the balance between culture and spectacle: do they provide visibility or blur the meaning of the event? Meanwhile, with 21 films competing for the Palme d'Or and names such as Pedro Almodóvar, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Asghar Farhadi in competition, Cannes reaffirms its role as a thermometer of global cinema. Is it still the great launching pad towards the Oscars or is its influence on the industry changing?

They accompany us in the analysis:

Director: David Brockway, Souheil Khedir

Sound: Vanessa Loiseau

Presented by: Carlos Herranz

Editorial coordination: Florencia Valdés and Julia Courtois

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