KRISTEN STEWART HAS THREE FILMS AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL; ADMITS SHE'S A WORKAHOLIC

Kristen Stewart admits she's a workaholic after bringing three films to the New York Film Festival.

"Oh yeah, I'm totally addicted man," said the actress from the red carpet Wednesday (5 OCT. 2016).

"Like I'm a crazy, compulsive, like I get super obsessed with stuff, you know, which is to a fault but it's served me well."

Stewart was the guest of honor at a dinner thrown by the Lincoln Center Film Society.

Before going inside, she also commented on her intensity, the type of director she hopes to become and reinventing herself after "Twilight."

For the latter, she claims it wasn't intentional.

"Oh, honestly, it was not like a tactical approach," said Stewart.

"I've really always known that if I have a certain dynamic with someone or a conversation, it's either leading to productivity or not. I definitely thank you for that question because it implies that I've like by chance seemingly designed a career I totally got lucky to have."

Since the "Twilight" franchise, the actress has quietly amassed an impressive body of work, including a trio of very different films at this year's festival.

She already premiered "Certain Women," directed by Kelly Reichardt, earlier this week. The festival will screen the upcoming "Personal Shopper." And Stewart will walk the red carpet again for Ang Lee's "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" next week.

Besides acting, Stewart aspires to become a director too.

Working with Lee and Reichardt gave her unique perspective, especially since the two take a completely different approach to directing a film.

"It's weird. I think I fall somewhere in between wanting to be really surgical and technical and in control of absolutely everything but at the same time I'm wanting to see something live and breathe and I think they both do that completely differently, but they both accomplish the same thing," Stewart said.

"I think they are both absolute geniuses when it comes to being composed and when it comes to being aware of something that we're not aware of. They see the invisible and they capture it and that's what I would like to do while making movies."

Reichardt shot "Certain Women" on 16mm film, working around the limitations of that to create a visually poetic story surrounding three women whose lives intersect in Montana.

Ang Lee worked the opposite end of the field, shooting war drama, "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," using high-frame rate digital capture.

Stewart admits she leans toward Reichardt's style, suggesting it was motivational, making her want to start directing right away.

"Seeing Kelly steel train her way through a movie that seems so natural but is so deliberate, I love her. So yeah, it makes me want to work now, like start working," Stewart said.

"Certain Women" will be at select U.S. theaters from 14 October 2016, while "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" kicks off on November 11.

"Personal Shopper" isn't in theaters until next year.

New York, 5 October 2016

1. Wide shot traffic driving past Lincoln Center

2. Wide shot rows of electronic signage

3. Medium of Kristen Stewart walking onto red carpet

4. Tilt up Kristen Stewart, pan to photographers and back

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart, actress - on choosing roles carefully after early success with the 'Twilight' series:

"Oh, honestly, it was not like a tactical approach, you know what I mean? I've really always known that if I have a certain dynamic with someone or a conversation, it's either leading to productivity or not. I definitely thank you for that question because it implies that I've like by chance seemingly designed a career I totally got lucky to have."

5. Wide of Kristen Stewart talking to reporter, zoom in

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart, actress - on being a workaholic:

"Oh yeah, I'm totally addicted man. Like I'm a crazy, compulsive, like I get super obsessed with stuff, you know, which is to a fault but it's served me well."

7. Medium of Kristen Stewart talking to reporter

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart, actress - on what she's learned from directors Ang Lee and Kelly Reichardt:

"It's weird. I think I fall somewhere in between wanting to be really surgical and technical and in control of absolutely everything but at the same time I'm wanting to see something live and breathe and I think they both do that completely differently, but they both accomplish the same thing. I think they are both absolute geniuses when it comes to being composed and when it comes to being aware of something that we're not aware of. They see the invisible and they capture it and that's what I would like to do while making movies. And also I think rather than having a bunch of actors in the room and we kind of find an interesting subject and sort of explore it in improv and pull it together - that's the stuff I like to act in, but seeing Kelly steel train her way through a movie that seems so natural but is so deliberate, she's just like, to me, (raises her hand up high), I love her. So yeah, it makes me want to work now, like start working, yeah."

9. Pan from photographers to Kristen Stewart posing on red carpet

MICHELLE WILLIAMS, KRISTEN STEWART, LAURA DERN WALK NYFF RED CARPET FOR 'CERTAIN WOMEN'

It was a glamorous red carpet Monday (3 OCT. 2016), as Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern arrived for the New York Film Festival premiere of "Certain Women."

The film - from writer-director Kelly Reichardt - tells a trio of stories of intersecting lives in Montana.

It's based on short stories by Maile Meloy.

Stewart, who plays a high school teacher in the film, loves how the story depicts "the normal lives of women."

"It's not very typical for people to focus on the normal lives of women. It's always movies about exceptional, hero women that overcome great adversity to do a thing. And it's like, no, these are three women sort of doing very mundane but like really engaging, tiresome, really topical, current things. And that usually is not focused on," Stewart said.

"The only way that that can be focused on is if you make it interesting and Kelly's perspective makes it interesting. And you can look at any of her previous work, every woman that's been written into her movies are, you know - she doesn't do archetype movies. There are powerful woman stories now, but they're usually pretty standardized and she's sort of the opposite of that, so I'm so proud to be a part of it."

Reichardt went "old school" when it came to shooting the film, choosing to capture it on 16MM film stock. Stewart explained how that impacted her performance.

"The time constraints are kind of something. You can't just roll and find it," Stewart said.

"But that's like a pretty typically American indie-style thing and her vibe is different. She's very composed. She's not like, 'Oh, we'll just take it off sticks and throw it on his shoulder and we're going to dance around and you can say whatever you want.' She's like, 'No, no. You're going to say the lines and I'm going to compose my shot. We're going to shoot a scene.' Yeah, so I think that's pretty special."

Dern also embraced being captured on film again.

"It's amazing. I hope to, you know, be around film more and more. I love all of it in its own unique way, but I love film very much, so... We just need labs. We need labs and hopefully many more filmmakers will continue to explore with film," Dern said.

As for Williams, she's no stranger when it comes to working with Reichardt, having starred in her previous films, "Meeks Cutoff" and "Wendy and Lucy."

"Working with my old pal Kelly Reichardt, it's our third movie together, so whatever she asks, the answer is always yes," Williams said.

"And then when I was there, I discovered these great actors that I got to work with."

"Certain Women" opens in U.S. theaters on 14 October 2016.

New York, 3 October 2016

1. Wide of Alice Tully Hall

2. New York Film Festival signage, push in

3. Various of Kristen Stewart posing for photographers

4. Wide of Kristen Stewart talking to reporter

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart, actress - on how this movie is different:

"Yeah, it's not very typical for people to focus on the normal lives of women. It's always movies about exceptional, hero women that overcome great adversity to do a thing. And it's like, no, these are three women sort of doing very mundane but like really engaging, tiresome, really topical, current things. And that usually is not focused on. The only way that that can be focused on is if you make it interesting and Kelly's perspective makes it interesting. And you can look at any of her previous work, every woman that's been written into her movies are, you know - she doesn't do archetype movies. There are powerful woman stories now, but they're usually pretty standardized and she's sort of the opposite of that, so I'm so proud to be a part of it."

6. Medium of Kristen Stewart talking to reporter

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart, actress - on shooting in 16mm:

"The time constraints are kind of something. You can't just roll and find it. But that's like a pretty typically American indie-style thing and her vibe is different. She's very composed. She's not like, 'Oh, we'll just take it off sticks and throw it on his shoulder and we're going to dance around and you can say whatever you want.' She's like, 'No, no. You're going to say the lines and I'm going to compose my shot. We're going to shoot a scene.' Yeah, so I think that's pretty special."

8. Medium of Laura Dern talking to reporter

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Laura Dern, actress - on shooting in 16mm:

"God, no. It's amazing. I hope to, you know, be around film more and more. I love all of it in its own unique way, but I love film very much, so... We just need labs. We need labs and hopefully many more filmmakers will continue to explore with film."

10. Various of Michelle Williams posing for photographers

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Williams, actress - on what was important about this film:

"Working with my old pal Kelly Reichardt, it's our third movie together, so whatever she asks, the answer is always yes. And then when I was there, I discovered these great actors that I got to work with."

12. Michelle Williams posing for photographers

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Williams, actress - on working with Kelly again:

"It's extra for me because I think that Kelly is a genius and I am so lucky that in my lifetime I have intersected with hers."

(Reporter: "Outside of that, security and Kim Kardashian do you feel less safe after what happened yesterday?")

Michelle Williams: "Do I feel less safe after what happened, yesterday? Oh, I don't know."

14. Various of cast posing for photographers

'PULP' ON 'CLOUDS'

Quentin Tarantino and the stars of "Pulp Fiction" walked the red carpet in Cannes on Friday night (23 MAY 2014) for the premiere of "Clouds of Sils Maria."

The acclaimed American director is at the festival this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his cult classic, which won the festival's top prize in 1994.

They were joined at the event by French director Olivier Assayas and his "Sils Maria" cast, which includes Kristen Stewart, Juliette Binoche, and Chloe Grace Moretz.

Assayas' latest offering is showing in competition at this year's festival which draws to a close on Sunday.

Tarantino will also be helping to close the 67th edition of the festival with a tribute to Sergio Leone.

The filmmaker will present a restored version of Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964) at the May 24 closing ceremony.

Usually, the Palme d'Or winner is screened at the Cannes closing ceremony, but this year's schedule has been tweaked because of European elections.

The Palme d'Or winner will be shown Sunday (25 MAY 2014) instead.

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Cannes, France, 23 May 2014

1. Tilt down of red carpet

2. Pan of photographers

3. Joe Jackson red carpet

4. Catherine Deneuve arrival

5. Cutaway of press

6. Various of "Pulp Fiction" arrivals including Lawrence Bender, Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman, John Travolta and Kelly Preston

7. Tilt up Kristen Stewart

8. Cutaway of press

9. Various of "Clouds of Sils Maria" arrivals including Kristen Stewart, Juliette Binoche, Chloe Grace Moretz and Olivier Assayas

KRISTEN STEWART BRINGS GUANTANAMO BAY FILM TO SUNDANCE

Sorry, "Twilight" fans, Kristen Stewart is not sticking with young adult fare as her acting career continues in the wake of the blockbuster franchise that launched her career.

"Camp X-Ray," Stewart's new film that had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival Friday (17 JAN. 2014), tells the story of a young woman who joins the Army and ends up as a guard at Guantanamo Bay, the notorious U.S. prison in Cuba where some of the most dangerous terrorist suspects are detained.

Stewart admitted the role terrified her at first.

"That's the desirable struggle. If I'm not afraid of something, it's probably not worth doing for me," she said. "In this case I just thought it was a really -- I hadn't worked in like two years, hadn't found anything that really got me going -- and I just thought that this story of a young girl who is sort of so pragmatic and logical and practical, like you know, very self-assured based on things that she can grasp -- and so if she can control every situation and join the Army and be a good person and, you know, fill all these responsibilities that she's been brought up to fulfill, and yet still sort of feel like she's not doing the right thing, because Guantanamo it's like this slightly greyer area -- and so she's not getting as much back from what she thought she was putting into it -- and so I thought that that was an interesting struggle."

The 23-year-old actress traveled to Guantanamo Bay in preparation for the part and said what struck her most was the order.

"I think my idea of what it was like down there was not correct. It is clean. I know that sounds ridiculous and very ignorant, but it's really, it's like clinical, you know what I mean?" she said. "Standard operation procedure is like the bible. And to have such like set guidelines for something like that is, for somebody who really wants to follow the rules and do the right thing, when they're kind of confusing -- like they should be the most straightforward thing ever -- you know my character, and this is very individual to this project, I'm not making any grand statements about anything, but you know my character definitely goes through a process of questioning whether or not she's doing the right thing, but she's following the rules."

Stewart didn't get very personal on the red carpet at Sundance, but did say she finds it difficult to watch her work on the screen.

"I watch, literally, like with a fine-toothed comb," she said. "Like, it's the most, it's sort of deathly uncomfortable, but it completes the process. It's a necessary. And it's awesome. It just makes me a little nauseous."

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Park City, Utah, 17 Jan. 2014

1. Wide of Eccles Theatre

2. Wide of cast posing for photographers

3. Wide of Kristen Stewart, center, with writer and director Peter Sattler, left, and actor Peryman Moaaadi, right, posing for photographs. Then pan to photographers.

4. Medium of Stewart talking to a reporter

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart/Actress, on why she has said previously she was scared of doing the movie at first:

"That's the desirable struggle. If I'm not afraid of something, it's probably not worth doing for me. In this case I just thought it was a really -- I hadn't worked in like two years, hadn't found anything that really got me going -- and I just thought that this story of a young girl who is sort of so pragmatic and logical and practical, like you know, very self-assured based on things that she can grasp -- and so if she can control every situation and join the Army and be a good person and, you know, fill all these responsibilities that she's been brought up to fulfill, and yet still sort of feel like she's not doing the right thing, because Guantanamo it's like this slightly greyer area -- and so she's not getting as much back from what she thought she was putting into it -- and so I thought that that was an interesting struggle."

6. Close-up of Stewart talking to a reporter

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart/Actress:

"I think my idea of what it was like down there was not correct. It is clean. I know that sounds ridiculous and very ignorant, but it's really, it's like clinical, you know what I mean? Standard operation procedure is like the bible. And to have such like set guidelines for something like that is, for somebody who really wants to follow the rules and do the right thing, when they're kind of confusing -- like they should be the most straightforward thing ever -- you know my character, and this is very individual to this project, I'm not making any grand statements about anything, but you know my character definitely goes through a process of questioning whether or not she's doing the right thing, but she's following the rules."

8. Medium pan right to left of cast

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart/Actress:

"I watch, literally, like with a fine-toothed comb. Like, it's the most, it's sort of deathly uncomfortable, but it completes the process. It's a necessary. And it's awesome. It just makes me a little nauseous."

10. Wide of Eccles Theatre

KRISTEN STEWART RE-EMERGES ON TORONTO RED CARPET

"Twilight's" newest vampire re-emerged in public Thursday night at the Toronto Film Festival.

Kristen Stewart made her first public appearance in nearly two months.

After publicly apologizing for having a tryst with the married director of her last film, "Snow White and the Huntsman," the 22-year star went into lockdown mode.

Hundreds of fans eagerly awaited her return as she walked the red carpet for her latest film, "On the Road," based on the classic Jack Kerouac novel.

Stewart posed for photographers, spoke to a few television crews (while paired with co-star Garret Hedlund, and signed lots of autographs for fans. Many of them had waited since the early morning.

Dressed in a slinky, floral Zuhair Murad dress, Stewart held her head high but showed signs of nervousness.

Several times she broke away from the press line to pose for pictures with fans behind the barricade.

At times, it seemed that the fans were providing the support Stewart needed to carry on through mobbed press event.

Stewart says she likes the idea of books being made into movies, and that "On the Road" is one of her favorite books.

"Yeah, specifically to this case there were untapped resources that we were allowed to sort of be privy too. Being somebody that has loved the book their whole life, I think to be allowed to know the information that we knew and be able to bring it to life in a way that was connected to the people and not just the book and the fiction of it. It happened. It wasn't just a novel. I think it pays homage to all of that, and it feels good," she said.

But did she ever think she would act in the big screen version back when she first read it?

"I was so young when I read the book, there wasn't a second's thought that I would ever play this part, so when it came about I drove away from my meeting with Walter absolutely vibrating, shaking, so yeah," Stewart said.

Back in July Stewart admitted to having an affair with 41-year old director Rupert Sanders. That announcement had a rippling effect, putting her romantic relationship with "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson on definite hold.

When asked how she was doing, Stewart responded: "I'm doing fine." Then she walked away.

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Toronto, 6 September 2012

1. Wide of fans outside Ryerson Theater

2. Camera crews waiting for Kristen Stewart

3. Wide of Kristen Stewart posing for photographer

4. Medium of Kristen Stewart posing for photo with fan

5. Medium of fans waiting for autographs

6. Medium of Kristen Stewart hugging friend on red carpet

7. Wide of Kristen Stewart and Garret Hedlund talking to reporters

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart/Actress, on working from a book again:

"Yeah, specifically to this case there were untapped resources that we were allowed to sort of be privy too. Being somebody that has loved the book their whole life, I think to be allowed to know the information that we knew and be able to bring it to life in a way that was connected to the people and not just the book and the fiction of it. It happened. It wasn't just a novel. I think it pays homage to all of that, and it feels good."

9. Wide of Kristen Stewart and Garret Hedlund talking to reporters

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart/Actress, on imaging herself in the movie when reading the book:

"I was so young when I read the book, there wasn't a second's thought that I would ever play this part, so when it came about I drove away from my meeting with Walter absolutely vibrating, shaking, so yeah."

11. Wide of Kristen Stewart and Garret Hedlund talking to reporters

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Garret Hedlund/Actor:

"I read this book when I was in high school. I looked it up on lone to see who was directing and it said Francis Ford Coppola and I said I'll never get it. I have no chance at this. And then eight years later we were all on set together, me and Kristen and Sam (Riley) and Kirsten (Dunst) and Viggo (Mortensen) and it's one of the greatest experiences you could ever feel."

13. Tilt up on Kristen Stewart signing autograph

14. Kristen Stewart walking on red carpet

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Park City, Utah, 24 Jan. 2016

1. Wide, left to right, James Jordan, Sara Rodier, Jared Harris, James Le Gros, Kristen Stewart, Kelly Reichardt and Lily Gladstone posing

2. Medium of Kristen Stewart

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart, actress

"It's a very quiet, tiny, thoughtful, little movie. It's segmented into three little pieces and there isn't much of an obvious through line. I think if you were to pick one I think it's all about a particular person who desires something that they can't have and I was drawn to this character because of her sort of distracted nature and the missed connections that she makes with another character and the sort of tone of it. I love Kelly's (Reichardt) movies. She focuses on things that typical filmmakers just wouldn't. It's always the little things in between the cinematic moments. It's always the little, undetected and visible communications. She's really good at highlighting the unsaid and I wanted to do something like that."

4. Wide of Kristen Stewart, push in to medium of Kristen Stewart, tilt down of Stewart

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart, actress

"That production company wants to make money and here, they just like to showcase film and highlight work that they admire. It's an institution for independent film, it's like there aren't too many places to celebrate little, tiny movies that most people don't see and, you know, for two weeks out of the year we go like, 'This is the most important thing' because it's a really close-knit, little family of like esoteric film nerds. It's fun. Yeah."

6. Medium of Kristen Stewart, left, and Kelly Reichardt, right

7. Medium of Sara Rodier posing

8. Tilt dowhn and up of Lily Gladstone

9. Medium of Jared Harris

KRISTEN STEWART: SUNDANCE IS FOR 'ESOTERIC FILM NERDS'

Kristen Stewart says the Sundance Film Festival is for "esoteric film nerds" and that's why it matters.

The actress premiered her film "Certain Women" Sunday (24 JAN. 2016) at the festival.

On the red carpet, she talked about why Sundance celebrates and encourages a variety of story-telling, more so than a mainstream Hollywood production company.

"That production company wants to make money and here, they just like to showcase film and highlight work that they admire," explained Stewart. "It's an institution for independent film, it's like there aren't too many places to celebrate little, tiny movies that most people don't see and, you know, for two weeks out of the year we go like, 'This is the most important thing' because it's a really close-knit, little family."

Stewart described "Certain Women" as "a very quiet, tiny, thoughtful, little movie. It's segmented into three little pieces and there isn't much of an obvious through line. I think if you were to pick one I think it's all about a particular person who desires something that they can't have," she said.

"Certain Women" also stars Michelle Williams and Laura Dern but they weren't at the Sundance premiere. Cast members Jared Harris, Lily Gladstone and Sara Rodier and director Kelly Reichardt did attend with Stewart.

The Sundance Film Festival runs through Jan. 31.

STEWART AND HOULT ARRIVE AT VENICE

Kristen Stewart's fans were out in force in Venice, Italy.

The star was greeted by screaming fans when she arrived by boat for a press conference on Saturday (5SEPT2015) for her sci-fi romance "Equals" at the Venice film festival.

She was joined by co-star Nicholas Hoult and director Drake Doremus.

Set in a futuristic society where emotions have been genetically suppressed, the drama focuses on Silas and Nia, two co-workers who fall in love and must find a way to keep their feelings a secret.

Guy Pearce, Bel Powley and Jacki Weaver also star in the film.

The film screens in competition at the 72nd Venice Film Festival.

Equals will premiere in North American at the Toronto Film Festival on September 13th.

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Venice, 5 September 2015

1. Wide of boat arriving

2. Various of actors Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart and director Drake Doremus getting out of the boat

3. Medium of actors Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart and director Drake Doremus posing on pier

4. Wide of (left to right) actors Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart, director Drake Doremus, and other castmembers

5. Wide of actors Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart, director Drake Doremus leaving

6. Medium of actress Kristen Stewart signing autographs

7. Close up of actress Kristen Stewart signing autographs

8. Wide of actor Nicholas Hoult signing autographs

9. Close up of actor Nicholas Hoult signing autographs

10. Wide of actress Kristen Stewart signing autographs

STEWART, HOULT BRING 'EQUALS' TO VENICE

Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult were greeted by hoards of screaming fans at the Venice Film Festival premiere of their new futuristic romance, "Equals," on Saturday night.

Directed by Drake Doremus, the American filmmaker behind troubled-love stories "Like Crazy" and "Breathe In," "Equals" is a science-fiction romance that puts Stewart and Hoult into a future society where emotions _ messy, disruptive things _ have been genetically suppressed for the good of humanity.

Their characters, Nia and Silas, develop feelings which blossom into a secret love that shakes their identities and endangers their lives.

"Equals" is one of 21 films competing for the festivals top prize, the Golden Lion.

The Venice Film Festival draws to a close on September 12th.

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Venice, 5 September 2015

1. Wide of Kristen Stewart arriving

2. Pan from photographers to Stewart

3. Various of Kristen Stewart posing for photographers

4. Various of Nicholas Hoult posing for photographers

5. Medium of director Drake Doremus and guest

6. Close of Doremus

7. Medium of fans

8. Medium of Doremus, Stewart and Hoult

9. Cutaway photographers

10. Medium of Stewart and Hoult posing for photos

11. Various of Hoult signing autographs

12. Medium of Stewart signing

13. Tracking shot of Stewart walking away from fans towards theater

STORY

FRA Opening Night Carpet

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The opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival 2016 with a celeb-filled red carpet including, Gong Li, Julianne Moore, Susan Sarandon, Naomi Watts, Eva Longoria, Doutzen Kroes, Paolo Sorrentino, Gael Garcia Bernal, Victoria Beckham, Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick

CANNES KICKS OFF WITH STARS AND SNIPERS

Under the watchful eye of the French security forces, the 69th Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a celeb-filled red carpet Wednesday night (11 MAY 2016).

Coming six months after the Paris terror attacks, snipers were in position on the Palais des Festivals rooftop as stars including Julianne Moore, Justin Timberlake, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jessica Chastain, Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria, Gong Li and many more walked the famous red carpet for the premiere of Woody Allen's 1930s Hollywood comedy "Cafe Society" - the opening film.

Alan was joined at the event by cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively.

In the film, Eisenberg stars as a Bronx nebbish trying to make it in Hollywood, where his uncle (Steve Carell) is a powerful agent. He becomes smitten with his uncle's assistant, played by Stewart.

Also on the carpet were this year's competition jury, led by Australian filmmaker George Miller and including actors Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Paradis, Kirsten Dunst and Mads Mikkelsen.

Over the next 10 days, they will screen an especially strong slate of films vying for the Palme d'Or - the festival's top prize - including new releases from Pedro Almodovar, Jim Jarmusch, Asghar Farhadi, Andrea Arnold, Sean Penn and the Dardenne brothers.

Other high profile directors screening films at the festival include Steven Spielberg ("The BFG") and Jodie Foster ("Money Monster"). Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe are among the stars expected to attend the movie extravaganza, which runs until Sunday, May 22.

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Cannes, 11 May 2016

1. Tilt down, Palais des Festivals banner to security

2. Various of security

3. Medium shot of sniper on roof of Palais des Festivals

4. Wide shot, sniper on roof, tilt down to red carpet

5. Tilt up from crowd to security

6. Medium shot, lookout on roof of Palais des Festivals

7. Pan of red carpet

8. Various of Gong Li on red carpet

9. Various of Julianne Moore on red carpet

10. Various of Susan Sarandon

11. Various of Naomi Watts

12. Various of Eva Longoria

13. Various of Doutzen Kroes

14. Medium Paolo Sorrentino and guest

15. Medium of Gael Garcia Bernal

16. Various of Victoria Beckham

17. Various of Justin Timberlake

18. Various Anna Kendrick

19. Various of Timberlake and Kendrick

20. Various of Jessica Chastain and Vincent Lindon

21. Various of jury including George Miller, Arnaud Desplechin, Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino, Mads Mikkelsen, Laszlo Nemes, Vanessa Paradis, Katayoon Shahabi and Donald Sutherland

22. Various of Woody Allen and "Café Society" cast, including Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively

23. Tilt down from Palais des Festival banner to red carpet steps

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Cannes, France, 25 May 2012

1. Wide of red carpet

2. Medium of Kristen Stewart and Tom Sturridge posing for photographers

3. Pan up Kristen Stewart and Tom Sturridge as they enter the Palais

4. Cutaway photographers

5. Zoom out Aishwarya Rai

6. Wide of model Doutzen Kroes

7. Wide of cast of "The Oath of Tobruk," with director Bernard-Henri Levy

8. Medium of Bonnie Wright

9. Wide of Cuba Gooding Jr, David Oyelowo, director Anthony Hemmingway, Melody Hobson and director George Lucas

10. Close up of Robert Pattinson

11. Wide of "Cosmopolis" cast - Paulo Branco, Don Dellilo, Juliette Binoche, Robert Pattinson, director David Cronenberg, Sarah Gadon, Paul Giamatti, Emily Hampshire and Martin Katz

12. Medium pan of "Cosmopolis" cast

13. Wide of cast, zoom in on Robert Pattinson entering the Palais

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14. Trailer clip: "Cosmopolis"

CHARLIZE THERON 'PUMPED' AFTER WOMEN'S MARCH AT SUNDANCE

Comedian Chelsea Handler and actress Charlize Theron said on Saturday that they were "pumped" to continue their activism after leading some 8,000 people at the Women's March on Main Street in Park City, Utah.

Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello, John Legend, Benjamin Bratt, Jason Ritter and Laura Dern also joined the protest during the Sundance Film Festival.

The crowd chanted slogans like "fight like a girl".

Actress Mary McCormack joked at the rally, "And before anyone criticizes us for having a march at Sundance, and for only walking four blocks, keep in mind we're at 7,000 feet, so that's like marching twelve blocks in Washington."

Actress Connie Britton and television talk show host Aisha Tyler also asked the crowd to raise their right hand and take an oath to "preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. And vote."

Handler said after the march that she would continue to be an activist.

The Sundance Film Festival continues through 29 January.

Park City, Utah, 21 January 2017

1. Zoom out of crowd of protesters marching

2. UPSOUND (English) Connie Britton, actress and Aisha Tyler, talk show host, leading oath:

++CROWD REPEATS CERTAIN LINES++

Britton: "I do solemnly swear (crowd repeats). Oh yeah, that was solemn. That I will faithfully execute my role as an American."

Tyler: "Progressives can never do everything at the same time."

Britton: "We're going to say that all at one time because that's really important, I'm going to say that all at one time. That I will faithfully execute my role as an American.

Britton: "And will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. And vote."

3. Pan of crowd

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Chelsea Handler, comedian and Charlize Theron, actress:

Handler: "We get it. People didn't like my candidate, and people - but this is not the answer, and I want to really work hard at finding out all the reasons why this happened, which many of them, we already know, and I think we can do such a better job of using our voices in the right way. You know, we have to be tolerant. Everything in this country's about tolerance."

Theron: "Acceptance."

Handler: "And we can't go in a direction that's not headed that way. We have to go forward. You don't go back in history, you go forward."

Theron: "You learn from history. You don't make those same mistakes again."

Handler: "And there are so many people to fight for that I'm so motivated. I've never been this motivated about anything - except, you know, happy hour."

3. Pan of crowd

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Charlize Theron, actress:

Theron: (Laughs) "I feel the fear is maybe – we were all talking about this this morning – is just not normalising any of this – like not normalising this conversation of denial about climate change or this denial about a woman having a choice to decide what she wants to do with her body. We can't normalise any of those kinds of conversations. So I think when she says we are pumped to keep talking about this stuff – really, I felt it today. I felt it at 6 a.m. when I turned my television on and I saw the entire country marching with us, and the entire world. Because this is – we are interconnected, man. Like, what happens here is going to affect everybody everywhere. This is one world."

5. Crowd at rally chanting (English) "Fight like a girl"

Chelsea Handler and Charlize Theron say they're "pumped" to continue their activism after leading some 8,000 people at the Women's March on Main Street in Park City, Utah.

Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello, John Legend, Benjamin Bratt, Jason Ritter and Laura Dern also joined the protest on Saturday (21 January 2017) during the Sundance Film Festival.

The crowd chanted slogans like "love -- not hate -- will make America great."

At the end of the march they gathered for a rally.

Handler spoke to the crowd and acknowledged that although Donald Trump was elected president, "the only thing you can do when you've been set back is to step forward and continue to fight."

Actress Mary McCormack also joked, "And before anyone criticizes us for having a march at Sundance, and for only walking four blocks, keep in mind we're at 7,000 feet, so that's like marching twelve blocks in Washington."

Connie Britton and Aisha Tyler also asked the crowd to raise their right hand and take an oath to " faithfully execute my role as an American and I will, to the best of my ability, preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. And vote."

Handler said after the march that she would continue to be an activist.

"And there are so many people to fight for that I'm so motivated. I've never been so motivated about anything -- except happy hour," she said.

Theron laughed, and added: "The fear is maybe – we were all talking about this this morning – is just not normalizing any of this – not normalizing this conversation of denial about climate change or this denial about a woman having a choice to decide what she wants to do with her body. We can't normalize any of those conversations. So I think when she says we are pumped to keep talking about this stuff – really, I felt it today. I felt it at 6 AM when I turned my television on and I saw the entire country marching with us, and the entire world. Because this is – we are interconnected, man. Like, what happens here is going to affect everybody everywhere. This is one world."

The Sundance Film Festival continues through 29 January.

Park City, Utah - 21 January 2017

1. Various of protesters

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mary McCormack, Actress:

"And before anyone criticizes us for having a march at Sundance and for only walking four blocks, keep in mind we're at 7,000 feet, so that's like marching 12 blocks in Washington." (cheers)

3. Pan of crowd

4. UPSOUND Actress Connie Britton and TV personality Aisha Tyler leading oath

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Chelsea Handler, Actress-TV personality:

"We thought we had a movement happening. I think before the election, I felt there was something happening with women and really getting behind each other and really turning out for each other and supporting each other. And we didn't necessarily do the right thing, and you know, that's the past, that's over. We get it. People didn't like my candidate, and people -- but this is not the answer, and I really want to really work hard at finding out all the reasons why this happened, which many of them, we already know, and I think we can do such a better job of using our voices in the right way. We have to be tolerant. Everything in this country's about tolerance. And we can't go in a direction that's not headed that way. We have to go forward. You don't go back in history, you go forward."

Charlize Theron, Actress: "You learn from history. You don't make those same mistakes again."

Handler: "And there are so many people to fight for that I'm so motivated. I've never been so motivated about anything -- except happy hour."

Theron: (Laughs) "Yeah, I agree. I feel – I feel it. I feel exactly what she's saying. I feel the fear is maybe – we were all talking about this this morning – is just not normalizing any of this – not normalizing this conversation of denial about climate change or this denial about a woman having a choice to decide what she wants to do with her body. We can't normalize any of those conversations. So I think when she says we are pumped to keep talking about this stuff – really, I felt it today. I felt it at 6 AM when I turned my television on and I saw the entire country marching with us, and the entire world. Because this is – we are interconnected, man. Like, what happens here is going to affect everybody everywhere. This is one world."

6. Wide crowd at rally chants "fight like a girl"

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Charlize Theron, Actress: "If you love this country, you have to be able to love everybody right now, and look and hear everybody. We have to be able to do that."

Chelsea Handler, Actress-TV personality: "And who wants to live in a world where it's filled with hate and rancor? Don't you want to be happy? I want everyone to be happy and have fun and go to happy hour. Did I mention happy hour yet?"

Theron: "Yep. But that makes it good."

8. Wide of rally

RED CARPET ROLLED OUT AHEAD OF OPENING NIGHT OF 67th CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

The red carpet has been rolled out over the famous steps of the Cannes Film Festival, ready to welcome the stars at the opening gala in a few hours time.

The 67th Cannes Film Festival will open Wednesday evening (14 May 2014) with Nicole Kidman's new movie "Grace of Monaco."

Directed by Olivier Dahan, it stars Kidman as screen icon Grace Kelly, torn between her duties as Princess of Monaco and the chance to return to Hollywood to star in an Alfred Hitchcock film.

This year brings a selection somewhat light on Hollywood and perhaps missing some of the year's most anticipated releases (like Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice," due in December).

But it's heavy on world-class auteurs, including Jean-Luc Godard, Ken Loach, the Dardenne brothers, Mike Leigh and Michel Hazanavicius, returning to where his film "The Artist" became a sensation.

Films in competition will bring a bevy of A-listers to the prestigious red carpet, including both former "Twilight" co-stars Robert Pattinson (in "Maps to the Stars" and the Aussie outback thriller "The Rover") and Kristen Stewart (in Olivier Assayas' "Clouds of Sils Maria").

Ryan Gosling presents his directorial debut, "Lost River."

Notably this year has a bigger presence of women, with two female directors competing in the main competition and five women on the jury - which is headed up by Jane Campion.

The 67th Cannes Film Festival runs through until Sunday 25th May.

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Cannes, France, 14th May 2014

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25. Tilt up of steps

UTAH TOWN GETS READY FOR SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

Preparations are underway in Park City, Utah for the 30th year of the Sundance Film Festival.

Stars from Kristen Stewart to Aaron Paul are traveling to the mountains for Robert Redford's celebration of independent cinema.

The ten-day festival kicks off Thursday with a lineup that includes 117 feature films.

Redford himself will make an appearance at the opening news conference - scheduled for hours after the Oscar nominations are announced.

Redford is a potential nominee for his performance as a solo sailor adrift at sea in "All Is Lost."

The opening night premiere is "Whiplash," starring Miles Teller as an aspiring jazz drummer and JK Simmons as his strict instructor.

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Park City, Utah, 15 January 2014

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2. Medium trolley on Main Street

3. Wide building with Sundance HQ signage

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7. Medium Main Street pedestrians

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11. Wide hotel with festival headquarters signage

12. Medium hotel entrance

13. Medium Sundance registration area

14. Wide Sundance staff and attendees sorting papers

13. Close Sundance festival signage