Catherine Deneuve, Salma Hayek, Omar Sy… On the night of Cannes, the stars gathered at the prestigious Women In Motion dinner.

This Sunday, May 19, the Place de la Castre will once again be decorated with a thousand lights for the most beautiful evening in Cannes. Lily Gladstone, Xavier Dolan, this year’s president of Un Certain Regard, Emmanuelle Béart, model Anya Rubik, Pierfrancesco Favino, Diane Kruger, Eva Green, looking punk chic, Cannes festival chief delegate Thierry Fremont, or even Anais Demostieu, who revealed her little bump, met up in the heights of Cannes to pay tribute to Hollywood industry major Dame Donna Langley.

The British president of NBC Universal Studio Group received the Women In Motion award last night in the presence of Culture Minister Rachida Dati. François-Henri Pinault, president and CEO of Kering, emphasized this in his speech. Honoring this important decision-maker in Hollywood is an exemplary career and “person on the front lines” for her commitment to equality and inclusion. promote women in the world of art and culture to be rewarded. “To a lot of people, I’m an art killer because I wear a suit,” Donna Langley laughed during her acceptance speech. However, it is truly a film buff, a visionary, who took center stage that evening. Without this patronage of American cinema, the films Oppenheimer Or He said probably wouldn’t see the light of day. “Dear Donna, you proved that women can do anything. they can be great leaders, take risks and manage a ten-figure budget,” declared Iris Knobloch, president of the Cannes Film Festival, who welcomed the promising version moments ago. The debut of Amanda Nell Yu, winner of the Women In Motion Emerging Talent Award. Malaysian director on stage Tiger Stripes He also reminded us of the need to listen while he doubts whether he has a future in film. These words could have been those of Judith Godrech, who, coming with her daughter, Tess Barthelemy, also received many friendly testimonials for her commitment against sexual violence.

Powerful women

Present at Cannes to present the short film Me too Supported by the Kering Foundation, the actress and director was one of the queens of the evening, which included many others. We saw Isabelle Hooper chatting with Japanese film director Kore-eda, jury president Greta Gerwig chatting with Julianne Moore before sitting down to eat, or even Justin Trier expressing his admiration for the Jacques Audiard musical. Emilia Perez whose actresses Zoe Saldana and Carla Sofia Gascon were also at the party. Not far away, Charlotte Gainsbourg rushed to kiss Catherine Deneuve, who was seated next to Saint Laurent artistic director Anthony Vaccarello, as Michelle Yeoh, the Women in Motion 2023 award, was exchanged with Salma Hayek Pinault, who preceded her on the list of winners in 2021. .

After dinner prepared by Breton star chef Virginie Giboise, guests took a few steps on the dance floor before leaving. As one of BMW’s fleet cars returned to the Croisette, Pierre Nini and his wife, Natasha Andrews, congratulated Artus on his phenomenal success.A little extra While Omar Sy mischievously greets director Kosta Gavras and his wife. “Good night Romain’s mom and dad,” he’ll tell them, as a small wink to his fellow director Romain Gavras. And the star Lupine finally unleashing a great burst of laughter into the night with the pain of ending this beautiful evening.