According to a now well-established ritual, Place de la Castre, in old Cannes with a panoramic view of the city, had regained the joyous luster of festive days on Sunday evening, with its air of a Provençal village, its garlands dancing in the middle of the pines. parasols and hundreds of candles that lit up the gala tables set up for the event.
To discover
"06400 Cannes", the postcard from the Festival, episode 2: the memories of Elle Fanning, the confidences of Carla Bruni and the smile of Julia Roberts
The Women In Motion Dinner
In images, in pictures
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The event?
The Women in Motion Awards, 8th edition, the now famous program initiated by the Kering group and intended to highlight the place of women in the world of arts and culture.
This progressive system has become a major player in the Cannes Film Festival, of which it is a partner, through its talks, its podcasts and its prizes which each year distinguish an inspiring figure in cinema but also emerging female talent.
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Isabelle Huppert and François-Henri Pinault, CEO of Kering.
Kering / press photo
Upsetting talk
This year, the star of the evening was Viola Davis, a remarkable comedian and spokesperson for the African-American cause in the United States, an influential and dedicated activist for the cause of women and diversity.
Multi-award winning (an Oscar for
Fences
), the 56-year-old actress is charisma incarnate and plays Michelle Obama in the mini-series
The first lady
.
His talk a few days earlier was overwhelmingly human.
Viola Davis was accompanied by her husband Julius, also an actor, and François-Henri Pinault, CEO of the Kering group.
She received the Women in Motion Award, succeeding Salma Hayek, winner 2021.
The Young Talents prize was then awarded to Swedish director Ninja Thyberg.
"06400-Cannes": the postcard from the Cannes Film Festival 2022, episode 2
Vincent, Thierry, Jean... and the others
Among the guests, we noticed Isabelle Huppert, who looked like she had come out of a Marvel movie in her tight green Balenciaga jumpsuit, the most daring outfit of the evening.
Carla Bruni, she held Nicolas Sarkozy by the hand.
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Carla Bruni Sarkozy Kering press photo
The official juries were present in full force, the president Vincent Lindon in the first place who chatted with Thierry Frémaux, the coach of the Festival, the 75th this year.
Later, the team from the film
Novembre
with Jean Dujardin in the main role joined the Place de la Castre and its VIP guests.
It was past midnight, the night was blue and an overexcited Italian singer charmed the last guests with his nostalgic hits.
