RRome, May 18th. (askanews) – It was awarded to the actress and writer Julianne Moore the prestigious Women In Motion Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The award established in 2015 by Kering rewards talented protagonists and young women committed to enhancing the presence of women in cinema. And speaking of young people, the director of the film My joy, Margherita Spampinatoobtained this year theEmerging Talent Award 2026.
Many stars attended the awards evening, from Isabelle Huppert to Carla Bruni to the Korean director Park Chan-wookand the honors were naturally done by François Henri PinaultChairman of the Board of Directors of Kering, and his wife Salma Hayek.
Julianne Moore is one of the great protagonists of today’s cinema: she has won an Oscar, Bafta, Emmy, Golden Globe, the Palme d’Or in Cannes and the Coppa Volpi in Venice, but she is also a woman committed to female voices and diversity in the film industry. «I love coming to the Cannes festival, I am a great fan of cinema and above all of women’s stories. For me this award has a special value” said the actress.
Salma Hayek declared that she greatly admires her American colleague: «Ever since she acted she has always been brilliant, she is truly a continuous source of inspiration, I never miss one of her films, I continually learn from her. But above all she is a very intelligent woman and very attentive to others.”
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