10 things to know ahead of the Cannes Film Festival

After packing his mankini for his trip to the famed film festival, Don O’Mahony selects some of the things to watch out for at this year’s event.

1. What’s the big talking point of this year’s festival?

There’s already been much discussion about the amount of auteurs who have made films in what is not their first language, namely English. Among them is is Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone, whose Tale of Tales stars Salma Hayek and Vincent Cassel.