Photos: 2017 Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival is celebrating its 70th anniversary and currently taking place from May 17 to May 28.

Here are photos highlighting the event.

Actress Nicole Kidman, from left, director Sofia Coppola and actress Kirsten Dunst pose for photographers during the photo call for the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actresses Addison Riecke, Elle Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, director Sofia Coppola, actors Colin Farrell, Angourie Rice and Nicole Kidman pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
From left, actresses Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning pose for photographers during the photo call for the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actresses Kirsten Dunst, left, and Elle Fanning pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Kirsten Dunst poses for photographers during the photo call for the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actress Kirsten Dunst, centre, wipes away a tear as she poses with Elle Fanning, left, and director Sofia Coppola for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actors Dustin Hoffman, left, and Adam Sandler pose for photographers during the photo call for the film The Meyerowitz Stories at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actor Dustin Hoffman poses for photographers during the photo call for the film The Meyerowitz Stories at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actors Emma Thompson, left, and Dustin Hoffman pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film The Meyerowitz Stories at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
FILE – In this May 21, 2017 file photo, Ben Stiller, from left, Dustin Hoffman and Adam Sandler pose for photographers during the photo call for the film “The Meyerowitz Stories” at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. The comedy released in theaters on May 21. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
Actor Dustin Hoffman, from left, director Noah Baumbach, actors Emma Thompson, Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film The Meyerowitz Stories at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actor Dustin Hoffman takes pictures with a camera loaned from a press photographer during the photo call for the film The Meyerowitz Stories at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Nicole Kidman poses for photographers during the photo call for the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actresses Catherine Deneavue, from left, Jessica Chastain and Isabelle Huppert pose for photographers during the photo call for the 70th Anniversary of the international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (Thibault Camus)
Actors and directors form former Cannes selections pose for photographers during the photo call for the 70th Anniversary of the international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actors and directors form former Cannes selections pose for photographers during the photo call for the 70th Anniversary of the international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Previous former Palme d’or winners from left, Michael Haneke, Ken Loach, Claude Lelouch, Roman Polanski and Jerry Schatzberg pose for photographers upon arrival at the 70th Anniversary of the film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Jury members from left, Jessica Chastain, Pedro Almodovar, Fan Bingbing, Will Smith and Maren Ade pose for photographers upon arrival at the 70th Anniversary of the film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actress Charlize Theron, centre, with Bernice Bejo, left and Juliette Binoche smiles as actors and directors from former Cannes selections pose for photographers during the photo call for the 70th Anniversary of the international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actress Nicole Kidman, left, and model Naomi Campbell pose for photographers upon arrival at the 70th Anniversary of the film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Tilda Swinton poses for photographers upon arrival at the 70th Anniversary of the film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actors and directors from former Cannes selections pose for photographers during the photo call for the 70th Anniversary of the international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actors Will Smith, left, Collin Farrell, Christopher Waltz talk after actors and directors from former Cannes selections posed for photographers during the photo call for the 70th Anniversary of the international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actors Devon Bostick, from left, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lily Collins, Paul Dano and Tilda Swinton pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film Okja at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Nicole Kidman poses for photographers during the photo call for the film The Killing Of A Sacred Deer at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Nicole Kidman poses for photographers upon departure after the screening of the film How To Talk To Girls At Parties at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actors Alex Sharp from right, Elle Fanning, director John Cameron Mitchell and Nicole Kidman pose for photographers upon departure after the screening of the film How To Talk To Girls At Parties at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actress Kristen Stewart poses for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film 120 Beats Per Minute at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, from left, Tilda Swinton and director Bong Joon-Ho pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Okja at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Director Bong Joon-Ho, from left, actresses Tilda Swinton and Ahn Seo-Hyun pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Okja at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actors Paul Dano, right, and Jake Gyllenhaal pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Okja at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actors Byung Heebong, from left, Steven Yeun, Ahn Seo-Hyun, Devon Bostick, Lily Collins and Paul Dano pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Okja at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Millicent Simmonds poses for photographers during the photo call for the film Wonderstruck at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Michelle Williams, from left, director Todd Haynes, actors Julianne Moore, Jaden Michael and Millicent Simmonds pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Wonderstruck at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actress Millicent Simmonds poses for photographers during the photo call for the film Wonderstruck at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actors Jaden Michael, from left, Millicent Simmonds, producer John Sloss, director Todd Haynes, actress Michelle Williams, producers Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler and author Brian Selznick pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Wonderstruck at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Director Todd Haynes poses for photographers during the photo call for the film Wonderstruck, at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Michelle Williams poses for photographers during the photo call for the film Wonderstruck at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Julianne Moore poses for photographers during the photo call for the film Wonderstruck at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
From left, director Andrey Zvyagintsev, actors Maryana Spikav and Alexei Rozin pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Loveless at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Director Andrey Zvyagintsev poses for photographers during the photo call for the Loveless, at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
From left, actor Alexei Rozin, director Andrey Zvyagintsev and actress Maryana Spikav pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Loveless at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Model Bella Hadid poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Model Bella Hadid, right, poses for photographers with her father Mohamed Hadid upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Jury members Will Smith, from left, Jessica Chastain and Pedro Almodovar pose for photographers during the photo call for the Jury at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Model Emily Ratajkowski poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Jury member Jessica Chastain poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Jury members from right Agnes Jaoui, Fan Bingbing, Jessica Chastain, Will Smith, Jury president Pedro Almodovar, Paolo Sorrentino, Gabriel Yared, Park Cha-Wook and Maren Ade pose for photographers during the photo call for the Jury at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actresses Marion Cotillard, right, and Charlotte Gainsbourg pose for photographers during the photo call for the film Ismael’s Ghosts, at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Ceremony host Monica Bellucci poses for photographers during the photo call for the film Ismael’s Ghosts, at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Actress Uma Thurman poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Marion Cotillard poses for photographers during the photo call for the film Ismael’s Ghosts, at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Alastair Grant)
Actresses Susan Sarandon and Elle Fanning pose for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Actress Naomie Harris poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actress Lily-Rose Depp poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
A policeman with a rifle gets into position prior to the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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