The official dinner of Women In Motion, Kering’s program aiming to shine a spotlight on women’s contribution to cinema, welcomed 200 guests on Place de la Castre, on the hills of Cannes. On this occasion, François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes, presented the Women In Motion Award to Chinese iconic actress Gong Li, in the presence of Franck Riester, French Minister of Culture, and of the members of the Jury of the Festival. The Young Talents Award was presented to German director Eva Trobisch.
Notable guests included actresses and actors Salma Hayek-Pinault, Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Eva Longoria, Mathieu Kassovitz, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gad Elmaleh, Béatrice Dalle, Amira Casar, Rossy de Palma, Julie Gayet, Élodie Bouchez, Virginie Ledoyen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Déborah François, Clotilde Courau, Elsa Zylberstein, Leyna Bloom, Alain and Anouchka Delon, and Charlotte Casiraghi.
Kering and the Festival de Cannes also had the pleasure of welcoming directors Nadine Labaki, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Maren Ade, Bertrand Tavernier, Maimouna N' Diaye, Yorgos Lanthimos, Claude Lelouch, Kelly Reichardt, Pawel Pawlikowski, Robin Campillo and Gaspar Noé. Artist, writer and director Enki Bilal, composers and musicians Jean-Michel Jarre and Thomas Bangalter, Saint Laurent artistic director Anthony Vaccarello, CEOs of Gucci and Saint Laurent Marco Bizzarri and Francesca Bellettini, models Toni Garrn, Mica Argañaraz, and Anja Rubik, as well as influencer Camila Coelho.
