A host of stars are attending the 67th Cannes Film Festival, one of the key events in the film industry calendar and a magnet for film-makers, journalists and hopefuls from across the globe.
This year's event has a significant British presence, with films from Mike Leigh and Ken Loach in contention for the prestigious Palme d'Or award and several other titles showcased in other areas of the programme.
The BBC's Neil Smith is on the French Riviera and will be posting regular updates on this year's festivities.
SATURDAY 17 MAY 18:30 (17:30 BST)
Robert Pattinson has put the Twilight series behind him to star in the Outback thriller The Rover
One of the quirkier attractions of Cannes is the Palm Dog, a tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony that celebrates canine performers at the festival.
Decided by a panel of UK film critics, the awards have previously recognised the likes of Uggie in The Artist, Dug from the Pixar animation Up, and the titular lead in The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby.
There are a number of mutts in The Rover, a thriller set in the Australian Outback starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson.
To be honest, though, I'm not sure if its title refers to a dog, Pearce himself or the stolen automobile his taciturn loner spends all of David Michod's film trying to recover.
Pattinson plays a stammering, twitchy simpleton with close-cropped hair and terrible teeth who joins Pearce on his obsessive quest.
It's a bold volte face for the British star that seems a deliberate attempt to put some distance between himself and the Twilight series for which he is best known.
The real star of The Rover, however, is the Outback itself - an arid, dusty and forbidding environment in which bad things happen constantly and no one is to be trusted.
Released in the UK this August, The Rover is playing out of competition and has its gala premiere later.
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