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Kate Winslet, the Leading Actress award winner, teared up during her BAFTA acceptance speech as she dedicated her victory to her real-life daughter, Mia Threapleton, who also plays her reel-life teenaged kid in I Am Ruth , a stand-alone drama for which Kate was nominated. Inspired by the actors’ personal experience, it focusses on a mother struggling

Seagulls have always had a notorious reputation for snatching food from the hands of innocent humans. Remember the viral video where one biped struck back, leaving ice cream infused with laxatives on the beach. To cut a long story short, it didn't rain cats and dogs that day! In attempts to change how we view this feathered lot, De Panne, a Belgian coastal town, organised the

In recent years, the Cannes Film Festival has showcased some of the best and worst in fashion. The 76th edition too had its fair share of quirky (read bizarre) numbers. Noted Indian filmmakers Nandita Das and Vivek Agnihotri publicly shared their discontent. In their opinion, the festival focuses more on fashion than cinema, its true essence. The former, also a famous actor, posted photos of to help her daughter deal with the effects of social media. Kate implored the ‘people in power’ to criminalise harmful content. She also encouraged young people to ask for help, stressing that there’s no shame in it. In today's digital era, parents often struggle to find the balance between protecting their kids and being overprotective. Kudos to creators Dominic Savage and Kate Winslet! third European Seagull Screeching Championship. Around 50 participants were judged for their renditions of the bird’s cry, with 15 points allotted for the cry itself and five points for behaviour –of the participant not the seagulls. The event aimed at getting more sympathy for the birds as they are, after all, part of the coast. We agree! Humans don't have any more right to be on earth than other species do. herself attending past festivals where she is elegantly dressed, fitting for an event of such a scale but nothing over the top or attention-seeking. Quick research on Cannes in the ‘90s or even the 2000s shows things were saner back then. While we can begin to understand the Met Gala’s fashion atrocities, we believe it's important to preserve the sanctity of the Cannes festival and honour it for what it is – a tribute to films and filmmaking.