Eighty-two women are set to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to highlight the limited number of female filmmakers who have been selected for the festival's competition lineup over its 71 years. Among those expected Saturday are Salma Hayek, Jane Fonda, "Wonder Woman" filmmaker Patty Jenkins and the French director Agnes Varda, a recipient of an honorary Palme d'Or prize. Husson is one of three female filmmakers out of the 21 movies in competition for the Palme d'Or this year. Jane Campion is the only female filmmaker to ever win the Palme. Festival director Thierry Fremaux earlier this week hailed Saturday's event as a way for women "to affirm their presence."

Source: Fox News May 12, 2018 15:45 UTC