This year's Cannes Film Festival is underway and the first day saw Robert De Niro winning and Quentin Tarantino dropping the mic.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino arrive for a Cannes Film Festival Masterclass by Robert De Niro, the day after the iconic actor received an honorary Palme d'Or. (May 14)

Quentin Tarantino, who is known for his work on films such as Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs, has shares three of his most favourite films.

Every year, around this time, the world’s most decorated and well-known actors, filmmakers, screenwriters and cinema world descend upon the resort town of Cannes in the southeastern French Riviera to attend one of the industry’s most prestigious annual events.

Acclaimed actor and filmmaker Robert De Niro was awarded the honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 2025 by Leonardo DiCaprio. In his acceptance speech, he slammed President Donald Trump and called for protests against him.