Festival de Cannes: l'origine et la raison

No final dos anos 1930, chocado pela ingerência dos governos fascistas alemão e italiano na seleção dos filmes da Mostra de Veneza,Jean Zay, ministro da Instrução pública e de Belas Artes, propõe a criação, em Cannes, de um festival cinematográfico de nível internacional. Em junho de 1939, Louis Lumière aceita ser o presidente da primeira edição do festival, que deveria acontecer de 1 a 30 de setembro. A declaração de guerra da França e do Reino Unido à Alemanha em 3 de setembro põe fim, prematuramente a essa decisão, apesar do prémio ter sido atribuído a Union Pacific, de Cecil B. DeMille.

A primeira edição do festival aconteceu, realmente em 1946. O festival não aconteceu em 1948 e 1950 por problemas financeiros. Em 1955, foi introduzida pelo comité organizador a Palma de Ouro como prémio principal do evento - antes desta data, era conhecido como Grand Prix du Festival international du Film.

O festival de 1968 foi interrompido em 19 de maio. Na véspera, Louis Malle, demissionário do júri, François Truffaut, Claude Berri, Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, Claude Lelouch,Roman Polanski e Jean-Luc Godard, ao entrarem na Sala do Palácio, exigiram a interrupção da projeção em solidariedade dos operários e estudantes em greve.

A edição de 2006 teve como presidente do júri, o cineasta chinês Wong Kar Wai (de Amor à Flor da Pele e 2046). O prémio principal, esperado para o mexicano Alejandro González Iñárritu (que ganhou o troféu como melhor diretor por Babel), acabou por ir para o realizador britânico Ken Loach, com The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

Desde então, o Festival de Cannes tem atraído todas as atenções, sempre que se realiza, e podemos assistir a diversas promoções e conferências de imprensa dos filmes que estão no momento com mais impacto junto do público. 

Durante vários dias o mundo da Sétima Arte tem os olhos postos em Cannes.

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Longas-metragens da competição oficial

• A Palma de Ouro (Palme d'or) recompensa o melhor filme.
• O Grande Prémio (Grand Prix) recompensa o filme que manifesta a maior originalidade ou espírito de pesquisa.
• O Prémio de interpretação feminina (Prix d'interprétation féminine) recompensa a melhor atriz.
• O Prémio de interpretação masculina (Prix d'interprétation masculine) recompensa o melhor ator.
• Prémio de direção (Prix de la mise en scène) recompensa o melhor diretor.
• O Prémio de Roteiro (Prix du scénario) recompensa o melhor roteirista.
• O Prémio do Júri (Prix du jury)

Curtas-metragens da competição oficial

• A Palma de ouro de curta-metragem (Palme d'or du court métrage) recompensa o melhor curta-metragem.
• O Prémio do júri (Prix du jury du court métrage)

Seleção oficial (competição e Un certain regard), a Quinzena dos diretores e a Semana da crítica 

• Camera de ouro (Caméra d'or) recompensa o melhor primeiro filme do conjunto dessas seções.
• O Trophée Chopard (Prémio de Performance Revelação)

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Stella & Vivienne A love for Earth

The fashion industry has changed behavior over the last few years increasingly responsible , sustainable and without resorting to animal suffering or harm the environment .

The use of real fur, obtained at the cost of animal suffering is truly inhumane. in fact, none of this is necessary for us to have truly fabulous clothes just see the example of designers Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood. Really, it is urgent that more and more designers acquire environmental awareness and defense of animal rights as well as other causes, from child labor, excessive use of water to prepare some clothes, the use of cheap labor so to market products at rock bottom prices obtained at the expense of the exploitation of some people.

Buy less, buy good quality, contribute to the sustainability of the planet, do not wear clothes made of animal skin, are behaviors that should be amplified in the fashion world.

We leave here the links so you can find out more about the fashion of these two brilliant designers.

With more acessible prices we leave you the brand H&M that develops fantastic projects that deserve to be shared and it cosmetic products aren't tested on animals.

Do not forget to find out more about sustainable fashion and believe that we can like and follow the latest trends in perfect balance with the planet and in full respect for all living beings.

We'll continue to share with you great people that in fashion industry are changing behaviors and make a difference, so keep in touch and follow THE WORLD SHAPE blog to find more and help us to make the World a better place!

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A industria da moda tem mudado de comportamento ao longo dos últimos anos sendo cada vez mais responsável, sustentável e sem recorrer ao sofrimento de animais ou causar danos ao ambiente.

O uso de peles verdadeiras, obtidas à custa do sofrimento dos animais é verdadeiramente desumano. na verdade, nada disso é necessário para que possamos ter roupas verdadeiramente fabulosas basta ver o exemplo das estilistas Stella Mccartney e Vivienne Westwood. Realmente, é urgente que cada vez mais estilistas adquiram uma consciência ambiental e de defesa dos direitos dos animais, assim como outras causas, desde o trabalho infantil, o uso excessivo de água para elaborar algumas roupas, o recurso a mão de obra barata de modo a colocar no mercado artigos a preços baixíssimos, obtidos à custa da exploração de alguns povos.

Comprar menos, comprar de boa qualidade, contribuir para a sustentabilidade do Planeta, não usar roupas feitas de pele de animais, são comportamentos que devem ser amplificados no mundo da moda.

Deixamos aqui os links para que possas pesquisar mais sobre a moda destas duas estilistas brilhantes assim da marca H&M que desenvolve projetos fantásticos e que merecem ser divulgados e partilhados e a preços mais acessíveis a todas as bolsas! Mais, os produtos da H&M não são testados em animais! Sabes que não estás a contribuir para o sofrimento de nenhum ser vivo pois na verdade, testar cosméticos em animais é um ato de tortura e completamente desumano.

Procura sempre usar produtos de cosmética e make up que não seja testada em animais, acredita, vais-te sentir melhor e estarás a ajudar a tornar o Mundo um lugar melhor para todos os seres vivos.

Não deixes de pesquisar mais sobre moda sustentável e acredita que podemos gostar e seguir as últimas tendências, em perfeito equilíbrio com o Planeta e em pleno respeito por todos os seres vivos.

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water is the way

Matt Damon is the founder of H2O Africa and Water Org and has been over these 20 years a great activist of the issues related to water.

Without water there is no life and is truly unfortunate that there are people in the world who do not have access to this essential commodity so that they can live and have quality of life.

We all know that water is essential for our body to function well and health terms , it is essential for the health and diet of people, and yet, it is a luxury that only a few have access.

Here is some information about these two organizations and the respective link so they can find and do not forget , change your behavior trying to save as much water as they can in your day to day and do not forget to share the message with your friends, familäres, colleagues, contacts, in person or on social networks.

Water.org is an American nonprofit developmental aid organization resulting from the merger between H2O Africa, co-founded by Matt Damon, and WaterPartners, co-founded by Gary White. Its goal is to provide aid to regions of developing countries (such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Chad) that do not have access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

They have been pioneering innovative, sustainable solutions to the global water crisis for 25 years, giving women hope, children health and communities a future.

The H2O Africa Foundation was an NGO founded by Matt Damon to raise awareness about clean water initiatives in Africa. It was part of the Running the Sahara expedition and documentary project undertaken by Damon, James Moll, LivePlanet, and the Independent Producers Alliance. In 2009, the H2O Africa Foundation merged with WaterPartners to form Water.org, an organization co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White of WaterPartners in July 2009.

Find out more about the work they have been doing in the World and take action yourself in your life.

Water should be free and for everyone, remember! Try to live your life without acess to water when you want and instead you have to walk miles everyday to pick up some water to drink and cook and take bath. Imagine that. How do you think is living like that? You think is fair? Is it correct? Is it human?

It's not. We are all the same, we should have all the same life opportunities and acess to life essentials.

Think about it.

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the girl in the bikini

We can't imagine beach or summer without wearing a bikini, and right now it's the time to look for some news bikinis for this season!

However, wearing a bikini nowadays it's something normal, but, in the beggining things and people mentality was different. We have to say thanks to brave women that even against society, decided to wear a bikini in public, with no fear. Let's take a look to those women and to the first designers of it and even before, in past centuries and what society thought about this, the bikini!

The name for the bikini design was coined in 1946 by Parisian engineer Louis Réard. He named the swimsuit after Bikini Atoll, where testing on the atomic bomb was taking place. Fashion designer Jacques Heim, also from Paris, re-released a similar design earlier that same year, the Atome. Due to its controversial and revealing design, the bikini was slow to be adopted. In many countries it was banned from beaches and public places. The Vatican declared the design sinful. While still considered risqué, the bikini gradually became a part of popular culture when film stars—Brigitte Bardot, Raquel Welch, Ursula Andress and others—began wearing them on public beaches and in film.

The bikini design became common in most Western countries by the mid-1960s as beachwear, swimwear and underwear. By the late 20th century it had become common as sportswear in sports such as beach volleyball and bodybuilding. Variations of the term are used to describe stylistic variations for promotional purposes and industry classifications.

But, before those days....swimming or bathing outdoors was discouraged in the Christian West, so there was little demand or need for swimming or bathing costumes until the 18th century. The bathing gown of the 18th century was a loose ankle-length full-sleeve chemise-type gown made of wool or flannel that retained coverage and modesty.

In 1907, Australian swimmer and performer Annette Kellerman was arrested on a Boston beach for wearing form-fitting sleeveless one-piece knitted swimming tights that covered her from neck to toe, a costume she adopted from England, although it became accepted swimsuit attire for women in parts of Europe by 1910. In 1913, designer Carl Jantzen made the first functional two-piece swimwear. Inspired by the introduction of females into Olympic swimming he designed a close-fitting costume with shorts for the bottom and short sleeves for the top.

During the 1920s and 1930s, people began to shift from "taking in the water" to "taking in the sun", at bathhouses and spas, and swimsuit designs shifted from functional considerations to incorporate more decorative features. Rayon was used in the 1920s in the manufacture of tight-fitting swimsuits, but its durability, especially when wet, proved problematic. Jersey and silk were also sometimes used. By the 1930s, manufacturers had lowered necklines in the back, removed sleeves, and tightened the sides. With the development of new clothing materials, particularly latex and nylon, swimsuits gradually began hugging the body through the 1930s, with shoulder straps that could be lowered for tanning.

Increasingly common glamour shots of popular actresses and models on either side of the Atlantic played a large part in bringing the bikini into the mainstream. During the 1950s, Hollywood stars such as Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor,Tina Louise, Marilyn Monroe, Esther Williams, and Betty Grable took advantage of the risqué publicity associated with the bikini by posing for photographs wearing them—pin-ups of Hayworth and Williams in costume were especially widely distributed in the United States. In 1950, Elvira Pagã walked at the Rio Carnival, Brazil in a golden bikini, starting the bikini tradition of the carnival.

In Europe, 17-year-old Brigitte Bardot wore scanty bikinis (by contemporary standards) in the French film Manina, la fille sans voiles ("Manina, the girl unveiled"). The promotion for the film, released in France in March 1953, drew more attention to Bardot's bikinis than to the film itself. By the time the film was released in the United States in 1958 it was re-titled Manina, the Girl in the Bikini. Bardot was also photographed wearing a bikini on the beach during the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Working with her husband and agent Roger Vadim she garnered significant attention with photographs of her wearing a bikini on every beach in the south of France.

Similar photographs were taken of Anita Ekberg and Sophia Loren, among others. According to The Guardian, Bardot's photographs in particular turned Saint-Tropez into the beachwear capital of the world, with Bardot identified as the original Cannes bathing beauty. Bardot's photography helped to enhance the public profile of the festival, and Cannes in turn played a crucial role in her career.

Ursula Andress, appearing as Honey Rider in the 1962 British James Bond film, Dr. No, wore a white bikini, which became known as the "Dr. No bikini". It became one of the most famous bikinis of all time and an iconic moment in cinematic and fashion history. Andress said that she owed her career to that white bikini, remarking, "This bikini made me into a success. As a result of starring in Dr. No as the first Bond girl, I was given the freedom to take my pick of future roles and to become financially independent."

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"I am something that you'll never understand"

Prince, also known as the Love Symbol, , singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor.

A musical innovator known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. 

His music integrates a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, soul, psychedelia, and pop. 

He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year of his eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Prince's music synthesized a wide variety of influences,and drew inspiration from a range of musicians, including James Brown, George Clinton, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, David Bowie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Mick Jagger, Rick James, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Curtis Mayfield, Elvis Presley, Todd Rundgren, Carlos Santana, Sly Stone, Jackie Wilson and Stevie Wonder.

The way the World sees him is like a "pop polymath, flitting between funkadelia, acid rock, deep soul, schmaltz—often within the same song".

"Prince doesn't so much build bridges between categories as create music that exceeds each category simultaneously"

The Los Angeles Times called Prince "our first post-everything pop star, defying easy categories of race, genre and commercial appeal." As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant style and showmanship.He came to be regarded as a sex symbol for his androgynous, amorphous sexuality, play with signifiers of gender,and defiance of racial stereotypes. His "audacious, idiosyncratic" fashion sense made use of "ubiquitous purple, alluring makeup and frilled garments." His androgynous look has been compared to that of Little Richard and David Bowie.

He has also been noted for the strong female presence in his bands and his support for women in the music industry throughout his career.

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You smile. I smile. Let's change the World.

Smiling is a life's essential to me, can't imagine a day without sharing smiles with people around me. 

In fact, a smile is the key to solve many problems we face every day.

Therefore, I made a research about the benefits of smiling and came across this great article and decided to share it with you!

So, here goes, read carefully and take action!

“The researchers say their findings suggest smiling during brief periods of stress may help reduce the body's stress response, regardless of whether the person actually feels happy or not.”

According to Mark Stibich, a consultant at Columbia University, and contributor to a Guide to Longevity at about.com, Smiling has 7 benefits! Check it!

1.  Makes Us Attractive to others There is an automatic attraction to people who smile.

2. Changes Mood If you try, even when it’s difficult, to smile when you are not feeling good, there is a change it might improve your affect and change the way you are feeling.  

3. Contagious Others will want to be with you. You will be helping others feel good.

4. Relieves Stress Stress does express itself right in our faces. When we smile, it can help us look better, less tired, less worn down. 

5. Boosts Immune System Smiling can actually stimulate your immune response by helping you relax.

6. Lowers Blood Pressure When you smile, there is evidence that your blood pressure can decrease.

7. Releases Endorphins  and Serotonin Research has reported that smiling releases endorphins, which are natural pain relievers, along with serotonin, which is also associated with feel good properties.

Duchenne smiles (smiles that include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes) are the only type of smile that creates this positive effects. These smiles engage the muscles in the mouth, cheeks, and eyes and are considered to be genuine smiles.

So, when you smile at someone else and they smile a real smile in return - you are helping to create physiological changes in their bodies that may benefit them, as well as yourself.

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a matter of hope: Superman

Superman is my number one heroe and I think in the entire World too. 

He's the protector, the guardian of Planet Earth. But, he's also a simply man always defending those who most need and Lois Lane, he's love! 

Yes, he has one love since ever, an intelligent, confident and sucessful girlfriend, the reporter Lois Lane from the newspaper The Daily Planet. 

There's no way of not loving Superman because he may have all the powers but he has a great heart and he's humble. 

He promotes peace and not conflit. Superman was created by writerJerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster and first appeared in Action Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, newspaper strips, television programs, films, and video games. Ray Middleton in 1939 was the first public appearance of Superman and he is first actor who had the privileged to portray Superman in public during 1939 World’s Fair. 

After we had Christopher Reeve, I really thought that noone could ever play Superman again so well, but in 2013 I had a great surprise, Henry Cavill was playing the superheroe in the his return in the movie Man Of Steel, a film directed by Zack Snyder after the idea have being presented by Christopher Nolan, producer of the movie. 

And I loved it. 

A new view of Superman that I really liked. 

A new suit that I just loved and for sure a more human Superman. 

Well done Henry Cavill and Zack Snyder! Many thanks to Christopher Nolan for the concept of the film. So, there is no doubt that my favorite Superman is Henry Cavill, he and Reeve played perfectly our man of steel. 

I hope that more movies on solo of Superman with Henry Cavill and with the cast of Man of Steel will come and that means more adventures ! Until that, here goes some previous image of our heroe and for sure, Henry Cavill!

Ray Middleton 1939

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