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2015 saw Kering launch Women In Motion at the Festival de Cannes in an effort to spotlight women in filmmaking, both before and behind the camera. Through its Awards, the program honors well-known figures and emerging female talent, while its Talks and Podcasts provide a platform for leading personalities to share their views on the representation of women in their profession.
Discover the award winners and Talks for each year and relive the highlights since the program’s inception.
Women In Motion at the Festival de Cannes 2025
Women In Motion Talks
A cornerstone of the Women In Motion program, the Talks provide a platform to prominent figures in cinema and entertainment who have contributed to advancing gender equality. Actresses, directors and producers share their views and experiences on the representation of women in cinema, and more broadly in culture and the arts.
This year’s speakers include Nicole Kidman, recipient of the 2025 Women In Motion Award, as well as Charlotte Gainsbourg, Juliette Armanet, Carla Simón, recipient of the 2018 Emerging Talent Award, Vicky Krieps, Kore-eda and Chie Hayakawa, Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly, and, in partnership with the Red Sea Film Festival, a collective session with director Gaya Jiji and actresses Rungano Nyoni and Amina Khalil.
Taraji P. Henson & Dr. Stacy L. Smith
Women In Motion brings together Taraji P. Henson and Dr. Stacy L. Smith for an illuminating conversation on the represen...
Carla Simón
Recipient of the Women In Motion Emerging Talent Award in 2018, Carla Simón returns to the Cannes Film Festival with her...
Hirokazu Kore-Eda & Chie Hayakawa
A thoughtful and engaging dialogue between directors Hirokazu Kore-Eda and Chie Hayakawa, whose film Renoir is part of t...
Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly
Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly, co-founders of TeaTime Pictures, take part in the Women In Motion Talk. For her first time in C...
Nicole Kidman
Academy Award-winning actor, producer, and iconic figure in international cinema, Nicole Kidman — recipient of the 2025 Wome...
Juliette Armanet
The first Women In Motion Talk organized by Kering at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival welcomes J...
Gaya Jiji, Rungano Nyoni, Amina Khalil and Sarah Taiba in collaboration with Red Sea Film Festival
In collaboration with the Red Sea Film Festival, the Women In Motion program brings together four distinctive voices in ...
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Actor, singer, and filmmaker Charlotte Gainsbourg reflects, in a Talk led by Variety’s Angelique Jackson, on a career th...
Vicky Krieps
Guest of a Women In Motion Talk at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Vicky Krieps reflects on a s...
Taraji P. Henson & Dr. Stacy L. Smith
Women In Motion brings together Taraji P. Henson and Dr. Stacy L. Smith for an illuminating conversation on the represen...
Carla Simón
Recipient of the Women In Motion Emerging Talent Award in 2018, Carla Simón returns to the Cannes Film Festival with her...
Hirokazu Kore-Eda & Chie Hayakawa
A thoughtful and engaging dialogue between directors Hirokazu Kore-Eda and Chie Hayakawa, whose film Renoir is part of t...
Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly
Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly, co-founders of TeaTime Pictures, take part in the Women In Motion Talk. For her first time in C...
Nicole Kidman
Academy Award-winning actor, producer, and iconic figure in international cinema, Nicole Kidman — recipient of the 2025 Wome...
Juliette Armanet
The first Women In Motion Talk organized by Kering at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival welcomes J...
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The 2025 Women In Motion Awards
As every May since the creation of Women In Motion a decade ago, the Kering program shines a spotlight on two female talents in cinema. One established and another emerging personality are distinguished for their work, creativity and contribution to the film industry.
The 2025 Women In Motion Award is being presented to Nicole Kidman, the American-Australian actor and producer, by François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering; and Iris Knobloch and Thierry Frémaux, respectively the President and Director of the Festival de Cannes.
The 2025 Emerging Talent Award goes to Brazilian director Marianna Brennand, as selected by Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu who received the accolade in 2024.
Nicole Kidman
Born in Hawaii in 1967, Nicole Kidman is an American-Australian actress and producer. She grew up in Sydney, Australia, and began her career in Australian film and television in the early 1980s. She achieved international recognition with Days of Thunder in 1990. Her major film roles in Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Others (2001), The Hours (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion (2016), and Being the Ricardos (2021), as well as her acclaimed television performances in Big Little Lies (2017–2019), The Undoing (2020), and Nine Perfect Strangers (2021), have earned her numerous awards—including an Oscar, five Golden Globes, a BAFTA, two Emmy Awards, a special prize at the 70th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, and the Best Actress award at the 81st Venice Film Festival in September 2024—demonstrating her versatility and longevity. She is also recognized for her support, as a producer through her company Blossom Films, of projects highlighting strong female characters and compelling stories.
Marianna Brennand
Marianna Brennand is a director, producer, and screenwriter from Brazil. Brennand has a degree in Film Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her debut feature film, Manas, was released in 2024 and already scooped more than 20 prizes. The fiction film, which started as a documentary project, is the result of ten years of research into the subject of sexual abuse and exploitation of children, teenagers and women on Marajó Island, in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.
Women In Motion at the Festival de Cannes 2024
Women In Motion Talks
A cornerstone of the Women In Motion program, the Talks offer a platform to leaders in the film industry who have contributed to advancing gender equality. Actresses, directors and producers speak out about the representation of women on screen or within their profession, and share their experiences and commitments. This year’s speakers include Dame Donna Langley, winner of the 2024 Women In Motion Award; Yseult, Judith Godrèche, Julianne Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Iris Knobloch, Charlotte Le Bon and Céline Sallette; as well as a session with Cate Blanchett, Dr. Stacy L. Smith and Coco Francini.
Dame Donna Langley
Donna Langley, the producer and chairman of NBCUniversal Studio...
Charlotte Le Bon and Céline Sallette
Charlotte Le Bon and Céline Sallette - respectively the lead and director of Niki - talk about the genesis and making of...
Iris Knobloch
The Women In Motion Talks series ends on a high note with guest speaker Iris Knobloch, President of the Cannes Film Fest...
Zoe Saldaña
In this Women in Motion Talk, Zoe Saldaña, who stars in the new film Emilia Perez, directed by Jacques Audiard an...
Julianne Moore
The actress and producer Julianne Moore, winner of the Festival’s Best Performance by an Actress award for her role in Maps ...
Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Cate Blanchett and Coco Francini
At a Women In Motion Talk in 2023, producers Cate Blanchett and Coco Francini sat down with Dr. Stacy L. Smith, the foun...
Yseult
The French singer-songwriter and model Yseult opens the Women In Motion 2024 Talks. The acclaimed performer speaks about...
Judith Godrèche
A new era dawns, and a young girl discovers herself before a crowd, with all eyes on her. Directed by Judith Godrèche with supp...
Dame Donna Langley
Donna Langley, the producer and chairman of NBCUniversal Studio...
Charlotte Le Bon and Céline Sallette
Charlotte Le Bon and Céline Sallette - respectively the lead and director of Niki - talk about the genesis and making of...
Iris Knobloch
The Women In Motion Talks series ends on a high note with guest speaker Iris Knobloch, President of the Cannes Film Fest...
Zoe Saldaña
In this Women in Motion Talk, Zoe Saldaña, who stars in the new film Emilia Perez, directed by Jacques Audiard an...
Julianne Moore
The actress and producer Julianne Moore, winner of the Festival’s Best Performance by an Actress award for her role in Maps ...
Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Cate Blanchett and Coco Francini
At a Women In Motion Talk in 2023, producers Cate Blanchett and Coco Francini sat down with Dr. Stacy L. Smith, the foun...
The 2024 Women In Motion Awards
At the 77th Cannes Film Festival, as every May since the creation of Women In Motion, the Kering program grants two awards at a gala dinner honoring the work, creativity and contribution to the film industry of two women, one established, the other emerging.
The 2024 Women In Motion Award is being presented to Dame Donna Langley, Chairman and Chief Content Officer of NBCUniversal Studio Group, by François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering; and Iris Knobloch and Thierry Frémaux, respectively the President and Director of the Cannes Film Festival. The Emerging Talent Award goes to Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu. As every year, the previous winner of the prize, then Carmen Jaquier, chose the new awardee.
Dame Donna Langley
Dame Donna Langley has dedicated her career to supporting cinematic works that capture the cultural zeitgeist and give women a voice, promoting inclusion and diversity both in front of and behind the camera. Initially Executive Producer at New Line Cinema, she joined Universal in 2001. She is now Chairman and Chief Content Officer of NBCUniversal Studio Group, and the first British woman to head a major Hollywood studio. Ms. Langley was elevated to the rank of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2020, a recognition of her achievements in redefining popular culture and her efforts to cultivate opportunities for women and people of color across the entertainment industry.
Amanda Nell Eua
Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu is a graduate of the London Film School and an alumna of Berlinale Talents, Tokyo Talents and the Locarno Filmmakers Academy. In 2023, her first feature film, Tiger Stripes, was awarded the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the 76th Cannes Festival, making it the first Malaysian film by a female director to be presented at Cannes, and the first Malaysian film to be awarded such a distinction at the Festival. In Tiger Stripes, as well as in her acclaimed short It's Easier to Raise Cattle, she explores the female body and identity in the cultural context of Southeast Asia.
Women In Motion and the 76th Festival de Cannes
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Michelle Yeoh
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (FR)
Eva Longoria and Dr. Stacy L. Smith
Jeremy O. Harris
Katie Holmes
Jeanne Herry (FR)
Cate Blanchett & Coco Francini
Lily Gladstone
Michelle Yeoh
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (FR)
Eva Longoria and Dr. Stacy L. Smith
Jeremy O. Harris
Katie Holmes
Jeanne Herry (FR)
Focus on the Women In Motion Awards
Women In Motion honored its award winners at the 76th Festival de Cannes, as it has every year since the program’s creation in 2015. The 2023 Women In Motion Award was presented to internationally acclaimed Malaysian-born actress and producer Michelle Yeoh by François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, Director of the Festival de Cannes. The Emerging Talent Award went to Swiss director Carmen Jaquier.
Michelle Yeoh
A Malaysian-born actress and producer of international renown, Michelle Yeoh has been shattering conventions for decades. By portraying complex, determined women on screen, she has helped to challenge gender and age-related stereotypes in the film industry. For her incredible performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once, she won the Golden Globe, the SAG Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2023, she thus became the first Asian actress to win an Oscar in this category.
Carmen Jaquier
Carmen Jaquier has been examining the constraints that imprison women since her first short film, Bouffe-moi, produced with three friends. In 2011, Le tombeau des filles, her graduation short film project at the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL), won a Silver Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. This theme is the basis of her other short films.
Women in Motion podcast
Producer and journalist Géraldine Sarratia hosted the Women In Motion program live from the Kering suite at the 76th Festival de Cannes. Happy listening!
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Relive Women In Motion at the Festival de Cannes 2022
Women In Motion Talks
Clara Luciani (FR)
Mélanie Laurent (FR)
Déborah Lukumuena (FR)
Viola Davis
Emily Yang
Deborah Lukumuena (FR)
Riley Keough & Gina Gammell
Clara Luciani (FR)
Mélanie Laurent (FR)
Déborah Lukumuena (FR)
Viola Davis
Emily Yang
Deborah Lukumuena (FR)
Viola Davis
Actress and film producer, Viola Davis, was presented the Women In Motion Award in 2022. Having already scooped a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and four Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, not to mention Hollywood’sTriple Crown of Acting in the form of two Tony Awards, an Oscar and an Emmy, Davis is the first and only African American actress to receive so many accolades for her contributions to theater, television and cinema. As a committed activist, Viola Davis regularly campaigns for inclusion and gender equality in filmmaking, while also calling out a lack of diversity throughout the industry – whether in production, writing or directing. In response, she decided to form her own film company. Upon receiving her Award, Davis delivered a passionate address to guests attending the Women In Motion dinner.
Ninja Thyberg
Ninja Thyberg was given the Young Talent Award during the eighth edition of Women In Motion at the Festival de Cannes. This distinction was accompanied by €50,000 in funding toward her next movie. Since 2009, Thyberg has directed a number of short films using sexuality as a prism for viewing passion in society. The same technique applies to her first feature film, Pleasure, which was chosen for the Official Selection of the 2020 Festival de Cannes (receiving the Cannes 2020 label) and of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The same work was awarded the Jury Prize at the 2021 Deauville American Film Festival. Shannon Murphy specially selected Ninja Thyberg as her successor to win the prize and financial support.
Women in Motion podcast
Producer and journalist Géraldine Sarratia hosted the Women In Motion program live from the Kering suite at the 75th Festival de Cannes. Happy listening!
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Women in Motion 2015-2021
74th edition of the Festival de Cannes
Lou Doillon (FR)
Jodie Turner-Smith
Regina King
Yamina Benguigui (FR)
Lou Doillon (FR)
Jodie Turner-Smith
Regina King
Yamina Benguigui (FR)
Lou Doillon (FR)
Jodie Turner-Smith
Shannon Murphy, Salma Hayek, Maura Delpero
2021 saw Kering and the Festival de Cannes distinguish Salma Hayek Pinault with the Women In Motion Award, while the Emerging Talent Award went to Shannon Murphy. During the Women In Motion dinner, the film director and 2020 Young Talent Award winner, Maura Delpero, was able to stand beside the 2021 winners since the ceremony was cancelled the previous year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
72nd edition of the Festival de Cannes
Nadine Labaki
Eva Longoria
Leyna Bloom
Nadine Labaki
Eva Longoria
Leyna Bloom
Nadine Labaki
Eva Longoria
Leyna Bloom
Gong Li and Eva Trobisch
In 2019, the fifth Women In Motion Award was presented to Gong Li, an iconic figure of Chinese cinema and the first Chinese actress to have achieved success at the major international festivals. The Young Talent Award was presented to German film director, Eva Trobisch.
71st edition of the Festival de Cannes
Emilia Clarke
Salma Hayek Pinault
Carla Simon
Emilia Clarke
Salma Hayek Pinault
Carla Simon
Emilia Clarke
Salma Hayek Pinault
Carla Simon
Patty Jenkins and Carla Simón
The Women In Motion 2018 award was presented to the film director, film producer, and screenwriter, Patty Jenkins, best known for having directed Wonder Woman. The 2018 Young Talents Award was presented to Carla Simón for her film, Summer 93.
70th edition of the Festival de Cannes
Robin Wright
Diane Kruger
Salma Hayek-Pinault, Costa Gavras, Kaouther Ben Hania
Robin Wright
Diane Kruger
Salma Hayek-Pinault, Costa Gavras, Kaouther Ben Hania
Robin Wright
Diane Kruger
Salma Hayek-Pinault, Costa Gavras, Kaouther Ben Hania
Isabelle Huppert and Maysaloun Hamoud
The actress, Isabelle Huppert, a global cinema icon and the face of the third edition of the program, was presented with the Women In Motion Award 2017. The Young Talents Award was presented to the film director and screenwriter, Maysaloun Hamoud.
69th edition of the Festival de Cannes
Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon
The 2016 Women In Motion Award was presented to Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, both actors and film producers who have shown a long-standing commitment to gender equality. The film directors, Leyla Bouzid, Gaya Jiji and Ida Panahandeh were the award winners for the first edition of the Young Talents Award.
68th edition of the Festival de Cannes
Jane Fonda and Megan Ellison
For its first edition, the Women In Motion Award honored the actress, film producer and philanthropist, Jane Fonda, for her extraordinary career. A Special Award was presented to film producer, Megan Ellison.
