The actor, who was found guilty of sexual assault on Tuesday, was a festival stalwart and had brought nearly 30 movies to the event.

Lermusiaux's "Black Snake" ahead of its premiere at Cannes' ACID. ARP has taken distribution rights in France.  ACID's closing film, shot in the Colombian desert, tells the story of Ciro, who returns to his home town after 10 years to tend to his dying mother,

Things get underway Tuesday with the unveiling of Juliette Binoche’s jury, a three-film tribute to Ukraine and the opening night film, Amélie Bonnin’s French romance “Leave One Day.” At the festival’s opening ceremony, Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d’Or, 49 years after “Taxi Driver” won Cannes' top prize.

Robert De Niro was joined by girlfriend Tiffany Chen at the Cannes Film Festival, where they held hands during a photocall for his Honorary Palme d'Or.

Sylvie Pialat (“Timbuktu”), the producer of Cannes’ opening night movie “Leave One Day” directed by Amelie Bonnin, is on the roll. The Cesar-winning producer, who runs the Paris-based banner Les Films du Worso,

The Cannes film festival said it had barred an actor in a prominent French film from the red carpet because of sexual assault allegations against him.