India, May 12 -- The Cannes Film Festival has begun! On the opening day, a member of the main competition jury, noted screenwriter Paul Laverty, ended the press conference by saying that Hollywood should be ashamed of the way it has treated stars like Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo for opposing Israel's war in Gaza. (Also read: Film Heritage Foundation brings 4K restoration of Malayalam classic Amma Ariyan to Cannes Film Festival)

Interestingly, the image of Susan Sarandon adorns the festival as its official poster this year. The image is taken from the film Thelma and Louise, a cult Hollywood release that also starred Geena Davis.

At the end of the press conference, Paul said, "Can I just leave one tiny thing? The Canne...