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Filipino Celeb Moments At The 2023 Cannes Film Festival

The opportunity to grace the prestigious film festival was definitely a “dream come true” for these Pinoy celebrities

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Janelle Roa Cabrera-Paraiso

<p>A-listers and showbiz luminaries across the globe gathered for the <strong>76th edition</strong> of the prestigious entertainment congregation, the annual <strong>Cannes Film Festival</strong>. Celebrity sightings decorated the show as they stunned in their elegant designer ensembles.</p><div><br/></div><p>Filipino pacesetters who fronted the Philippine delegation include <a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/fascinating-women-2023-bela-padilla/35194" target="_blank"><strong>Bela Padilla</strong></a>, <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/digital-covers/girl-boss-entrepreneur-kylie-verzosa-for-huawei/32105" target="_blank">Kylie Verzosa</a></strong>, and <a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/photos-pia-wurtzbach-jeremy-jauncey-beach-wedding/35465" target="_blank"><strong>Pia Wurtzbach</strong></a>. A dream invitation for Filipino artists and filmmakers alike, the cinema-oriented celebration ran from <strong>May 16 to May 27, 2023</strong> in the <strong>French Riviera</strong>.</p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsaaI-rgx4z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsaaI-rgx4z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"> <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"> <div 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This year, top Hollywood household figures showed up at the festival such as <strong>Johnny Depp</strong> and <strong>Cate Blanchett</strong>.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Check out the Filipino celebrities who attended the annual film festival:</strong></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/789e4aac-6d94-410f-97fe-d0478cce968a_our favorite filipino moments at the 2023 cannes film festival landscape.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/bcb59a86-d848-4538-a22b-d5c5bcdbb02b_arjo.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e11933bf-dd58-4f08-8421-7187764a8daa_enchong and arjo.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f8536ad4-e8a4-4d39-bdc9-dd1c7ad106a6_enchong and ria.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8d8702b5-ccb7-4d4a-b743-c317b730d07b_bela.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b333034b-91bb-4e9a-99fc-4e02cda4e4db_bela and sjk.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/44ae4efc-316d-4508-9b1e-eacc3a706248_bela &amp; bf.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8029fab3-c53e-4856-8bb0-3b3b08544321_enchong.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/252601a9-650b-46f4-92bd-ce4d24d8a991_enchong and cate.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c4ad7cf1-0c56-4fe6-94fb-d2e7d6504afe_enchong 2.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/41a78185-19b6-43fe-9e91-20c7934dce9e_kylie v. 1.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1ac9f438-2a03-41d9-bb2d-5056008f8fa9_kylie v. 2.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f4d37f3e-e8d5-4362-9092-357d91e731b6_kylie v. 3.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f9ddab04-1691-44e6-a3dd-45c7431f2844_pia w..jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a9cc5b9c-598f-42c5-82f7-fa0367b46346_pia in red 2.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b5bbb3cf-7071-4874-97fe-3b27478a9285_pia in white.jpg" alt="Our Favorite Filipino Moments at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>1. Arjo Atayde, Lorna Tolentino, Ria Atayde, and Sylvia Sanchez - Arjo Atayde and representatives for Filipino action film “Topakk/Trigger” raised the country’s flag at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The congressman-actor was accompanied by Enchong Dee, Lorna Tolentino, Ria Atayde, Sylvia Sanchez, and Arturo Atayde at the big event. Arjo expressed his gratitude as “Topakk” had a gala screening at this Cannes season’s Marché du Film Fantastic Pavilion, which is a significant exhibition space. <cite>Star Magic on YouTube</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@mr_enchongdee</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@mr_enchongdee</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>2. Bela Padilla - “Spellbound” and “‘Yung Libro Sa Napanood Ko” actress and filmmaker Bela Padilla also attended the highly-acclaimed film festival to represent her rising production and co-creation platform AndRoll. The Filipino-British figure was accompanied by her Swiss boyfriend Norman Bay, with whom she attended the annual affair. Throughout the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Bela also stumbled upon Korean superstar Song Joong Ki. <cite>@ryanarbilo711 via @bela</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@bela</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@bela</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>3. Enchong Dee - It was a dream that definitely came true for Kapamilya celebrity Enchong Dee as he graced the gala of Richard Somes’ “Topakk,” Martin Scorsese’s and “Killers of the Flower Moon.” He even had a brush with entertainment bigwig Cate Blanchett when he saw the latter at the screening of Warwick Thornton’s “The New Boy.” “Thank you, Lord. Pina-experience mo ‘to sa ‘kin,” he put in one of his Instagram posts.<cite>@mr_enchongdee</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@mr_enchongdee</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@mr_enchongdee</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>4. Kylie Verzosa - “The Housemaid” star Kylie Verzosa was a real showstopper at the red carpet and opening ceremony of Maïwenn’s French biographical film “Jeanne du Barry.” She was invited to the international screening of the movie, starring acclaimed Hollywood actor Johnny Depp. Kylie walked the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s “Black Flies” as well.<cite>@yugenpr</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@yugenpr</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@yugenpr</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>5. Pia Wurtzbach - “Somebody pinch me,” said Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach in an Instagram share as she finally walked the festival’s red carpet. It was a real Hallmark moment for the newly-minted Mrs. Jauncey, as she hovered over James Mangold’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny” official screening at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. <cite>@piawurtzbach</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@piawurtzbach</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>@piawurtzbach</cite></div></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos from <strong>@piawurtzbach</strong>, <strong>@ryanarbilo711</strong> via <strong>@bela</strong>, and <strong>@yugenpr</strong> via <strong>@kylieverzosa</strong></p><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/bela-padilla-and-kylie-verzosa-at-cannes-2023/35558" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bela Padilla And Kylie Verzosa Are Taking Space At The 76th Cannes Film Festival</a></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>