On Saturday night, cinema's marquee event, the 76th iteration of the Cannes Film Festival finally came to a close. While the festival might initially have been a place for artists to assemble and recognise each other's efforts, the modern-day version is a pop-culture event that captivates the masses as well.

Like a sea of stars, celebrities flooded across the red carpet with their glamourous outfits, once again becoming the main focus point for Cannes worldwide. Like each year, people argued back and forth over whether Cannes is a film or fashion festival, taking further focus away from the films being screened.

From left Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro

Looking back, the major movies being screened at the festival were "Indiana Jones and the Dial of the Destiny"; Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon"; Johnny Depp starrer "Jeanne du Barry"; Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City"; and Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall", just to name a few.

Bangladesh had its own film, Aronyo Anawer's "Maa", starring Pori Moni, screening at the Marche Du Film. We even had our own stall at the festival, for the first time ever. However, the stall—which is expected to be a gateway into a country's film and culture—remained empty for the most part.

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France's Triet becomes third female director to win Cannes' top prize

This mishap occurred over a reported logistical issue, where BFDC members were denied their visa applications due to them applying too late. Hopefully, this will be a learning opportunity that will help us better prepare for next year's event.

One film that has been widely discussed, following its Cannes debut, is Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon". The world-famous director commented shortly before the festival, echoing the words of renowned filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, saying, "I am only now beginning to see the possibility of what cinema could be, and it's too late."

French director Justine Triet became the third female director to win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or on Saturday, beating out 20 other films in competition for the top prize.

At Cannes, "Killers of the Flower Moon" would receive a standing ovation, with many in attendance calling it Scorsese's best film.

The festival had opened by awarding Michael Douglas and Harrison Ford the honorary Palme d'or. It would finally draw to a close by awarding the prestigious Palme d'or to Justine Triet, for "Anatomy of a Fall".

Natalie Portman

In between, other awards had also been handed out with the most notables ones being: Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest" (Grand Prix); Tran Anh Hùng for "La Passion de Dodin Bouffant" (Best Director-Feature Film); Aki Kaurismäki's "Fallen Leaves" (Jury Prize); Flóra Anna Buda's "27" (Short Film Palme d'or); Molly Manning Walker's "How to have Sex" (Un Certain Regard Prize); Merve Dizdar for "About Dry Grasses" (Best performance by an actress) and Koji Yakusho for "Perfect Days (Best performance by an actor), many more.