Diane Kruger Supports Female Filmmakers Organization ‘Breaking Through The Lens’ At Cannes: “More Than Ever, It’s A Time To Hear Female Voices”

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On Sunday at Cannes, Diane Kruger put her star power behind a worthy cause, attending the ‘Transcending Borders’ gala at the Campari Lounge hosted by Breaking Through the Lens—an organization that works to support female filmmakers. “I know first hand how incredibly difficult it is as a woman in this industry,” Kruger told Deadline. “Even though we’ve made strides, obviously, in the industry.

But [this organization] really just resonated to me and I think more than ever, it’s a time to hear female voices. Even this year alone in Cannes, we’ve heard the uprising of the #MeToo movement, but it’s not just that.

It’s also just telling our stories, and so I think that’s incredibly important.” Kruger is at the Cannes Film Festival with David Cronenberg‘s film The Shrouds, which will premiere in Competition on Monday. “I’m starting to be actually a little nervous, to be honest,” she said, smiling. “It never gets old.

Last time I was here that I had a film in Competition was In the Fade, obviously, and it’s never just, oh, it’s another film that’s in Cannes.