The 78th edition of the French film festival kicked off with a starry ceremony on Tuesday evening that was attended by Hollywood stars, jury members, French dignitaries and auteurs.

Robert De Niro took a fiery stand against U.S. president Donald Trump at Cannes Film Festival's opening ceremony on Tuesday night, calling him a "philistine president." After Leonardo DiCaprio presented him with the festival's honorary Palme d'Or,

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival got off to both a politically charged and Hollywood start on Tuesday evening as Robert De Niro was presented with an honorary Palme d'Or by Leonardo DiCaprio.