Paparazzi rear-view. Photos by Terence Baelen

The 70th edition of the prestigious Cannes film festival is underway, and just as the cinemas have been packed for back to back world premieres (see our first report on films here), the red carpet has been stacked with stars and the paparazzi that follows them.

For the first time Cult MTL is among the fray of photographers — witness the glitterati in our first Cannes 2017 gallery below: