Stars raise over $15m for AIDS research at Cannes

US actress Elle Fanning, Mexican director Cannes Film Festival Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, US director Kelly Reichardt, Burkinabe and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Maimouna N'Diaye, French director Enki Bilal, Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, Italian director Alice Rohrwacher and French director Robin Campillo.

After 10 days of uncharacteristically bad weather, the sun finally put in an appearance at the glittering event late Thursday, with the stars quaffing champagne on a balmy evening in the gardens of the exclusive Eden Roc hotel at Cap d'Antibes, near Cannes.

The 26th edition of the annual Cinema Against AIDS kicked off at sunset in a marquee where an operatic number was followed by a set by British glam rock band The Struts, with later performances by Jones and Mariah Carey. As the evening got underway, the auction opened with bids on a motorbike designed by Lewis Hamilton, and a picture of Mick Jagger painted by Andy Warhol, and signed by both of them.

Over the years, the gala has raised tens of millions for AIDS research programmes and the search for a cure.

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