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amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and advocacy. Since 1985, amfAR has invested more than $635 million in its programs and has awarded more than 3,500 grants to research teams worldwide.

Media Contacts

Events Coverage

Bennah Serfaty
Senior Director, Communications
(212) 806-1607
bennah.serfaty@amfar.org

External Communications

Robert Kessler
Manager, Program Communications
(212) 806-1602
robert.kessler@amfar.org

2025


TARAJI P. HENSON to HOST amfAR GALA CANNES

DURAN DURAN to PERFORM

New York, NY- March 19, 2025 — amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, will return to the Cannes International Film Festival on Thursday, May 22, 2025, for the 31st edition of amfAR Gala Cannes. Iconic GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Duran Duran will return to the amfAR Cannes stage for the first time since 2013. The event, which raises funds for amfAR’s lifesaving biomedical research programs, will be hosted by Academy Award-nominated actor, producer and advocate Taraji P. Henson at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc.

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