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2025 Cannes Film Festival
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| Opening film | Bye Bye |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or |
| Hosted by | Laurent Lafitte |
| Artistic director | Thierry Frémaux |
| Festival date | 13–24 May 2025 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from 13 to 24 May 2025.[1] French actress Juliette Binoche will serve as jury president for the main competition.[2] French actor Laurent Lafitte will serve as host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]
The Honorary Palme d'Or will be awarded to Robert De Niro during the festival's opening ceremony.[4]
The festival will open with the French comedy film Bye Bye by Amélie Bonnin.
Juries
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Main Competition
[edit]- Juliette Binoche, French actress – Jury President[2]
Caméra d'Or
[edit]- Alice Rohrwacher, Italian filmmaker[5]
Critics' Week
[edit]- Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Spanish filmmaker – Jury President[6]
- Jihane Bougrine, Moroccan journalist
- Josée Deshaies, French-Canadian cinematographer
- Yulia Evina Bhara, Indonesian producer
- Daniel Kaluuya, British actor and filmmaker
Queer Palm
[edit]- Christophe Honoré, French filmmaker – Jury President[7]
Official Selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:[8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | Julia Ducournau | France, Belgium | |
| Dossier 137 | Dominik Moll | France | |
| Eagles of the Republic | Tarik Saleh | Sweden, France, Denmark, Finland | |
| Eddington | Ari Aster | United States | |
| Fuori | Mario Martone | Italy, France | |
| The History of Sound | Oliver Hermanus | United Kingdom, United States | |
| It Was Just an Accident | یک تصادف ساده | Jafar Panahi | Iran, France |
| The Mastermind | Kelly Reichardt | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Nouvelle Vague | Richard Linklater | France | |
| The Phoenician Scheme | Wes Anderson | United States, Germany | |
| Renoir | ルノワール | Chie Hayakawa | Japan, France, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia |
| Romería | Carla Simón | Spain, Germany | |
| The Secret Agent | O Agente Secreto | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil, France |
| Sentimental Value | Affeksjonsverdi | Joachim Trier | Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Sirat | Óliver Laxe | Spain, France | |
| Sound of Falling | In die Sonne schauen | Mascha Schilinski | Germany |
| Two Prosecutors | Два прокурора | Sergei Loznitsa | Latvia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania |
| The Young Mother's Home | Jeunes mères | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Belgium |
| The Youngest Daughter | La petite dernière | Hafsia Herzi | France, Germany |
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:[8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha Can't Fly Away (CdO) | عائشة لم تعد قادرة على الطيران | Morad Mostafa | Egypt, Qatar, Tunisia |
| Caravan (CdO) | Karavan | Zuzana Kirchnerová | Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy |
| Eleanor the Great (CdO) | Scarlett Johansson | United States | |
| The Great Arch | L’inconnu de la Grande Arche | Stéphane Demoustier | France |
| Heads or Tails? | Testa o croce? | Matteo Zoppis and Alessio Rigo de Righi | Italy, United States |
| Homebound | Neeraj Ghaywan | India | |
| The Last One for the Road | Le città di pianura | Francesco Sossai | Italy |
| Meteors | Météors | Hubert Charuel | France |
| My Father's Shadow (CdO) | Akinola Davies Jr. | United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria | |
| The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (CdO) | La misteriosa mirada del flamenco | Diego Céspedes | Chile |
| Once Upon a Time in Gaza | Tarzan and Arab Nasser | Palestine, France, Portugal | |
| A Pale View of Hills | 遠い山なみの光 | Kei Ishikawa | Japan, United Kingdom, Poland |
| Pillion (CdO) | Harry Lighton | United Kingdom, Ireland | |
| The Plague (CdO) | Charlie Polinger | Australia, United States | |
| Promised Sky | Promis le ciel | Erige Sehiri | Tunisia, France, Netherlands, Qatar |
| Urchin (CdO) | Harris Dickinson | United Kingdom | |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Out of Competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[9][8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bye Bye (opening film) (CdO) | Partir un jour | Amélie Bonnin | France |
| The Coming of the Future | La venue de l'avenir | Cédric Klapisch | |
| Highest 2 Lowest | Spike Lee | United States, Japan | |
| Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | Christopher McQuarrie | United States | |
| The Richest Woman in the World | La femme la plus riche du monde | Thierry Klifa | France, Belgium |
| Vie privée | Rebecca Zlotowski | France | |
| Midnight Screenings | |||
| Dalloway | Yann Gozlan | France, Belgium | |
| The Exit 8 | 8番出口 | Genki Kawamura | Japan |
| Sons of the Neon Night | 風林火山 | Juno Mak | Hong Kong, China |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Cannes Premiere
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section:[8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrum | Fatih Akin | Germany | |
| Connemara | Alex Lutz | France | |
| The Disappearance of Josef Mengele | Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele | Kirill Serebrennikov | Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain |
| Orwell: 2+2=5 | Raoul Peck | France, United States | |
| Splitsville | Michael Angelo Covino | United States | |
| The Wave | La ola | Sebastián Lelio | Chile |
Special Screenings
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened in the Special Screenings section:[8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bono: Stories of Surrender | Andrew Dominik | Australia, United States | |
| A Magnificent Life | Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol | Sylvain Chomet | France, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, United States |
| Tell Her That I Love Her | Dites-lui que je l'aime | Romane Bohringer | France |
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|
Cinéfondation
[edit]The Cinéfondation (or La Cinéf) section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The Cannes Film Festival allocates a €15,000 grant for the winner of the First Prize, €11,250 for the winner of the Second Prize and €7,500 for the winner of the Third Prize. The following shorts (live-action and animated) were selected:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|
Cannes Classics
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restored Prints | |||
Cinéma de la Plage
[edit]The Cinéma de la Plage section line-up includes classics films, commemorations and world premieres of new productions at the Cannes's Plage Macé. The following films were selected to be screened:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|
Parallel sections
[edit]Critics' Week (Semaine de la critique)
[edit]The Critics' Week is a parallel selection dedicated to first and second films. The following films were selected to be screened in competition:[10][11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Competition | |||
| A Useful Ghost (CdO) | Pee Chai Dai Ka | Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke | Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany |
| Imago | Déni Oumar Pitsaev | France, Belgium | |
| Kika | Alexe Poukine | Belgium, France | |
| Left-Handed Girl | 左撇子女孩 | Shih-Ching Tsou | Taiwan, France, United States, United Kingdom |
| Nino (CdO) | Pauline Locques | France | |
| Reedland (CdO) | Rietland | Sven Bresser | Netherlands, Belgium |
| Sleepless City (CdO) | Ciudad Sin Sueño | Guillermo Galoe | Spain, France |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Adam's Interest (opening film) | L'intérêt d'Adam | Laura Wandel | Belgium, France |
| Baise-en-ville | Martin Jauvat | France | |
| Love Letters (CdO) | Des preuves d’amour | Alice Douard | |
| Dandelion's Odyssey (closing film) (CdO) | Planètes | Momoko Sato | France, Belgium |
| Short Films Competition | |||
| Alișveriș | Vasile Todinca | Romania | |
| Bleat! | கத்து! | Ananth Subramaniam | Malaysia, Philippines, France |
| Critical Condition | КРИТИЧНЕ СТАНОВИЩЕ | Mila Zhluktenko | Germany |
| Erogenesis | Xandra Popescu | ||
| Free Drum Kit | Donne Batterie | Carmen Leroi | France |
| Glasses | An-Gyeong | Yumi Joung | South Korea |
| God is Shy | Dieu est timide | Jocelyn Charles | France |
| Samba Infinito | Leonardo Martinelli | Brazil, France | |
| The Mine | L'mina | Randa Maroufi | Morocco, France, Italy, Qatar |
| Wonderwall | Róisín Burns | United Kingdom, France | |
| Special Screenings - Short Films | |||
| Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag | Eraserhead dans un Filet à Provisions | Lili Koss | France, Bulgaria |
| No Skate! | Guil Sela | France | |
| To the Woods | Une Fugue | Agnès Patron | |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes)
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) section:[12][13]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature films | |||
| Brand New Landscape (CdO) | 見はらし世代 | Yuiga Danzuka | Japan |
| Dangerous Animals | Sean Byrne | Australia | |
| Death Does Not Exist | La mort n'existe pas | Félix Dufour-Laperrière | Canada, France |
| Enzo (opening film) | Robin Campillo | France | |
| The Girl in the Snow (CdO) | L'Engloutie | Louise Hémon | |
| Girl on Edge (CdO) | 花漾少女杀人事件 | Jinghao Zhou | China |
| The Girls We Want (CdO) | Les filles désir | Prïncia Car | France |
| Her Will Be Done | Que ma volonté soit faite | Julia Kowalski | |
| Indomptables | Thomas Ngijol | Cameroon, France | |
| Kokuho | 国宝 | Lee Sang-il | Japan |
| Lucky Lu (CdO) | Lloyd Lee Choi | United States | |
| Militantropos | Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova and Simon Mozgovyi | Ukraine, France, Austria | |
| Mirrors No. 3 | Miroirs No. 3 | Christian Petzold | Germany |
| The Party's Over | Classe moyenne | Antony Cordier | France, Belgium |
| Peak Everything | Amour Apocalypse | Anne Émond | Canada |
| The President's Cake (CdO) | مملكة القصب | Hasan Hadi | Iraq, Qatar |
| Sorry, Baby (closing film) (CdO) | Eva Victor | United States | |
| The Foxes Round (CdO) | La danse des renards | Valéry Carnoy | France, Belgium |
| Short Films | |||
| +10k | Gala Hernández López | ||
| Before the Sea Forgets | Ngọc Duy Lê | ||
| Blue Heart | Cœur bleu | Samuel Suffren | |
| The Body | Louris van de Geer | ||
| Bread Will Walk | Le pain se lève | Alex Boya | Canada |
| Death of the Fish | La mort du poisson | Eva Lusbaronian | |
| Karmash | کرمش | Aleem Bukhari | |
| Loynes | Dorian Jespers | ||
| Nervous Energy | Eve Liu | ||
| When the Geese Flew | Arthur Gay | ||
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
ACID
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened in the ACID (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema) section:[14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'aventura | Sophie Letourneur | France | |
| The Black Snake | La Couleuvre Noire | Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux | France, Colombia, Brazil |
| Drifting Laurent | Laurent dans le Vent | Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture and Mattéo Eustachon | France |
| Drunken Noodles | Lucio Castro | United States, Argentina | |
| Entroncamento | Pedro Cabeleira | Portugal, France | |
| A Light That Never Goes Out (CdO) | Lauri-Matti Parppei | Finland, Norway | |
| Life After Siham | La Vie Après Siham | Namir Abdel Messeeh | France, Egypt |
| Obscure Night - "Ain't I a child?" | Nuit Obscure - «Ain't i a Child?» | Sylvain George | France, Switzerland, Portugal |
| Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk | Sepideh Farsi | France, Palestine, Iran | |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Official Awards
[edit]Independent Awards
[edit]- Carrosse d’Or: Todd Haynes[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Juliette Binoche to preside over the Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 2025-02-04. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (2025-02-04). "Juliette Binoche to Preside Over 78th Cannes Film Festival Jury". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ "Laurent Lafitte, Master of Ceremonies for the 2025 Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ a b "Robert De Niro, Palme d'or d'honneur du 78e Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes (in French). 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ "Alice Rohrwacher, President of the Caméra d'or Jury". Festival de Cannes. 2025-04-18. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ "Rodrigo Sorogoyen to chair the jury of the Cannes Critics' Week". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2025-04-09. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ Medjdoub, Yasmine. "Christophe Honoré to chair Queer Palm jury at Cannes". Screen. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ a b c d e "The films of the Official Selection 2025". Festival de Cannes. 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ Calnan, Ellie. "'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' to premiere at Cannes Film Festival". Screen. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "Four Europeans to compete in the Cannes Critics' Week". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Selection 2025 | La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "LA SÉLECTION 2025". Quinzaine des cinéastes. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (15 April 2025). "Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2025 Lineup Welcomes Christian Petzold to the Festival, Plus 'Sorry, Baby'". Indiewire. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Balaga, Marta (15 April 2025). "Cannes Section ACID Announces Selection, From a 'Feel-Good Movie About Depression' to a New Drama With Paris Olympics 'Blue Man'". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Cannes' Carrosse d'Or goes to Todd Haynes". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
External links
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