Cannes Festival 2025: films in competition unveiled
Could Cannes 2025 be the most committed edition of the decade? The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, to be held from May 13 to 24, 2025, has just unveiled its official selection. A long-awaited announcement, marked by bold choices, a celebration of women’s cinema and a resolutely international dimension.
Juliette Binoche, Robert De Niro and a selection under high tension
Actress Juliette Binoche will preside over this year’s jury, while Laurent Lafitte will host the opening and closing ceremonies. A special tribute will be paid to Robert De Niro, who will receive an honorary Palme d’Or, underlining the mark his career has left on the 7th art worldwide.
On Thursday April 10, 2025, Festival president Iris Knobloch and general delegate Thierry Frémaux revealed the eagerly-awaited list of films in competition. Among the names mentioned: Justine Triet and Coralie Fargeat, up-and-coming figures in French cinema, once again mark the festival’s feminist roots.
A selection that echoes the times
More than ever, Cannes 2025 aims to reflect the diversity of cinematic voices and contemporary issues. From young talents to established auteurs, the selection promises a vibrant, political and sensitive edition, true to the festival’s 78-year vocation.
Full list
A simple accident by Jafar Pahani
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value
Romería de Carla Simón
Sound of Falling by Mascha Schilinski
The Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh
The Mastermind by Kelly Reichardt
Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll
The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Fuori by Mario Martone
Two Prosecutors by Sergei Loznitsa
Richard Linklater’s New Wave
Sirat by Oliver Laxe
La Petite dernière by Hafsia Herzi
The History of Sound by Oliver Hermanus
Renoir by Chie Hayakawa
Alpha by Julia Ducourna
Young mothers by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Eddington by Ari Aster
The Phoenician Scheme by Wes Anderson
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