78th Cannes Film Festival Begins Today: Official Selection

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The 78th Cannes Film Festival officially kicks off today, May 13, 2025, and will run through May 24 in Cannes, France. Widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, this year’s edition promises a standout lineup of films, renowned directors, and special events.

The In Competition selection features new works from acclaimed filmmakers such as Wes Anderson, Julia Ducournau, Richard Linklater, Joachim Trier, and Kelly Reichardt. French actress Juliette Binoche leads the festival jury as president. 78th Cannes Film Festival will open with Partir un jour, directed by Amélie Bonnin, and 22 films will compete for the Palme d’Or.

78th Cannes Film Festival

78th Cannes Film Festival Lineup

Official Selection

Competition

  • Alpha, Julia Ducournau
  • Dossier 137, Dominik Moll
  • Eddington, Ari Aster
  • The Eagles Of The Republic, Tarik Saleh
  • Fuori, Mario Martone
  • The History Of Sound, Oliver Hermanus
  • In Simple Accident, Jafar Panahi
  • The Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt
  • Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater
  • La Petite Dernière, Hafsia Herzi
  • The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson
  • Renoir, Chie Hayakawa
  • Romeria, Carla Simón
  • The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho
  • Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier
  • Sirat, Oliver Laxe
  • Sound Of Falling, Mascha Schilinski
  • Two Prosecutors, Sergei Loznitsa
  • The Young Mother’s Home, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
  • Die My Love, Lynne Ramsey
  • Resurrection, Bi Gan
  • Mother and Child, Saeed Roustaee

Un Certain Regard

  • Aisha Can’t Fly Away, Morad Mostafa
  • Eleanor the Great, Scarlett Johansson
  • Heads or Tails?, Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis
  • Meteors, Hubert Charuel
  • The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Diego Céspedes
  • My Father’s Shadow, Akinola Davies Jr.
  • Once Upon A Time In Gaza, Tarzan Nasser ve Arab Nasser
  • A Pale View of the Hills, Kei Ishikawa
  • Pillion, Harry Lighton
  • Urchin, Harris Dickinson
  • Caravan, Zuzana Kirchnerová
  • Homebound, Neeraj Ghaywan
  • The Last One For The Road, Francesco Sossai
  • Promis le ciel – Erige Sehiri
  • The Plague, Charlie Polinger
  • L’inconnu de la Grande Arche, Stéphane Demoustier
  • Love Me Tender, Anna Cazenave Cambet
  • Un Poeta, Simón Mesa Soto
  • O Riso E A Faca, Pedro Pinho
  • The Chronology Of Water, Kristen Stewart

Cannes Premiere

  • Amrum, Fatih Akın
  • Connemara, Alex Lutz
  • Splitsville, Mike Corvino
  • The Disappearance of Josef Mengele, Kirill Serebrennikov
  • Orwell, Raoul Peck
  • The Wave, Sebastián Lelio
  • Renai Saiban, Kōji Fukada
  • Astin Sem Eftir Er, Hlynur Pálmason
  • Megalhaes, Lav Diaz

Out of Competition

  • The Coming Of The Future, Cédric Klapisch
  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Christopher McQuarrie
  • The Richest Woman in the World, Thierry Klifa
  • Vie Privée, Rebecca Zlotowski
  • Partir un jour, Amélie Bonnin – açılış filmi
  • Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee

Midnight Screenings

  • Songs Of The Neon Night, Juno Mak
  • Dalloway, Yann Gozlan
  • The Exit 8, Genki Kawamura
  • Le Roi Soleil, Vincent Maël Cardona
  • Honey Don’t, Ethan Coen

Special Screenings

  • Bono: Stories Of Surrender, Andrew Dominik
  • The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol, Sylvain Chomet
  • Tell Her I Love Her, Romane Bohringer
  • Amélie et la Métaphysique des Tubes, Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han
  • Mama, Or Sinai
  • Arco, Ugo Bienvenu
  • Qui Brille au Combat, Joséphine Japy
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