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2025 Cannes Film Festival
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The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025.[1] French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition.[2][3] Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film It Was Just an Accident.[4][5]
The official double poster for the festival featuring actress Anouk Aimée and actor Jean-Louis Trintignant in the movie A Man and a Woman (1966) by Claude Lelouch, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 19th Cannes Film Festival, was designed by Hartland Villa.[6] French actor Laurent Lafitte served as host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[7]
During the festival, two Honorary Palme d'Ors were awarded: the first was awarded to Robert De Niro during the festival's opening ceremony,[8] and the second was awarded on short notice to Denzel Washington before the world premiere of Highest 2 Lowest.[9]
One day after the announcement of the ACID official selection, Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, one of the main subjects of the documentary film Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk by Sepideh Farsi, was killed along with ten members of her family in an Israeli airstrike on their home in Gaza City on 16 April 2025.[10][11] The festival released an official statement expressing condolences and criticizing the ongoing war and violence in Gaza.[12][13] On the festival's opening day, more than 350 directors, actors and producers including, Jonathan Glazer, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Víctor Erice, Hafsia Herzi, Aki Kaurismäki, Nadav Lapid, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Pedro Almodóvar, David Cronenberg and Ruben Östlund signed a letter condemning the killing of Hassouna and denounced the ongoing genocide in Gaza, stating: "We cannot remain silent while genocide is taking place in Gaza".[14][15][16]
On the festival's final day, 24 May 2025, a power outage caused by arson disrupted the morning screenings sessions.[17][18][19][20]
The festival opened with the French comedy film Leave One Day by Amélie Bonnin.[21][22]
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Juries
Main Competition
- Juliette Binoche, French actress – Jury President[2]
- Halle Berry, American actress and filmmaker[23]
- Dieudo Hamadi, Congolese filmmaker and producer
- Hong Sang-soo, South Korean filmmaker
- Payal Kapadia, Indian filmmaker
- Carlos Reygadas, Mexican filmmaker
- Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress
- Leïla Slimani, Moroccan writer
- Jeremy Strong, American actor
Un Certain Regard
- Molly Manning Walker, British filmmaker and cinematographer — Jury President[24]
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Argentinian actor
- Louise Courvoisier, French-Swiss filmmaker
- Vanja Kaluđerčić, Croatian film programmer and Festival Director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam
- Roberto Minervini, Italian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
- Maren Ade, German filmmaker and producer — Jury President[25]
- José Maria Prado Garcia, Spanish producer and former Director of Filmoteca Española
- Reinaldo Marcus Green, American filmmaker and producer
- Camélia Jordana, French actress, singer & songwriter
- Nebojša Slijepčević, Croatian filmmaker
Caméra d'Or
- Alice Rohrwacher, Italian filmmaker – Jury President[26]
- Rachid Hami, Algerian-French filmmaker and actor
- Frédéric Mercier, French film critic
- Géraldine Nakache, French filmmaker and actress
- Tommaso Vergallo, CEO Noir Luimere
Immersive Competition
- Luc Jacquet, French filmmaker – Jury President[27]
- Laurie Anderson, American artist
- Tania de Montaigne, French writer
- Martha Fiennes, British filmmaker
- Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Japanese video game creator
L'Œil d'Or
- Julie Gayet, French actress and producer – Jury President[28]
- Carmen Castillo, Chilean filmmaker
- Frédéric Maire, Swiss director of the Cinémathèque suisse
- Juliette Favreul Renaud, French producer
- Marc Zinga, Congolese-Belgian actor
Critics' Week
- Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Spanish filmmaker – Jury President[29]
- Yulia Evina Bhara, Indonesian producer
- Jihane Bougrine, Moroccan journalist
- Josée Deshaies, French-Canadian cinematographer
- Daniel Kaluuya, British actor and filmmaker
Queer Palm
- Christophe Honoré, French filmmaker – Jury President[30]
- Marcelo Caetano, Brazilian filmmaker[31]
- Faridah Gbadamosi, American film programmer
- Léonie Pernet, French composer and singer
- Timé Zoppé, French journalist
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Official Selection
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In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:[32]
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:[32]
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[33][32]
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Cannes Premiere
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section:[32]
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Special Screenings
The following films were selected to be screened in the Special Screenings section:[32]
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.
Short Films Competition
Selected from 4,781 films, 9 are fiction short films and 2 animated short films. The following short films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[25]
Cinéfondation
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. 13 live-action and 3 animated films from 2,700 submitted by film schools all over the world were selected:[25]
Cannes Classics
A restored 4K version of Charlie Chaplin's classic silent comedy The Gold Rush (1925) opened the Cannes Classics section, celebrating the 100 years of its release,[34] while a restored 4K version of Stanley Kubrick classic epic Barry Lyndon (1975) closed the section on May 23. The following films were selected to be screened:[35]
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.
Cinéma de la Plage
The Cinéma de la Plage section line-up includes classics films, commemorations and world premieres of new productions at the Cannes' Plage Macé. The following films were selected to be screened:[36]
Immersive Competition
For the second year Immersive Competition, nine immersive works were selected for the competition, while seven productions will be featured as out of the competition. All the works at the exhibition will explore the evolution of the medium and drawing parallels between virtual reality, virtual production, cinema and collective storytelling. The following films were selected to be screened:[27]
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Parallel sections
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Critics' Week (Semaine de la critique)
The Critics' Week is a parallel selection dedicated to first and second films. Laura Wandel's second feature film Adam's Interest opened the section on 14 May, while Momoko Seto's Dandelion's Odyssey closed the section. The following films were selected to be screened in competition:[37][38]
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes)
For the second year, in partnership with Fondation Chantal Akerman, the Audience Award was given by popular vote, alongside €7,500 to the director of the winning feature.[39] The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) section:[40][41][42]
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
ACID
The following films were selected to be screened in the ACID (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema) section, consisting of six fiction features and 3 documentaries:[43]
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Three films for Ukraine
On 13 May, the day of the festival's Opening Ceremony, the Cannes Mayor's Office in participation with France Télévisions and Brut media, promoted the screening of three documentaries about the War in Ukraine, addressing the ongoing violence in the country:[44]
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Official Awards
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With the exception of German-produced Sound of Falling, all main competition awards corresponded to French produced or co-produced pictures.[45][46]
In Competition
- Palme d'Or: It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi[4][47]
- Grand Prix: Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier
- Jury Prize:
- Best Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho for The Secret Agent
- Best Actress: Nadia Melliti for The Little Sister
- Best Actor: Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent
- Best Screenplay: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for Young Mothers
- Prix Spécial: Resurrection by Bi Gan
Un Certain Regard
- Un Certain Regard Prize: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes[48][49]
- Jury Prize: A Poet by Simón Mesa Soto
- Best Director: Tarzan and Arab Nasser for Once Upon a Time in Gaza
- Best Actor: Frank Dillane for Urchin
- Best Actress: Cleo Diára for I Only Rest in the Storm
- Best Screenplay: Harry Lighton for Pillion
Honorary Palme d'Or
Caméra d'Or
- Caméra d'Or: The President's Cake by Hasan Hadi[4]
- Special Mention: My Father's Shadow by Akinola Davies Jr.
Short Films Competition
- Short Film Palme d'Or: I'm Glad You're Dead Now by Tawfeek Barhom[4]
- Special Mention: Ali by Adnan Al Rajeev
Cinéfondation
- First Prize: First Summer by Heo Gayoung (KAFA, South Korea)[50]
- Second Prize: 12 Moments Before the Flag-Raising Ceremony by Qu Zhizheng (Beijing Film Academy, China)
- Third Prize:
- Ginger Boy (Separated) by Miki Tanaka (ENBU Seminar, Japan)
- Winter in March by Natalia Mirzoyan (Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia)
Immersive Competition
- From Dust by Michel van der Aa[51]
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Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize
- In Competition: The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho[52]
- Un Certain Regard: Urchin by Harris Dickinson
- Parallel section (first features): Dandelion's Odyssey by Momoko Seto
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Critics' Week
- Grand Prize: A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke[53]
- French Touch Prize of the Jury: Imago by Déni Oumar Pitsaev
- Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Théodore Pellerin for Nino
- Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: L'mina by Randa Maroufi
- Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: Left-Handed Girl by Shih-Ching Tsou
- SACD Award: Guillermo Galoe and Víctor Alonso-Berbel for Sleepless City
- Canal+ Award for Short Film: Erogenesis by Xandra Popescu
Directors' Fortnight
- Audience Award: The President's Cake by Hasan Hadi[54]
- Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: Wild Foxes by Valéry Carnoy[55]
- SACD Prize for Best French Film: Wild Foxes by Valéry Carnoy
- Carrosse d’Or: Todd Haynes[56]
L'Œil d'or
- Golden Eye: Imago by Déni Oumar Pitsaev[57]
- Special Jury Prize: The Six Billion Dollar Man by Eugene Jarecki
Queer Palm
- Best Film: The Little Sister by Hafsia Herzi[58][59]
- Best Short Film: Bleat! by Ananth Subramaniam
Cannes Soundtrack Award
- Cannes Soundtrack Award: Kangding Ray for Sirāt[60]
Prix François Chalais
Prix de la Citoyenneté
- Citizenship Prize: It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi
Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai
- AFCAE Art House Cinema Award: The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Special Mention: Sirāt by Oliver Laxe
Palm Dog
- Palm Dog Award: Panda for The Love That Remains[61]
- Grand Jury Prize: Pipa and Lupita for Sirāt
- Mutt Moment: Hippo for Pillion
Trophée Chopard
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