The 78th Cannes Festival, which will take place from 13-24 May 2025, already announced as a great cru of world cinema. On the Croisette, the projectors are about to light up to celebrate not only the greatest works of contemporary cinematographic creation, but also a living legend: Robert De Niro. This year, the iconic American actor will receive a Palme d'or d'honneur, hailing a monumental career that has marked generations of cinemaphiles.
And like every year, the famous bloggers of the Cannes Blog will be present to make you live, with passion and a bit of impertinence, all the highlights of the festival. From mythical walks to secret evenings to the nuggets projected in the hall, count on us to see everything, hear everything, and above all... Tell it all!
Prepare your sunglasses and your badge: the Croisette waits more than you.
A 2025 selection between heavy goods vehicles and revelations
Official selection of the Cannes 2025 Festival reveals itself as a learned mix of senior filmmakers, emerging voices and bold promises. In Competition, we will find regulars of the Croisette like Whe Anderson, the Dardenne brothers, Ari Aster, Julia Ducournau or Richard Linklater, alongside talents recognized as Jafar Panahi, Kelly Reichardt or Joachim Trier. On the French side, Hafsia Herzi and Dominik Moll will come wear high the colors of the cinema of author.
The programme A Certain Look continues to play its role as a springboard by highlighting a new generation of directors: Scarlett Johansson goes behind the camera for his first film, as do several filmmakers from all over the globe. To this are added the events Outside Competition, Midnight, Cannes Premiere and Special Sessions, which will allow to discover works expected as the new Mission: Impossible or very personal Stories of Surrender signed Bono.
In short, an eclectic and ambitious selection, which promises to make the Croisette vibrate at the pace of great emotions for this 78th edition of the festival.
Direct of the announcement of the selection of films present at the 78th Cannes Film Festival
The list of CANNES 2025 films
Official Competition
Open film:
A day off from Amélie Bonnin (1st film, Out of Competition)
Films in Competition:
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME by Wes Anderson
Main actors : Benicio Del Toro
EDDINGTON d-Ari Aster
Main actors : Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone
YOUNG MOTHER by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
ALPHA by Julia Ducournau
Main actors : Golshifteh Farahani, Tahar Rahim
RENEW of Hayakawa Chie
THE HISTORY OF SOUND d-Oliver Hermanus
THE LAST SMALL d-Hafsia Herzi
SIRAT d
Main actors : Sergi López
NEW VAGUE by Richard Linklater
TWO PROCURERS by Sergei Loznitsa
FUORI by Mario Martone
O SECRETO AGENTE (LAAGENT SECRET) by Kleber Mendonça Filho
FILE 137 by Dominik Moll
A SIMPLE ACCIDENT of Jafar Panahi
THE MASTERMIND by Kelly Reichardt
THE AIGLES OF THE REPUBLIC of Tarik Saleh
SOUND OF FALLING Mascha Schilinski
ROMERÍA de Carla Simón
SENTMENTAL VALUE of Joachim Trier
A Certain Look
THE MISTERIOSA MIRADA DEL FLAMENCO (THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO) by Diego Céspedes (1st film)
METHODS d-Hubert Charuel
MY FATHERS SHADOW Akinola Davies Jr (1st film)
INDEX OF THE GREAT ARCH by Stéphane Demoustier
URCHIN by Harris Dickinson (1st film)
HOMEBOUND of Neeraj Ghaywan
A PALE VIEW OF HILLS Ishikawa Kei
ELEANOR THE GREAT de Scarlett Johansson (1er film)
KARAVAN de Zuzana Kirchnerova (1er film)
PILLION de Harry Lighton (1er film)
AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY de Morad Mostafa (1er film)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA d’Arab et Tarzan Nasser
THE PLAGUE de Charlie Polinger (1er film)
PROMIS LE CIEL d’Erige Sehiri
LE CITTÀ DI PIANURA (UN DERNIER POUR LA ROUTE) de Francesco Sossai
TESTA O CROCE? (HEADS OR TAILS?) de Matteo Zoppis et Alessio Rigo de Righi
Hors Compétition
LA VENUE DE L’AVENIR de Cédric Klapisch
LA FEMME LA PLUS RICHE DU MONDE de Thierry Klifa
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING de Christopher McQuarrie
VIE PRIVÉE de Rebecca Zlotowski
Main actors : Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira
Séances de Minuit
DALLOWAY de Yann Gozlan
EXIT 8 de Kawamura Genki
FENG LIN HUO SHAN (SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT) de Mak Juno
Cannes Première
AMRUM de Fatih Akin
SPLITSVILLE de Michael Angelo Covino
LA OLA (LA VAGUE) de Sebastian Lelio
CONNEMARA d’Alex Lutz
ORWELL : 2+2=5 de Raoul Peck
DAS VERSCHWINDEN DES JOSEF MENGELE (LA DISPARITION DE JOSEF MENGELE) de Kirill Serebrennikov
Special sessions
STORIES OF SURRENDER de Bono
DITES-LUI QUE JE L’AIME de Romane Bohringer
MARCEL ET MONSIEUR PAGNOL de Sylvain Chomet
Cette sélection éclectique témoigne de la diversité et de la richesse du cinéma contemporain, mêlant réalisateurs chevronnés et nouveaux talents prometteurs. Le Festival de Cannes 2025 s’annonce ainsi comme une célébration incontournable du septième art, et le Cannes Blog sera au cœur de l’événement pour vous faire vivre chaque instant de cette édition mémorable.
