Yesterday morning, Thierry Frémaux confirmed with Radio France that the official selection for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival will be announced on April 10th. Since then, I’ve been putting my thinking cap on as to which films I feel might have their world premieres at the prestigious film festival and have come up with my first stab at the Competition lineup, along with several other titles I feel might play in Un Certain Regard or Out of Competition if rumors of their debut on the Croisette are to be believed. All eyes are on this year’s festival now that COVID and the Hollywood strikes are behind us to see how much the festival will embrace American filmmakers. Not to mention, the festival has become a massive launching pad for awards season contenders, more than ever before, ever since the Academy’s membership expanded to become more international. I will likely refine this list one more time before the official announcement on April 10th, but for now, based on their history with the festival, here’s where I am with the following filmmakers and their films…
In Competition:
Alpha – Julia Ducournau
Amrum – Fatih Akin
Die My Love – Lynne Ramsay
The Disappearance Of Josef Mengele – Kirill Serebrennikov
Eddington – Ari Aster
Father Mother Sister Brother – Jim Jarmusch
Fuori – Mario Martone
The History Of Sound – Oliver Hermanus
Hope – Na Hong-jin
The Mastermind – Kelly Reichardt
Miroirs No. 3 – Christian Petzold
No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook
Nouvelle Vague – Richard Linklater
Orphan – Laszlo Nemes
The Phoenician Scheme – Wes Anderson
Resurrection – Bi Gan
Rosebush Pruning – Karim Aïnouz
The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendoca Filho
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
Silent Friend – Ildikó Enyedi
Stitches – Alice Wincour
Une Affaire – Arnaud Desplechin
Yellow Letters – Ilker Çatak
Yes! – Nadav Lapid
Young Mother – The Dardenne Brothers
The Wave – Sebastian Lelio
Un Certain Regard:
Adam’s Interest – Laura Wandel
The Chronology Of Water – Kristen Stewart
De Gaulle – Antonin Baudry
The Doctor Says, I’ll Be Alright But I’m Feelin’ Blue – Mascha Schilinski
Eleanor The Great – Scarlett Johansson
Left-Handed Girl – Shih Ching-Tsou
Paradise – Jeremy Comte
Renoir – Chie Hayakawa
The Return – Marcela Luchetta
Rose – Markus Schleinzer
Out Of Competition/Other Sections:
13 Days, 13 Nights – Martin Bourboulon
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – Kogonada
Calle Malaga – Maryam Touzani
Couture – Alice Winocour
Duse – Pietro Marcello
Enzo – Robin Campillo
Highest 2 Lowest – Spike Lee
I Want Your Sex – Gregg Araki
Lang Lang – Jiang Wen
Love On Trial – Koji Fukada
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Christopher McQuarrie
A Pale View Of Hills- Kei Ishikawa
Private Life – Rebecca Zlotowski
Romería – Carla Simon
Sons Of The Neon Night – Juno Mak
Tu ne fera point d’image – Kaouther Ben Hania
Unidentified – Haifaa al-Mansour
The Way Of The Wind – Terrence Malick
The 78th Cannes Film Festival is set to take place from May 13th to 24th. Juliette Binoche has already been announced as the president of the competition section of this year’s jury. Dan Bayer and I will be attending in-person for this year’s film festival.
Are you excited for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival? Who else do you think will be announced for the Official Competition Jury selection? Are you planning to attend the festival this year? Which films are you most looking forward to seeing? Please let us know in the comments section below or on our X account.
