'79th Cannes Film Festival lineup unveiled—who will take home the Palme d’Or? ~

79th Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Lineup Announced

The curtains rise once again on the 'Cannes Film Festival' (Cannes Film Festival). With the world’s film spotlight on 'Iris Knobloch', President of the Organizing Committee, and 'Thierry Frémaux', Executive Commissioner, the official selection lineup has been unveiled in a headline-worthy announcement. This year, too, new works by master filmmakers—those who effortlessly blur the line between auteur brilliance and mass appeal—will take the stage, promising a truly cinematic experience from start to finish.

[Opening Film: Pierre Salvadori’s Glamorous Return]

This year’s 'Cannes Film Festival' opening film is 'LA VÉNUS ÉLECTRIQUE' (LA VÉNUS ÉLECTRIQUE), directed by 'Pierre Salvadori'. Invited to the 'Out of Competition' section, the film is widely seen as a highly anticipated title—sure to set the tone for the festival’s opening with its unmistakable mise-en-scène and storytelling.

[In Competition: Na Hong-jin’s 'Hope' heads to Cannes, a fierce showdown among masters worldwide]

In the 'Competition'—where expectations run highest—'Hope' (HOPE), the new film by South Korea’s thriller master 'Na Hong-jin', will vie for the top prize, the 'Palme d’Or'. In addition, a large presence of major Asian filmmakers—including 'Hirokazu Kore-eda' and 'Ryusuke Hamaguchi'—also signals an even more intense battle than ever.

• 'HOPE' 'Na Hong-jin' director

• 'AMARGA NAVIDAD' 'Pedro Almodóvar' director

• 'PARALLEL TALES' 'Asghar Farhadi' director

• 'A WOMAN’S LIFE' 'Charline Bourgeois-Take' director

• 'LA BOLA NEGRA' 'Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi' director

• 'COWARD' 'Lucas Dont' director

• 'DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER' 'Valeska Grisebach' director

• 'ALL OF SUDDEN' 'Ryusuke Hamaguchi' director

  

• 'THE UNKNOWN' 'Artur Harari' director

  

• 'ANOTHER DAY' 'Janne Eri' director

• 'SHEEP IN THE BOX' 'Hirokazu Kore-eda' director

  

• 'NAGI NOTES' 'Koji Fukada' director

• 'GENTLE MONSTER' 'Marie Kroyer' director

• 'NOTRE SALUT' 'Emmanuel Marr' director

• 'FJORD' 'Kristian Mungju' director

  

• 'THE BIRTHDAY PARTY' 'Lea Mysius' director

• 'MOULIN' 'László Nemes' director

• 'FATHERLAND' 'Pavel Pavlikovskis' director

• 'THE MAN I LOVE' 'Ira Jacks' director

• 'EL SER QUERIDO'(THE BELOVED) 'Rodrigo Sorogoyen' director

• 'MINOTAUR' 'Andrey Zvyagintsev' director

[Un Certain Regard & Out of Competition: A perfect blend of originality and mass appeal]

The lineup in 'Un Certain Regard' showcases inventive, distinctive direction, while the 'Out of Competition' lineup is packed with high-profile works that bring together the mainstream pull of major filmmakers and the kind of cinematic ambition you don’t want to miss—an overall effect that’s equally overwhelming.

• [Opening Film] 'TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA' 'Jane Schonbrun' director

• 'ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG' 'Avinash Bickram Shah' director

• 'IRON BOY' 'Louis Klieze' director

• 'BEN’IMANA' 'Marie Clémentine Doussa Bezambо' director

• 'CONGO BOY' 'Rafiki Pariarala' director

• 'CLUB KID' 'Jordan Firstman' director

• 'UĻA' 'B.S. Turs Kyrish' director

• 'LA MÁS DULCE'(STRAWBERRIES) 'Leyla Maraki' director

• 'EL DESHIELO'(THE MELTDOWN) 'Manuela Martelli' director

• 'SIEMPRE SOY TU ANIMAL MATERNO'(FOREVER YOUR MATERNAL ANIMAL) 'Valentina Maurel' director

• 'YESTERDAY THE EYE DIDN’T SLEEP' 'Rakan Mayashi' director

• 'I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE' 'Katarina Revilis' director

• 'WORDS OF LOVE' 'Rudy Rosenberg' director

• 'EVERYTIME' 'Sandra Vollner' director

• 'ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT' 'Yukiko Sode' director

• 'LA BATAILLE DE GAULLE : L’ÂGE DE FER' 'Antonin Baudry' director

• 'KARMA' 'Guillaume Canet' director

• 'DIAMOND' 'Andy García' director

• 'L’ABANDON' 'Vincent Garanc' director

• 'CRESCENDO' 'Agnès Jaoui' director

• 'HER PRIVATE HELL' 'Nicolas Winding Refn' director

  

'Midnight Screenings: Yeon Sang-ho’s 'GuncHe' dominates Cannes nights'

In the 'Midnight Screenings' category, where late-night screenings take center stage, 'Yeon Sang-ho'’s new film 'GUN-CHE' was invited. It’s regarded as a key anticipated title that delivers overwhelming suspense and visual delight for genre film fans around the world.

• 'GUN-CHE' 'Yeon Sang-ho' director

• 'FULL PHIL' 'Quentin Dupieux' director

• 'SANGUINE' 'Marion Le Corolle' director

• 'ROMA ELASTICA' 'Bertrand Mandico' director

• 'JIM QUEEN' 'Marcos Nguyen & Nicolas Attané' director

'Cannes Premiere: John Travolta’s directorial debut and new works by masters'

'Cannes Premiere' will unveil 'Propeller One-Way Night Coach', the directorial debut of Hollywood leading actor 'John Travolta', sparking plenty of buzz. In addition, new works by acclaimed directors such as 'Daniel Auteuil, Kiyoshi Kurosawa' will also be revealed.

• 'LA TROISIÈME NUIT' 'Daniel Auteuil' director

• 'THE MATCH' 'Juan Cabral & Santiago Franco' director

• 'KOKUROJO'(THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER) 'Kiyoshi Kurosawa' director

• 'HEIMSUCHUNG'(VISITATION) 'Volker Schlöndorff' director

• 'PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH' 'John Travolta' director

'Special Screenings: Profound documentaries and tributes'

'Special Screenings' features meaningful works, including documentaries and film tributes by Hollywood masters such as 'Ron Howard, Steven Soderbergh'.

• 'REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION' 'Pega Ahanagaranī' director

• 'LES MATINS MERVEILLEUX' 'Luc Besson' director

• 'L’AFFAIRE MARIE-CLAIRE' 'Laurian Escaphr & Yves Müller' director

• 'AVEDON' 'Ron Howard' director

• 'LES SURVIVANTS DU CHE' 'Christophe Dymtri Revélo' director

• 'JOHN LENNON : THE LAST INTERVIEW' 'Steven Soderbergh' director

• 'CANTONA' 'David Trejhon & Ben Nicolas' director