The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Maren Ade and comprised of Camélia Jordana, José María Prado, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Nebojša Slijepčević has awarded the 2025 La Cinef Prizes today during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films.  La Cinef consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 2 679 entries coming from 646 film schools around the world. First Prize FI...

The Jury of the Immersive Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes presented today the Best Immersive Work Award to From Dust, created by Michel van der Aa, recognizing a creation that pushed the boundaries of storytelling, art space, and audience engagement.   The Jury, chaired by French director Luc Jacquet included American musician, director and writer Laurie Anderson, French author and performer Tania de Montaigne, British director, screenwriter, an...

After winning the French Touch Prize of the Jury on Wednesday, IMAGO by Déni Oumar Pitsaev was presented with Cannes' prestigious Golden Eye – The Documentary Prize tonight! We are so proud of the film team and grateful for the privilege to work on this incredible film. Congratulations!    IMAGO By Déni Oumar Pitsaev – CRITICS' WEEK World Premiere Rediance Films © 2025     dscape, deserves recognition. Pitsaev f...

Bhool Chuk Maaf, Overview: 29 retakes of Scene 29, Take 29 Maddock Films has produced this movie. Maddock is a rarely used word and means "fortunate" or "goodly", and is of Welsh origin. It's an anglicised form of Madog, a Welsh given name. Historically, Maddock was a common surname and given name in Wales and neighboring areas. So, let’s put all mad in the dock, start looking at a film from this production power-house, and forgive mistakes, if any, for that is w...

The Dardenne Brothers took home the Positive Cinema Prize for their newest film Jeunes Merés, A contender for this year's Palme d'Or. Juenes Merés, their 10th feature on the croisette, follows five teenage mothers who live together in a shelter trying to make a better life for themselves and their children. The Positive Cinema Prize is awarded as part of Positive Cinema Week, an event dedicated to cinema that awakens consciousness, remains alert, questions the film indust...

Every day at 9:30 p.m., the Festival de Cannes reinvents itself as night falls, transforming the Croisette’s Plage Macé, opposite the Majestic hotel, into an open-air cinema. The program for the 78th Festival will include: film teams on stage, premieres and world cinema classics. From Hong Kong action to Italian intimism, from Japanese animation to Hollywood classics, embark on a cinephile’s world tour. Playing tonight at the Cinéma de la Plage is "One Flew...

Following a photocall earlier this week, the cast of new film "Renoir" interacted with fans as they commemorated the premier of their work.   Images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)   Images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)   Images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)   “Renoir” photocall, images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)   &ld...

    Joachim Trier returned to the Cannes Film Festival after his critically acclaimed film The Worst Person in the World premiered during the 2021 festival, both films star actress Renate Rensive, who won the award for Best Actress at the festival for her role in The Worst Person in the World. With its premiere on Wednesday, May 21st, Joachim Trier's newest film Sentimental Value cemented itself in the history books. Receiving an extremely imp...

Lilo & Stitch, Review: A Stitch in Time, and Space--Bad kid+bad alien=good kid+good alien Why li lo for 23 years, when you can stitch together a film that cocks-a-snook at genres? And what age-group is this cartoon, animation, live action, stop motion, motion capture, VFX, space travel, and many other technical processes, like AI? Get cracking. Wait a minute. Who is the product aimed at? The target audience? The age group? 0-3 years You must be joking! Do0 children in this bracket watch...

  COMPÉTITION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) RERUN OF THE COMPETITION CÉRÉMONIE DE CLÔTURE / CLOSING CEREMONY at 18:40     SÉANCES DU LENDEMAIN (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) RERUN OF THE COMPETITION     REPRISE DE LA SÉLECTION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) JEUNES MÈRES by JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE & LUC DARDENNE at 08:45 (runtime 1h44) Jessica, Perla, Julie, Ariane and Naïma are housed in a she...

Tonight, Director Kelly Reichardt returns to the Croisette with her second film in competition and third at Cannes: The Mastermind. Reichardt was last here in 2022 for Showing Up, which competed. The Mastermind's synopsis reads: "In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels." The film stars Josh O' Conner, who is also in Th...

The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Maren Ade and comprised of Camélia Jordana, José María Prado Garcia, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Nebojša Slijepčević has awarded the 2025 La Cinef Prizes during a ceremony held in Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films. La Cinef consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 2,679 films entries coming from 646 film schools around the world. The awarded films w...

The Jury of the Immersive Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes presented today the Best Immersive Work Award to "From Dust", created by Michel van der Aa, recognizing a creation that pushed the boundaries of storytelling, art space, and audience engagement. The Jury, chaired by French director Luc Jacquet included American musician, director and writer Laurie Anderson, French author and performer Tania de Montaigne, British director, scree...

There was a mass for festival goers at 10.30  last Sunday at 2 rue de l'église, just behind the Palais, with drinks in the street following the mass at 11.45! Credit Photo : Daniel Beguin / Jury oecumenique / Robert Rivoira   https://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/actualites/du-cote-du-festival/2025/article/decouvrez-le-jury-oecumenique-2025   A different way to network during the festival organised by Interfilm and Signis   ...

THE MASTERMIND and JEUNES MÈRES      COMPÉTITION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) RESURRECTION (RÉSURRECTION) by BI GAN at 8:30 (runtime 2h40) In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. This monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see—until a woman appears. Gifted with the rare power to perceive these illusions for what...

At a recent photocall for new film "Vie Privée", Jodi Foster was ed by fellow castmates to celebrate the release of their new picture.    Jodi Foster, photographed by Laurent Hou   Daniel Auteuil, photographed by Laurent Hou   Virginie Efira, photographed by Laurent Hou   Cast of "Vie Privée", photographed by Laurent Hou     ...

Scarlet Johansson stepped out onto the red carpet in a gorgeous navy and white look to celebrate the premier of her directorial debut. Johansson’s film, "Eleanor the Great”, follows the quirky story of 94 year old Eleanor on her quest to make new connections, finding an unlikely friend in a 19 year old student. Photos courtesy of Laurent Hou Photos courtesy of Laurent Hou Photos courtesy of Laurent Hou   ...

Revisiting Sunshine: A conversation with Istvan Szabo, 25 years later Twenty-five years after the release of Sunshine, acclaimed Hungarian director István Szabó returns to Cannes with a mix of joy and reflection. Reuniting with his work after so many years, Szabó its that there’s always a lingering urge to “fix” things—an inevitable feeling for any creator revisiting old projects. “To be a filmmaker is kind of a disease,” he say...

Start your day with purpose— us from 9:30 to 12:00 for the Inclusion & Diversity , where bold voices and industry leaders come together to challenge norms, celebrate difference, and drive real change in cinema. 9:30-12:00: Inclusion & Diversity   ...

  The new Spike Lee t first premiered in theaters on Tuesday, May 20th, as part of the out-of-competition Cannes premiere section of the festival. Reimagining Akira Kurosawa's critically acclaimed masterpiece High and Low, Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest sees the story take place in modern-day New York City, where David King, a titan in the music industry, receives a call that his son has been taken and is being held for ransom. Catapulted into this moral dilemma ...

RESURRECTION and ZAN O BACHEH   COMPÉTITION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) THE HISTORY OF SOUND by OLIVER HERMANUS at 8:30  (runtime 2h07) Lionel is a talented singer from rural Kentucky raised on the songs his father would sing on the front porch. In 1917, he leaves his family farm to attend the Boston Music Conservatory. There he meets David, a charming music composing student who is soon drafted into the end of the war. In 1920, the two spend a winter walk...

The cast of the new Japanese coming of age story "Renoir" walk the Cannes red carpet in style, celebrating the premier of their film. Photocredit: Laurent Hou Photocredit: Laurent Hou Photocredit: Laurent Hou Photocredit: Laurent Hou Photocredit: Laurent Hou Photocredit: Laurent Hou   ...

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‘Hong Kong Cinema @ CANNES 2025’ celebrates city’s role as hub for cultural exchange and IP trading Elevating Hong Kong’s global film presence and fostering collaboration   “Hong Kong Cinema @ CANNES 2025”, a campaign designed to promote Hong Kong's position as an east-meets-west centre for international cultural exchange and a regional intellectual property (IP) trading hub, kickstarted on 13 May at the Cannes Film Festival in and will con...

During the pitching session, the jury granted the 2025 ArteKino International Prize, valued at €20,000, to Alexander Glehr and Johanna Scherz for the project “Gentle Monster,” directed by Marie Kreutzer (Austria).   The Investors Circle, the Marché du Film’s exclusive gathering of top film financing experts and investors, concluded its third edition yesterday with resounding success. Held during the 78th Festival de Cannes at the Plage des Palmes &n...