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2025 Cannes Film Festival

The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the thriller film It Was Just an Accident.

Juries
, Main Competition jury president|254x254px , Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition jury president|274x274px , ''Caméra d'Or'' jury president|276x276px Main Competition Juliette Binoche, French actress – Jury President • 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 • Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Argentine actor • Louise Courvoisier, French filmmaker • Vanja Kaluđerčić, Croatian film programmer and Festival Director of the International Film Festival RotterdamRoberto Minervini, Italian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition Maren Ade, German filmmaker and producer — Jury President • José Maria Prado Garcia, Spanish producer and former Director of Filmoteca EspañolaReinaldo Marcus Green, American filmmaker and producer • Camélia Jordana, French actress, singer and songwriter • Nebojša Slijepčević, Croatian filmmaker ''Caméra d'Or'' Alice Rohrwacher, Italian filmmaker – Jury President • , 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 • Laurie Anderson, American artist and musician • Tania de Montaigne, French writer • Martha Fiennes, British filmmaker and producer • Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Japanese video game creator ''L'Œil d'Or'' Julie Gayet, French actress and producer – Jury President • 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 • 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 • Marcelo Caetano, Brazilian filmmaker • Faridah Gbadamosi, American film programmer • Léonie Pernet, French composer and singer • Timé Zoppé, French journalist == Official Selection ==
Official Selection
In Competition The following films were selected to compete for the ''Palme d'Or'': : (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: 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: :(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: 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: == Parallel sections ==
Parallel sections
Critics' Week () 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: : (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 () 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. The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight () section: : (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: : (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: == Parallel programs ==
Parallel programs
Cannes Écrans Juniors Cannes Écrans Juniors is a selection of eight international feature films of particular interest to young audiences from age 13. The films compete for the Prix Cannes Écrans Juniors and Prix de Bourgogne. Below are the films featured in this selection: , Palme d'Or winner , Grand Prix winner , Best Director winner , Best Screenplay winners , Prix Spécial winner == Official Awards ==
Official Awards
With the exception of German-produced Sound of Falling, all main competition awards corresponded to French produced or co-produced pictures. In Competition Palme d'Or: It Was Just an Accident by Jafar PanahiGrand Prix: Sentimental Value by Joachim TrierJury Prize: • Sirāt by Oliver LaxeSound of Falling by Mascha SchilinskiBest Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho for The Secret AgentBest Actress: Nadia Melliti for The Little SisterBest Actor: Wagner Moura for The Secret AgentBest Screenplay: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for Young MothersPrix Spécial: Resurrection by Bi Gan Un Certain Regard Un Certain Regard Prize: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego CéspedesJury Prize: A Poet by Simón Mesa SotoBest Director: Tarzan and Arab Nasser for Once Upon a Time in GazaBest Actor: Frank Dillane for UrchinBest Actress: Cleo Diára for I Only Rest in the StormBest Screenplay: Harry Lighton for Pillion Honorary Palme d'Or Robert De NiroSecond 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 == Independent Awards ==
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize In Competition: The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça FilhoUn Certain Regard: Urchin by Harris DickinsonParallel section (first features): ''Dandelion's Odyssey'' by Momoko Seto Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Prix du Jury Œcuménique: Young Mothers by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Critics' WeekGrand Prize: A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke • '''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 TsouSACD 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 • '''Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film': Wild Foxes'' by Valéry Carnoy • SACD Prize for Best French Film: Wild Foxes by Valéry Carnoy • Carrosse d’Or: Todd Haynes L'Œil d'or Golden Eye: Imago by Déni Oumar Pitsaev • Special Jury Prize: The Six Billion Dollar Man by Eugene Jarecki Queer Palm Best Film: The Little Sister by Hafsia HerziBest Short Film: Bleat! by Ananth Subramaniam Cannes Soundtrack Award Cannes Soundtrack Award: Kangding Ray for Sirāt Prix François Chalais François Chalais Prize: Two Prosecutors by Sergei Loznitsa 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 FilhoSpecial Mention: Sirāt by Oliver Laxe Palm Dog Palm Dog Award: Panda for The Love That RemainsGrand Jury Prize: Pipa and Lupita for SirātMutt Moment: Hippo for Pillion Trophée Chopard Male Revelation of the Year: Finn BennettFemale Revelation of the Year: Marie Colomb == References ==
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