2024 Cannes Film Festival (Cannes, France) | 14-25 May 2024

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The Cannes Film Festival is one of the oldest and largest film festival on the World and it is part of the 'Big Three' film festivals in Europe along with the Venice Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival.

The festival consist different parts:

The Official Selection: The main event of the festival.
In Competition – The films competing for the Palme d'Or. They are projected in the Théâtre Lumière.
Un Certain Regard – Films selected from cultures near and far; original and different works. They are projected at the Salle Debussy. The films competing for the Prix un certain regard.
Out of Competition – These films are selected to have Gala screenings at the Théâtre Lumière, but they do not compete for the main prize.
Midnight Screenings – These films are selected to have Gala screenings at the Théâtre Lumière during midnight, but they do not compete for the main prize.[44]
Cannes Premieres – These films are selected to be projected at the Salle Debussy, but they do not compete for the main prize.
Special Screenings – The selection committee chooses for these films an environment specially adapted to their particular identity.
Cinéfondation – About fifteen shorts and medium-length motion pictures from film schools over the world are presented at the Salle Buñuel.
Short Films – The shorts competing for the Short Film Palme d'Or are presented at Buñuel and Debussy theatres. There are approximately 10 films in this competition.
Cannes Classics – It celebrates the heritage of film, aiming to highlight works of the past, presented with brand new or restored prints.
Cinéma de la Plage – Screenings of Classic films and select new films for the mass public on Macé beach, preceded by a programme dedicated to film music.

Parallel Sections: These are alternative programmes dedicated to discovering other aspects of cinema.
International Critics' Week – Since 1962, it has focused on discovering new talents and showcasing first and second feature films by directors from all over the world.
Directors' Fortnight – Since 1969, it has cast its lot with the avant-garde, even as it created a breeding ground where the Cannes Festival would regularly find its prestigious auteurs.
ACID (Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution)
Tous les Cinémas du Monde – It showcases the vitality and diversity of cinema across the world. Each day, one country is invited to present a range of features and shorts in celebration of its unique culture, identity and recent film works.

Events:
Marché du Film – The busiest film market in the world.
Masterclasses – Given in public by world-renowned filmmakers.
Tributes – Honors internationally renowned artists with the presentation of the Festival Trophee following the screening of one of their films.
Producers Network – An opportunity to make international co-productions.
Exhibitions – Each year, an artist, a body of work or a cinematographic theme becomes the focus of an exhibition that diversifies or illustrates the event's programme.

Please also visit the Official Website of the festival for more information

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The film selections for this year are:

COMPETITION
Opening Film: LE DEUXIÈME ACTE by Quentin DUPIEUX - Out of competition
(THE SECOND ACT)
 
THE APPRENTICE by Ali ABBASI
MOTEL DESTINO by Karim AÏNOUZ
BIRD by Andrea ARNOLD
EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques AUDIARD
ANORA by Sean BAKER
MEGALOPOLIS by Francis Ford COPPOLA
THE SHROUDS by David CRONENBERG
THE SUBSTANCE by Coralie FARGEAT
GRAND TOUR by Miguel GOMES
LA PLUS PRÉCIEUSE DES MARCHANDISES by Michel HAZANAVICIUS
MARCELLO MIO by Christophe HONORÉ
FENG LIU YI DAI by JIA Zhang-Ke
(CAUGHT BY THE TIDES)
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal KAPADIA
KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yórgos LÁNTHIMOS
L'AMOUR OUF by Gilles LELLOUCHE
TREI KILOMETRI PANA LA CAPATUL LUMII by Emanuel PARVU
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG by Mohammad RASOULOF
DIAMANT BRUT by Agathe RIEDINGER |  1er film
(WILD DIAMOND)
OH CANADA by Paul SCHRADER
LIMONOV – THE BALLAD by Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV
PARTHENOPE by Paolo SORRENTINO
PIGEN MED NÅLEN by Magnus VON HORN
(THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE)

UN CERTAIN REGARD
Opening Film: WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar RÚNARSSON
 
NORAH  by Tawfik ALZAIDI | 1st film
THE SHAMELESS  by Konstantin BOJANOV
LE ROYAUME by Julien COLONNA | 1st film
VINGT DIEUX by Louise COURVOISIER | 1st film
LE PROCÈS DU CHIEN by Laetitia DOSCH | 1st film
(DOG ON TRIAL)
GOU ZHEN by GUAN Hu
(BLACK DOG)
THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo HARAWE | 1st film
SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane LABED | 1st film
L'HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE by Boris LOJKINE
THE DAMNED by Roberto MINERVINI
ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano NYONI
BOKU NO OHISAMA by Hiroshi OKUYAMA
(MY SUNSHINE)
NIKI by Céline SALLETTE | 1st film
SANTOSH by Sandhya SURI
VIET AND NAM by TRUONG Minh Quý
ARMAND by Halfdan ULLMANN TØNDEL | 1st film
FLOW by Gints ZILBALODIS

OUT OF COMPETITION

SHE'S GOT NO NAME by CHAN Peter Ho-Sun
LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO by Alexandre DE LA PATELLIÈRE et Matthieu DELAPORTE
HORIZON, AN AMERICAN SAGA by Kevin COSTNER
RUMOURS by Evan JOHNSON, Galen JOHNSON, Guy MADDIN
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA by George MILLER

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN by Soi CHEANG
THE SURFER by Lorcan FINNEGAN
LES FEMMES AU BALCON by Noémie MERLANT
(THE BALCONETTES)
I, THE EXECUTIONER by RYOO Seung Wan

CANNES PREMIERE

EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil AYOUCH
C'EST PAS MOI by Leos CARAX                                                                 
EN FANFARE by Emmanuel COURCOL
(THE MARCHING BAND)
MISÉRICORDE by Alain GUIRAUDIE
LE ROMAN DE JIM by Arnaud LARRIEU and Jean-Marie LARRIEU
VIVRE, MOURIR, RENAITRE by Gaël MOREL
MARIA by Jessica PALUD
RENDEZ-VOUS AVEC POL POT by Rithy PANH

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

LE FIL by Daniel AUTEUIL
SAUVAGES by Claude BARRAS
SPECTATEURS ! by Arnaud DESPLECHIN
ANGELO DANS LA FORÊT MYSTÉRIEUSE by Alexis DUCORD and Vincent PARONNAUD
(IN THE WONDERWOODS)
NASTY – MORE THAN JUST TENNIS by Tudor GIURGIU, Tudor D. POPESCU and Cristian PASCARIU
L'ARTE DELLA GIOIA by Valeria Golino and Nicolangelo GELORMINI
(THE ART OF JOY)
AN UNFINISHED FILM by LOU Ye
ERNEST COLE, LOST AND FOUND by Raoul PECK
THE INVASION  by Sergei LOZNITSA
APPRENDRE by Claire SIMON
LULA by Oliver STONE
LA BELLE DE GAZA by Yolande ZAUBERMAN