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Cannes 2025 Lineup Announced: Mario Martone, Wes Anderson, and More

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

The 78th Cannes Film Festival, running from May 13 to 24, 2025, unveiled its official selection. The opening film is Amelie Bonin's 'Partir un jour', inspired by her César-winning short. Competition highlights include Jafar Panahi's 'A Simple Accident', Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' about Jean-Luc Godard's 'Breathless', Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' starring a stellar cast, Ari Aster's 'Eddington', and Mario Martone's 'Fuori' starring Valeria Golino as writer Goliarda Sapienza. Three Italian films are in the lineup: 'Fuori' in Competition, and 'Testa o croce?' by Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis and 'Le città di pianura' by Francesco Sossai in Un Certain Regard. Out of Competition features 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' with Tom Cruise. The festival also includes sections like Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere, and Special Screenings.

Key facts

  • 78th Cannes Film Festival runs May 13-24, 2025
  • Opening film: 'Partir un jour' by Amelie Bonin
  • Mario Martone's 'Fuori' in Competition stars Valeria Golino as Goliarda Sapienza
  • Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' in Competition
  • Jafar Panahi's 'A Simple Accident' in Competition
  • Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' about Godard's 'Breathless' in Competition
  • Ari Aster's 'Eddington' in Competition
  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning out of Competition
  • Two Italian films in Un Certain Regard: 'Testa o croce?' and 'Le città di pianura'
  • Thierry Fremaux announced the lineup

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Cannes Film Festival
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Cannes
  • France
  • Croisette
  • Rome
  • Italy
  • Iran
  • Veneto
  • Gaza

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