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Cannes 2025: Almodóvar, Nemes, Zvyagintsev premiere amid thin Hollywood presence

festival-fair · 2026-05-22

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival features new films from Pedro Almodóvar, László Nemes, and Andrey Zvyagintsev, among others, in a year with notably few Hollywood stars. The festival has been marked by controversies including blacklisting, booing, and criticisms of filmmakers' rampant egos.

Key facts

  • New films from Pedro Almodóvar, László Nemes, and Andrey Zvyagintsev are premiering at Cannes 2025.
  • The festival has a thin presence of Hollywood stars this year.
  • Controversies at the festival include blacklisting, booing, and criticisms of filmmakers' egos.

Entities

Artists

  • Pedro Almodóvar
  • László Nemes
  • Andrey Zvyagintsev

Institutions

  • Cannes Film Festival

Locations

  • Cannes
  • France

Sources