Cannes 2025 Lineup Announced: Mario Martone, Wes Anderson, and More
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
- Amelie Bonin
- Jafar Panahi
- Richard Linklater
- Wes Anderson
- Ari Aster
- Mario Martone
- Valeria Golino
- Goliarda Sapienza
- Alessio Rigo de Righi
- Matteo Zoppis
- Francesco Sossai
- Tom Cruise
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Ippolita di Majo
- Matilda De Angelis
- Elodie
- Corrado Fortuna
- Antonio Gerardi
- Francesco Gheghi
- Filippo Scotti
- Joachim Trier
- Carla Simon
- Tarik Saleh
- Kelly Reichardt
- Dominik Moll
- Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Sergei Loznitsa
- Hafsia Herzi
- Oliver Laxe
- Julia Ducournau
- Oliver Hermanus
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Luc Dardenne
- Mascha Schilinski
- Diego Céspedes
- Akinola Davies Jr
- Harris Dickinson
- Hubert Charruel
- Stéphane Demoustier
- Scarlett Johansson
- Kei Ishikawa
- Harry Lighton
- Tarzan Nasser
- Arab Nasser
- Morad Mostafa
- Rebecca Zlotowski
- Juno Mak
- Yann Gozlan
- Fatih Akin
- Mike Corvino
- Kirill Serebrennikov
- Raoul Peck
- Sebastian Lelio
- Alex Lutz
- Bono
- Sylvain Chomet
- Genki Kawamura
- Margherita Bordino
Institutions
- Cannes Film Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- Cannes
- France
- Croisette
- Rome
- Italy
- Iran
- Veneto
- Gaza