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The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the largest world cinema meeting, opened, Tuesday evening, during a colorful ceremony bringing together a host of world stars of the 7th art.
Twenty-two films are in the running for the golden palm of this edition of the festival, which promises to be rich in diversity, with directors from all walks of life, and films that tackle various themes.
The opening ceremony was marked in particular by the delivery of a palm of honor to the Hollywood star Robert de Niro for his entire career, a distinction which was awarded to him by the American actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Among the films selected in the official selection of the festival are notably “The Phoenician Scheme” by Wes Anderson, “Eddington” by Ari Aster, “Kuang Ye Shi Dai (Resurrection)” by Bi Gan, “young mothers” by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, and “Alpha” by Julia Ducournau.
“Die My Love” by Lynne Ramsay, “The Mastermind” by Kelly Reichardt, “Sound of Falling” by Mascha Schilinski, “file 137” by Dominik Moll, and Romería de Carla Simón are also in official selection.
The Franco-Moroccan writer and novelist Leïla Slimani is part of the jury of this great annual event of the 7th art chaired by French actress Juliette Binoche, alongside American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, and Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher.
The Congolese director, documentary maker and producer Dieudo Hamadi, the Coorean director and scriptwriter Hong Sangsoo, the Mexican director and producer Carlos Reygadas and the American actor Jeremy Strong are also part of the jury, who will have the honor of awarding the Palme d’Or to one of the films in competition, after “Anora” of the Sean Baker. Jury of Greta Gerwig, in 2024.
In addition to the official competition, this edition of Cannes will highlight heritage cinema, with restored retrospectives, tributes to eminent missing figures and highly anticipated special projections.
The “immersive competition”, which judges works in virtual reality in order to include new cinematographic genres and immersive art, also returns in 2025 for its second edition, offering Cannes festival -goers the opportunity to discover new works.
Some 40,000 professionals from the 7th art, from 160 countries, responded to Cannes and will stay there until May 24, the day of the consecration for films in the running for the Palme d’Or.
