The Cannes Film Festival will announce the Official Selection for its 78th edition, taking place from 13th to 24th May, on April 10th in Paris.
Cannes Delegate General Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch—recently confirmed for a second three-year term through 2027—will take centre stage at the upcoming press conference.
The world’s most prestigious film festival and market is basking in the glow of a spectacular Academy Awards performance, with its 2024 selections—Anora, Emilia Pérez, Flow, and The Substance—scoring an impressive nine Oscars earlier this month.
Sean Baker’s 2024 Palme d’Or winner Anora led the pack, winning Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actress, and Editing.
Titles for which speculation is running high include Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, Maryam Touzani’s Calle Malaga, Rebecca Zlotowski’s Vie Privée, Haifaa Al Mansour’s Unidentified, Fatih Akin’s Amrum, Lazlo Nemes’ Orphan and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent.
