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This year, director Neeraj Ghaywan, acclaimed for his internationally lauded debut Masaan, brings his new film Homebound to the Un Certain Regard section - a category that celebrates bold and distinctive voices in world cinema. Ghaywan's selection marks a significant achievement for Indian cinema on the global stage.

The Cannes Film Festival has revealed its Official Selection for the 78th edition, set to take place from May 13 to 24, 2025. In a press conference held in Paris, Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux and festival president Iris Knobloch unveiled the films that will compete for the coveted Palme d'Or and other honours. The main competition features 19 films from celebrated auteurs and fresh talents:

In Competition:

The Phoenician Scheme - Wes Anderson

Eddington - Ari Aster

Jeunes Meres - Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

Alpha - Julia Ducournau

Renoir - Hayakawa Chie

The History of Sound - Oliver Hermanus

La Petite Derniere - Hafsia Herzi

Sirat - Oliver Laxe

Nouvelle Vague - Richard Linklater

Two Prosecutors - Sergei Loznitsa

Fuori - Mario Martone

O Secreto Agente (The Secret Agent) - Kleber Mendonça Filho

Dossier 137 - Dominik Moll

Un Simple Accident - Jafar Panahi

The Mastermind - Kelly Reichardt

Eagles of the Republic - Tarik Saleh

Sound of Falling - Mascha Schilinski

Romeria - Carla Simon

Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier

Opening Film (Out of Competition):

Partir un Jour - Amelie Bonnin | Debut Film

Un Certain Regard:

La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamenco - Diego Cespedes | Debut

Meteors - Hubert Charuel

My Father's Shadow - Akinola Davies Jr | Debut

L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche - Stephane Demoustier

Urchin - Harris Dickinson | Debut

Homebound - Neeraj Ghaywan

Toi Yamanamino Hikari (A Pale View of Hills) - Ishikawa Kei

Eleanor the Great - Scarlett Johansson | Debut

Karavan - Zuzana Kirchnerova | Debut

Pillion - Harry Lighton | Debut

Aisha Can't Fly Away - Morad Mostafa | Debut

Once Upon a Time in Gaza - Arab & Tarzan Nasser

The Plague - Charlie Polinger | Debut

Promised Sky - Erige Sehiri

Le Citta di Pianura (The Last One for the Road) - Francesco Sossai

Testa o Croce? (Heads or Tails?) - Matteo Zoppis & Alessio Rigo de Righi

Out of Competition:

Colours of Time - Cedric Klapisch

La Femme la Plus Riche du Monde - Thierry Klifa

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Christopher McQuarrie

Vie Privee - Rebecca Zlotowski

Midnight Screenings:

Dalloway - Yann Gozlan

Exit 8 - Kawamura Genki

Feng Lin Huo Shan (Sons of the Neon Night) - Mak Juno

Cannes Premiere:

Amrum - Fatih Akin

Splitsville - Michael Angelo Covino

La Ola (The Wave) - Sebastián Lelio

Connemara - Alex Lutz

Orwell: 2+2=5 - Raoul Peck

Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele (The Disappearance of Josef Mengele) - Kirill Serebrennikov

Special Screenings:

Stories of Surrender - Bono

Tell Her That I Love Her - Romane Bohringer

A Magnificent Life - Sylvain Chomet

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