In what looks to be another robust year in the making, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will bring together several iconic filmmakers, including Francis Ford Coppola with “Megalopolis” starring Adam Driver, George Miller with “Furiosa” starring Anya Taylor-Joy, as well as George Lucas who will be feted with an honorary Palme d’Or. Kevin Costner will also be on hand with the first installment of hisWestern epic “Horizon, an American Saga.”
Hollywood may have a lighter presence due to a combination of factors – including last year’s actors and writers strikes, which created production delays, as well as a tough economy — but this year’s festival will see no shortage of glamor and stars on the red carpet. As previously announced, “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig will be presiding over the jury.
The lineup is being unveiled by Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux and president Iris Knobloch on Thursday at the UGC Normandie theater in Paris, where impatient French and international film journalists have gathered.
In her opening speech, Knobloch said the festival will now expand beyond the Palais des Festivals and into the Palm Beach, a venue located on the opposite side of the Croisette. The Palm Beach is currently being remodeled.
Knobloch also said the Cannes Film Market has already lured more than 14,000 accredited professionals from 120 countries.
In Fremaux’s first and only interview ahead of the presser, the festival boss said Cannes had a 20% rise in accreditation requests. “We’re going to surpass the 2,000 films submitted for the selection. The interest for the festival is clear, and no matter what, it’s the films that create the atmosphere each year,” he said.
Last year was a milestone edition for the festival, which world premiered two best picture nominees: Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” and Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.”
The Cannes Film Festival will kick off with the world premiere of Quentin Dupieux’s surreal comedy “Second Act” starring Lea Seydoux. The 77th edition runs May 15-25.
See the full lineup, updating live, below.
OPENER
“Second Act,” Quentin Dupieux
COMPETITION
“Megalopolis,” Francis Ford Coppola
“The Apprentice,” Ali Abbasi
“Motel Destino,” Karim Ainouz
“Bird,” Andrea Arnold
“Emilia Perez,” Jacques Audiard
“Anora,” Sean Baker
“The Shrouds,” David Cronenberg
“The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat
“Grand Tour,” Miguel Gomes
“Marcello Mio,” Christophe Honore
UN CERTAIN REGARD
“Norah,” Tawfik Alzaidi
“The Shameless,” Konstantin Bojanov
“Le Royaume,” Julien Colonna
“Vingt Dieux!,” Louise Courvoisier
“Who Let the Dog Bite?” (“Le Proces du Chien”), Laetitia Dosch
“Black Dog” (“Gou Zhen”), Guan Hu
“The Village Next to Paradise,” Mo Harawe
“September Says,” Ariane Labed
“L’Histoire de Souleymane,” Boris Lojkine
“The Damned” (Les Damnes”), Roberto Minervini
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” Rungano Nyoni
“My Sunshine” (“Boku No Ohisama”), Hiroshi Okuyama
“Santosh,” Sandhya Suri
“Viet and Nam,” Truong Minh Quy
“Armand,” Halfdan Ullman Tondel
OUT OF COMPETITION
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” George Miller
“Horizon, an American Saga,” Kevin Costner
“She’s Got No Name,” Chan Peter Ho-Sun
“Rumours,” Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin
CANNES PREMIERE
“Misericorde,” Alain Guiraudie
“C’est Pas Moi,” Leos Carax
“Everybody Loves Touda,” Nabil Ayouch
“En Fanfare” (“The Matching Bang”), Emmanuel Courcol
“Rendez-Vous Avec Pol Pot,” Rithy Panh
“Le Roman de Jim,” Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
“Twilight of the Warrior Walled In,” Soi Cheang
“I, the Executioner,” Seung Wan Ryoo
“The Surfer,” Lorcan Finnegan
“The Balconettes” (“Les Femmes au Balcon”), Noemie Merlant
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
“The Beauty of Gaza” (“La Belle de Gaza”), Yolande Zauberman
“Apprendre,” Claire Simon
“L’Invasion,” Sergei Loznitsa
“Ernest Cole, Lost and Found,” Raoul Peck
“Le Fil,” Daniel Auteuil
COMPETITION JURY
Greta Gerwig, president
