CANNES FESTIVAL 2024. We finally know the list of films, directors and stars who will be present on the Croisette this year. We take stock of the official 2024 selection of the Cannes Film Festival.
Final stretch before the start of the next Cannes Film Festival. The 77th edition of the event is being prepared behind the scenes. This Thursday, April 11, the list of films in competition was finally announced with a crowd expected for movie buffs: this Tuesday, May 14, Quentin Dupieux will open the festival with his latest film, The Second Act, with Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon and Raphaël Quenard. The next day, is projected Furiosaprequel to Mad Max: Fury Roadon the Croisette.
Around twenty films are in competition at Cannes in 2024, out of some 2000 feature films viewed. This edition will notably mark the great return of a giant, Francis Ford Coppola, for Megalopolis, who will share the red carpet with David Cronenberg, Yorgos Lanthimos, Jia Zhangke among others. A winner on the list of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival already: the director and producer George Lucas, creator of “Star Wars”, who will receive the honorary Palme d’Or, as the organizers announced there ago A few days.
Five French films will be presented at the Cannes Film Festival: Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard, Marcello Mio by Christophe Honoré, Love phew by Gilles Lellouche, Rough diamond by Agathe Riedinger and The Substance by Coralie Fargeat.
The stars will arrive on the Croisette in the coming weeks. The city will be adorned with the colors of cinema, with red carpets, screenings and many other events, from May 14 to 25, 2024. French actress Camille Cottin has been chosen as mistress of ceremonies, and will be responsible for opening and close the festival. For her part, Greta Gerwig, director of Barbie, was chosen as president of the jury. She will have to participate in establishing the prize list for the next edition.
- The Apprentice by Ali Abbasi
- Destino model by Karim Aïnouz
- Bird by Andrea Arnold
- Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard
- Anora by Sean Baker
- Megalopolis by Francis Ford Coppola
- The Shrouds by David Cronenberg
- The Substance by Coralie Fargeat
- Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour
- Marcello Mio by Christophe Honoré
- Caught by the Tides by Jia Zhangke
- All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
- Kinds of Kindness by Yorgos Lanthimos
- L’Amour ouf by Gilles Lellouche
- Agathe Riedinger’s rough diamond
- Oh Canada by Paul Schrader
- Limonov – The Ballad by Kirill Serebrennikov
- Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino
- The Girl With the Needle by Magnus von Horn
Traditionally, the event is held in the last half of May, a period favored by the organizers. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to begin on Tuesday May 14 and end with the closing ceremony and the awards ceremony on Saturday May 25, 2024.
How to register and obtain accreditations for the Cannes Film Festival?
If it is the stars who make the news at the Cannes Film Festival, it is possible for everyone to participate in the Cannes Festival… under certain conditions. In fact, access to the event is primarily reserved for cinema professionals and journalists who must be accredited. But movie buffs aged 18 to 28 can also hope to discover films screened on the Croisette thanks to the “Three Days in Cannes” Pass. We detail how to register and become accredited in detail below:
- Cinema professionals (administrations, artistic agencies, press officers, actors, film commissions, cinema communication and marketing, distribution, exhibitors, film school students, cultural institutions, musicians, producers, directors, technicians…etc. ) can be accredited by going to their personal space on the official festival website. Do not forget to include supporting documents regarding your profession to gain access to the event. Click here for more information.
- Cinephiles and educational groups can also request access to the Cannes Film Festival, as part of the “Cannes Cinéphile” program. You must submit a request here, attaching supporting documents depending on your status (school certificates for school groups, identity documents, cover letter for cinema students and members of a cultural association, etc. ). Click here for more information.
- The “Three Days at Cannes” accreditation allows film buffs aged 18 to 28 to participate in the event for three days, and to discover films from the official selection and a dedicated program. To request accreditation, you must provide with your request an identity document, a photo ID, a cover letter and a letter detailing your professional project (optional). Click here for more information.
The jury for the next Cannes Film Festival is not yet known. However, we know that Greta Gerwig, director of barbie And The Daughters of Doctor Marchwas chosen as president of the 2024 jury. The names of the professionals who will support her in developing the rankings will be revealed a few weeks before the event.
During the last edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or was awarded to the film Anatomy of a fall. This feature film, directed by French director Justine Triet, follows the trial of a writer accused of the murder of her husband. Quickly, it is the life of this couple and their family which is dissected by the magistrates. Since obtaining its Palme d’Or, the film has achieved great success at the box office and won numerous awards: the Oscar for best original screenplay 2024, six Césars (including Best Film) and two Golden Globes (Best Foreign Film and Best Original Screenplay).
- Palme d’Or : Anatomy of a fall by Justine Triet
- Grand prize : The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer
- Jury Prize : Dead leaves by Aki Kaurismaki.
- Male Actor Award : Koji Yakusho for Perfect Days
- Female Actor Award : Merve Dizdar for Dried herbs
- Directing Award : The passion of Dodin Bouffant by Trần Anh Hùng
- Screenplay Award : Monster
- Golden Camera Prize : The golden butterfly tree by Pham Thien An
- Palme d’Or for short film : 27 by Flora Anna Buda
- Un Certain Regard Prize : How to have sex by Molly Manning Walker