The lineup for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival competition has been revealed, featuring new films by master filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, David Cronenberg, Paolo Sorrentino, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, and Jacques Audiard competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or.
Scheduled to take place from May 14 to May 25, the 77th Cannes Film Festival program has been announced. The Main Competition, chaired by Greta Gerwig, will showcase new films by renowned filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, David Cronenberg, Paolo Sorrentino, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, and Jacques Audiard. Xavier Dolan will head the Un Certain Regard section, Lukas Dhont will oversee the Queer Palm, Rodrigo Sorogoyen will lead the Critics’ Week, and Nicholas Philibert will head the documentary competition. The festival’s opening will feature Quentin Dupieux’s new film, “The Second Act (Le deuxième acte).”
Here’s a glimpse of some of the films competing in the Main Competition:
- “Megalopolis” by Francis Ford Coppola
- “Kinds of Kindness” by Yorgos Lanthimos
- “The Shrouds” by David Cronenberg
- “Bird” by Andrea Arnold
- “The Apprentice” by Ali Abbasi
- “Parthenope” by Paolo Sorrentino
- “Anora” by Sean Baker
- “Motel Destino” by Karim Ainouz
- “The Ballad” by Kirill Serebrennikov
- “The Substance” by Coralie Fargeat
- “Grand Tour” by Miguel Gomes
- “Oh Canada” by Paul Schrader
- “Marcello Mio” by Christophe Honore
- “Emilia Perez” by Jacques Audiard
- “Caught by the Tides (Feng liu yi dai)” by Jia Zhangke
- “Beating Hearts (L’amour ouf)” by Gilles Lellouche
- “All We Imagine as Light” by Payal Kapadia
- “Wild Diamond (Diamant brut)” by Agathe Riedinger
- “The Girl with The Needle (Pegan man nålen)” by Magnus Van Horn
The festival will also feature films in the Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Special Screenings, and Cannes Premieres categories, promising a diverse and exciting cinematic experience for attendees.
