Local time in FranceApril 1, 20240AM, at 11:00, the official press conference of the 78th Cannes Film Festival organizing committee was held,with festival artistic director Thierry Frémaux and festival president Iris Knobloch announcing the official selection of films at the press conference held at UGC Montparnasse cinema in Paris. This year's Cannes Film Festival selection committee watched a total of 2,091 films.

The competition section in 2025 includes a variety of films, featuring both experienced directors and emerging talents. Notable directors including the Dardenne brothers, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, and Joachim Trier have all been selected for the competition section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

The new entrants include genre experts Ari Aster, Berlinale Golden Bear winner Carla Simon, and German director Mascha Schilinski.

This year, a total of 19 female filmmakers have been nominated in the competition section, including 6 female filmmakers: Julia Ducournau, Kelly Reichardt, Hafsia Herzi, Carla Simon, Chie Hayakawa, and Mascha Schilinski.

One Chinese film has been selected, with the Chinese film "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain" directed by Mabel Cheung finally coming to light after years of work, and it will premiere in the Midnight Screenings section.

（Directed by Mabel Cheung "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain"）

（"Alpha" Julia·Ducournau）

（"Emotional Value"Joachim·Trier）

The organizing committee of the 78th Cannes Film Festival announced on April 8 that 81-year-old Hollywood legend Robert De Niro will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award - the Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's festival. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on the opening day of the festival, May 13, and De Niro will also attend a masterclass the following day to share his creative insights with film lovers worldwide.

Robert·De Niro

De Niro's connection to Cannes dates back to1976. That year, he appeared with two films: Bernardo Bertolucci's epic "1900" and Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver." The latter won the Palme d'Or for its profound portrayal of social outcasts, marking not only a turning point in De Niro's career but also propelling him to international fame. In 2011, he served as the jury president of Cannes, deeply involved in the artistic decisions of the festival.

Speaking about the award, De Niro said:“Cannes brings us storytellers, filmmakers, movie lovers, and friends together, it's like coming home. Especially now, when the world is full of divisions, the power of cinema is even more precious.”

The official Cannes Film Festival website evaluates De Niro:“His face is a symbol of the seventh art, and his style of performance — whether with a tender smile or a piercing gaze — has long since become legendary in film history.”

Opening Film
Emily Boining's "The Departure Day"

Official Selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival

Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert·De Niro

Main Competition Section

“Emotional Value”

Joachim·Trier
“Pilgrimage”

Carla·Simon
“The Mastermind”

Kelly·Rycart
“Renoir”

Chihiro Hayakawa
“Alpha”

Julia·DiCuno
“Home for Young Mothers”

The Dardenne Brothers
“Eddington”

Ali·Aster
“Phoenician Plan”

Wes·Anderson
“National Prosecutor”

Sergei·Loznitsa
“New Wave”

Richard·Linklater
《Case No. 137

Dominique·Moore
《The Informant

Kleber·Mendoza
《Outside

Mario·Martone
《Near the End

Olivier·Lachey
《Echoes of Time

Oliver·Hermanyus
《A Simple Accident 》

Jafar·Panahi
《La Petite Derniere 》

Afsaneh·Elchi
《Sound of Falling》

Martha·Shlinsky
《The Eagles of the Republic》

Tariq·Salih

A Unit of Concern

《Streetwise

Harris·Dickinson
《The Amazing Eleanor

Scarlett·Johnson
《Under the Shadow of the Father

Akinorala·Davis
《Backseat

Hally·Leyton
《Faint Shadows

Ishikawa Kei
《The Secret of the Great Arch

Stephen· De Moustier
《The Last One for the Road 》

Francesco· Sossai
《Testa o Croce》

Alessio· Rigo De Ligi & Matteo Zoppis
《Once Upon a Time in Gaza》

Arab· Nasser & Tayssir Nasser
《Aicha Can’t Fly Away 》

Morad Mostafa
《Meteors 》

Yubel· Sharouel

Non-Competition Screenings Section

《Mission: Impossible 8: Dead Reckoning》

Christopher· McQuarrie

《Bygone Days》

Cédric· Klapisch

《Private Life》

Rebecca· Zlotowski

《The Richest Woman in the World》

Thierry· Klifa

Midnight Screening Section

《Ninja Scroll》

Makoto Shinkai

《Dalloway》

Yann Goslan

《Exit No. 8

Kawamura Genki

Cannes Premiere Section

《Amrum》

Fatih Akin
《Separation》

Michael Angelo Covino
《Connemara》

Alexey Luts
“Submerged”

Kirill Serebrennikov
“A Wave”

Sebastian Lerrio
“Orwell”

Hao Peik

Special Screening Unit

"Bono: A Story of Surrender"

Andrew · Dominick

"Tell Her That I Love Her"

Claude · Miller

"The Glamorous Life of Marcel · Pagnol"

Silvan · Shaome

The 78th Cannes Film Festival supplementary selection list and Cinefondation selection, as well as the Cannes Critics' Week and ACID selection lists will be announced successively. Please stay tuned to Sfilmmaker!

The 78th Cannes Film Festival will be held fromMay 13 to24, 2025 in Cannes, France, where the Sfilmmaker selection team will be present.

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[Recent Sfilmmaker-represented Chinese films winning at festivals]

"Skywatch" won Best Film at the 9th Chile South Film Arts Academy Awards

"When Major Events Happen" nominated at the 20th European Independent Film Festival (one of the three major independent film festivals) (currently in the evaluation phase)

"Please" and "When Big Things Happen" nominated for the Prague International Film Producers Festival

"The Man in the Cage" and "Lotus Place" nominated for the 10th Cannes Global Short Film Awards

"Urban Youth" won Best Social Short Film at the 9th San Antonio Independent Film Festival

"My World is Warmed by You" won Best Film at the 12th Barcelona International Film Festival

"Urban Youth" nominated for the 2025 London Film Festival

"Please" won Best Student Short Film at the Spanish Perspectives International Film Festival

"When Big Things Happen" won Best Director at the Spanish Perspectives International Film Festival

"Rohu is a Fish" won Best Film at the 11th Santiago International Film Festival in Chile

"All Fires Return to One" nominated for the 47th Moscow International Film Festival (A Category) International Screening Unit

The film "Beautiful Story" nominated for the A Category 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival main competition preliminary list

And so on......