Cannes 2024 Lineup: The Official Lineup for the 2024 Cannes Movie Competition was revealed Thursday, with 19 films in Competitors. Among the many listing, there are a number of acquainted names who will probably be launching new works within the Competitors, together with Ali Abbasi, who will convey a function pic in regards to the early lifetime of Donald Trump, titled The Apprentice. Filmmaker Andrea Arnold will return to the competition together with her movie Chicken, starring Barry Keoghan. Jacques Audiard will be a part of the competition together with his musical crime comedy movie, Emilia Perez. 

In the meantime, American filmmaker Sean Baker will convey Anora to the Croisette. Poor Issues filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos will launch his newest collab with Emma Stone, Sorts of Kindness. David Cronenberg returns with The Shrouds, and Paul Schrader will debut Oh Canada, starring Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, and Richard Gere. 

In the principle competitors, strong English language and American illustration stand tall, as auteurs from all around the world will probably be current on the competition. Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, who picked up the competition’s Greatest Documentary prize in 2021, will mark her Cannes debut with All We Think about As Gentle, an Indian-shot function produced by Thomas Hakim and Julien Graff of the French-based Petit Chaos. Debut function filmmaker Agathe Riedinger additionally landed a contest spot with Wild Diamond.

Exterior of the principle competitors, notable highlights embody Saudi Arabia’s inaugural movie on the competition, Norah, directed by Tawfik Alzaidi. Moreover, French actress-turned-filmmaker Noémie Merlant is about to unveil her sophomore function, The Balconettes, as a midnight screening. Moreover, the satirical Rumors additionally joins the lineup, which options Cate Blanchette and is helmed by Man Maddin.

As already introduced, big-ticket titles confirmed right now embody Francis Coppola’s newest big-budget movie, Megalopolis, which has locked a gala premiere slot on the Palais on Friday night, Could 17. The movie will probably be screened in competitors. Out of Competitors, Kevin Costner will debut the primary a part of Horizon: An American Saga as a world premiere. 

Furthermore, George Miller’s anticipated sequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, has been confirmed for an out-of-comp slot. The brand new installment will probably be launched theatrically in France on Could 22, two days forward of its U.S. launch.

The 2024 Cannes kicks off with Quentin Dupieux’s French comedy street film, Le Deuxième Acte (The Second Act), and was among the many first films to be introduced past the lineup. The movie stars Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel, and Raphaël Quenard, who may also attend the premiere at Cannes. The movie will debut out of competitors on the competition on Tuesday, Could 14, and can hit French theaters on the identical day. Following final yr’s billion-dollar Barbie, visionary auteur Greta Gerwig will preside over this yr’s competitors jury.

The Cannes Movie Competition runs Could 14-25, 2024. Right here is the Official Lineup:

COMPETITION

The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi

Motel Destino, Karim Aïnouz

Chicken, Andrea Arnold

Emilia Perez, Jacques Audiard

Anora, Sean Baker

Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola

The Shrouds, David Cronenberg

The Substance, Coralie Fargeat

Grand Tour, Miguel Gomes

Marcello Mio, Christophe Honoré

Feng Liu Yi Dai (Caught by the Tides), Jia Zhang-Ke

All We Think about as Gentle, Payal Kapadia

Sorts of Kindness, Yórgos Lánthimos

L’amour Ouf, Gilles Lellouche

Diamant Brut (Wild Diamond), Agathe Riedinger (First Movie)

Oh Canada, Paul Schrader

Limonov – The Ballad, Kirill Serebrennikov

Parthenope, Paolo Sorrentino

Pigen Med Nålen (The Woman with the Needle), Magnus Von Horn

UN CERTAIN REGARD

Norah, Tawfik Alzaidi

The Shameless, Konstantin Bojanov

Le Royaume, Julien Colonna (First Movie)

Vingt Dieux!, Louise Courvoisier (First Movie)

Le Procès Du Chien (Who Let the Canine Chew?), Lætitia Dosch (First Movie)

Gou Zhen (Black Canine), Guan Hu

The Village Subsequent to Paradise, Mo Harawe (First Movie)

September Says, Ariane Labed (First Movie)

L’histoire De Souleymane, Boris Lojkine

Les Damnés (The Damned), Roberto Minervini

On Changing into A Guinea Fowl, Rungano Nyoni

Boku No Ohisama (My Sunshine), Hiroshi Okuyama

Santosh, Sandhya Suri

Viet and Nam, Truong Minh Quý

OUT OF COMPETITION

Mad Max (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), George Miller

Horizon: An American Saga — Kevin Costner

She’s Acquired No Title, Chan Peter Ho-Solar

Rumours, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Man Maddin

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

Twilight of the Warrior Walled In, Soi Cheang

I, The Executioner; Seung Wan Ryoo

The Surfer, Lorcan Finnegan

Les Femmes au Balcon (The Balconettes), Noémie Merlant

CANNES PREMIERE

Miséricorde, Alain Guiraudie

C’est Pas Moi, Leos Carax

Everyone Loves Touda, Nabil Ayouch

En Fanfare (The Matching Bang), Emmanuel Courcol

Rendez-Vous Avec Pol Pot, Rithy Panh

Le Roman de Jim, Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

La Belle de Gaza, Yolande Zauberman

Study, Claire Simon

The Invasion, Sergei Loznitsa

Ernest Cole, Photographe, Raoul Peck

Le Fil, Daniel Auteuil