There were 19 films in the Main Competition of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival. The artists who will compete for the Palme d'Or include its former winners: Francis Ford Coppola with the long-awaited “Megalopolis” and Jacques Audiard and his “Emilia Perez”.
In addition, regular festival guests will appear in Cannes in May, including Ali Abbasi, David Cronenberg, Sean Baker and Kirill Serebrennikov.
We are particularly pleased with the presence of Magnus von Horn in the Main Competition. The director was born in Sweden, and in 2013 he graduated from the Film and Television Directing Department of the National Film School in Łódź. In 2015, his feature debut “Intruz” received awards for directing and screenplay at the Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia. His next work, 2020's “Sweat,” won Silver Lions — the event's second award — and an honorable mention for directing.
“Mamka”, his latest film, is a Polish-Swedish co-production. The photos were taken in Lower Silesia. The main roles were played by Trine Dyrholm, Vic Carmen Sonne and Besir Zeciri. The film is based on the story of Dagmar Overbye, a Danish infanticide sentenced to death in 1921.
“The Apprentice”, dir. Ali Abbasi
“Motel Destino”, dir. Karim Aïnouz
“Bird”, dir. Andrea Arnold
“Emilia Perez”, dir. Jacques Audiard
“Anora”, dir. Sean Baker
“Megalopolis”, dir. Francis Ford Coppola
“The Shrouds”, dir. David Cronenberg
“The Substance”, dir. Coralie Fargeat
“Grand Tour”, dir. Miguel Gomes
“Marcello Mio”, dir. Christophe Honoré
“Caught by the Tides”, dir. Jia Zhangke
“All We Imagine as Light”, dir. Payal Kapadia
“Kinds of Kindness”, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
“Beating Hearts”, dir. Gilles Lellouche
“Wild Diamond”, dir. Agathe Riedinger
“Oh, Canada”, dir. Paul Schrader
“Limonov”, dir. Kirill Serebrennikov
“Parthenope”, dir. Paolo Sorrentino
“Mamka”, dir. Magnus von Horn
The festival will open with “Le Deuxième Acte”, the latest film Quentin Dupieuxcreators of “Murder Tire”, “Deerskin” and “Mandibules”. It was placed in the non-competitive section.
Two highly anticipated American productions will have their premiere screenings in Cannes. “Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga” George’and Miller is a prequel to the well-received fourth part of the subtitled post-apocalyptic series “Fury Road”. In turn, “Horizon: Chapter I” is Kevin Costner's return to directing after over 20 years. The epic western will tell the story of American settlers traveling through the undiscovered territories of North America.
“The Shameless”, dir. Konstantin Bojanov
“Norah”, dir. Tawfik Alzaidi
“Le Royaume”, dir. Julien Colonna
“Vingt Dieux”, dir. Louise Courvoisier
“Le Process du Chien”, dir. Laetitia Dosch
“The Village Next to Paradise”, dir. Mo Harawe
“Black Dog”, dir. Guan Hu
“September Says”, dir. Ariane Labed
“The Damned”, dir. Roberto Minervini
“L'Histoire de Souleymane”, dir. Boris Lojkine
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”, dir. Rungano Nyoni
“My Sunshine”, dir. Hiroshi Okuyama
“Viet and Nam”, dir. Minh Quý Trương
“Santosh”, dir. Sandhya Suri
“Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga”, dir. George Miller
“Horizon. Chapter I”, dir. Kevin Costner
“Rumours”, dir. Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson
“She's Got No Name”, dir. Peter Ho-sun Chan
“The Second Act”, dir. Quentin Dupieux, opening film
“La Belle de Gaza”, dir. Yolande Zauberman
“Apprendre”, dir. Claire Simon
“The Invasion”, dir. Sergei Loznitsa
“Ernest Cole, Lost and Found”, dir. Raoul Peck
“Le Fil”, dir. Daniel Auteuil
“Miséricorde”, dir. Alain Guiraudie
“C'est Pas Moi”, dir. Leos Carax
“Everybody Loves Touda”, dir. Nabil Ayouch
“The Marching Band”, dir. Emmanuel Courcol
“Rendez-Vous Avec Pol Pot”, dir. Rithy Panh
“Le Roman de Jim”, dir. Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu
“Twilight of the Warrior”, dir. Cheang Pou-soi
“I, the Executioner”, dir. Ryoo Seung-wan
“The Surfer”, dir. Lorcan Finnegan
“The Balconettes”, dir. Noemie Merlant
The chairman of the jury of the Main Competition will be Greta Gerwig, the creator “Lady Bird” and “Barbie”. Xavier Dolan will head the Un Certain Regard section.
The Honorary Palme d'Or will be awarded to George Lucas, the creator “Star Wars”.
The 77th Cannes International Film Festival will take place from May 14 to 25, 2024.