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Cannes 2025: Screen’s dailies
Browse Screen International’s daily editions from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 13-24.
Cannes Film Festival 2025: red carpet photos - updating
Screen International is compiling some of the best photos from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Republic of Story, British Blacklist launch platform for Black and Global Majority producers
As well as a directory, No Password Required will host a dedicated industry market in London.
Auschwitz survivor welcomes launch of digital replica of camp for virtual productions
Certified digital video replica of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp can be used for film and TV productions.
Guillaume Canet to star in Robert Badinter biopic for Pathe
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Badinter led the fight to abolish the death penalty in France.
“There needs to be a rethink”: Korean sellers at Cannes market reflect on challenges
“Buyers know the market and just aren’t going to pay whatever we ask.”
Steady Cannes market awaits arrival of big deals
Asking prices remain high on bigger packages.
Films Boutique’s Valeska Neu elected president of sales network Europa International
Europa International members handle almost 70% of the films selected in Cannes this year.
Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ lands joint bottom of Screen’s Cannes jury grid
Tarik Saleh’s ‘Eagles Of The Republic’ also disappoints.
‘Brand New Landscape’ producers call for investigation after Cannes palm tree incident
The first statement about the accident offers details of the incident that occurred during the Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes Close-Up: Hafsia Herzi on ‘The Little Sister’, lunch with Jennifer Lawrence
‘The Little Sister’ is Herzi’s first film in Cannes Competition.
Indiecan takes Berlin prize winner ‘Sunshine’ for North America
The company is also planning an English-language remake.
Screen’s Global Production Awards reveal 2025 winners in Cannes
The third Global Production Awards were held at Mademoiselle Gray Plage Barrière in Cannes on May 19.
Which films are in the running for the 2025 Venice Film Festival?
Benny Safdie, Alice Winocour, Luca Guadagnino, and Yorgos Lanthimos could be walking down the Lido with their latest films.
Saudi Film Commission unveils new studio complex to open in Riyadh
Jax Film Studios will include two soundstages and a Sony virtual production volume
Sylvia Chang-produced ‘Measure In Love’ lands Asia sales, first look revealed
EXCLUSIVE: Taiwanese star Hsu Kuang-Han and Hong Kong’s Angela Yuen star in the time distortion feature.
True Colours boards Susanna Nicchiarelli’s graphic novel adaptation ‘Giorni Felici’
EXCLUSIVE: Nicchiarelli’s credits include Venice competition films Miss Marx and Chiara and Venice Horizons winner Nico, 1988.
Think-Film Impact Production marks 10th anniversary with busy Cannes schedule
Impact specialists are hosting discussion panel on censorship.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau among cast of Ole Christian Madsen’s ‘Men With Problems’
EXCLUSIVE: Film is a comedy about seven depressed men on the island of Mallorca.
‘Detective Chinatown’ director Chen Sicheng readies ‘Sherlock Of China’
EXCLUSIVE: The filmmaker is also set to produce three features: ‘With Her Eyes’. ‘Being Toward Death’ and ‘Mohe Ballroom’.
Jacques Bidou to produce gay Indian drama ‘Dengue’
EXCLUSIVE: The veteran French producer is renowned for his work with Rithy Panh and Tsai Ming-Liang.
Theatrical deals glow for ‘Agatha’s Almanac’ doc about life and gardening
EXCLUSIVE: The film about a 90 year-old woman and her garden is being sold by Lightdox.
Colm Bairéad’s ‘Mary Rose’ among recipients of Flanders support
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Mary Rose’ is being coproduced by Belgium’s Lemming Film.
Cannes Palm Dog readies four-legged frenzy for 25th anniversary
“It’s been embraced widely across the Cannes festival and beyond. We’re a Cannes fixture now.”
‘Splitsville’ producers Watch This Ready talk Cannes comedy as sales close
EXCLUSIVE: Deals close in France, Benelux, Latin America, Portugal.
US deal closes on BFI Flare selection ‘A Few Feet Away’
EXCLUSIVE: Max Suen stars in Tadeo Pestaña Caro’s Argentinian drama.
Middling scores for ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ on Cannes jury grid; ‘The Secret Agent’ impresses
‘The Secret Agent’ is currently in joint second place on the jury grid.
Marie Kreutzer’s ‘Gentle Monster’ wins Marche Investors Circle prize
‘Gentle Monster’ follows women who shape their lives around men whose dark sides they prefer to ignore.
Wes Anderson makes fun of Trump tariffs: “Can you hold up the movie in customs?”
”I’m not an expert in that area of economics, but I feel he’s saying he’s going to take all the money.”
Cannes Close-Up: Dominik Moll and Léa Drucker on ‘Case 137’ and the yellow vest protests
Drucker also explained what she loves most about Cannes, and they both picked their favourite French films of all time.
Spike Lee presents Denzel Washington with surprise honorary Palme d’Or in Cannes
Highest 2 Lowest premiered in Cannes on Monday evening.
Jack Davenport, Sophia Di Martino to star in Yorkshire-set comedy ‘Blueberry Inn’
EXCLUSIVE: Shooting took place at Castle Howard in Yorkshire.
Intramovies tunes into Aly Muritiba’s ‘Funk’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian sales agent boards film charting the rise of a young Brazilian funk singer in Rio de Janeiro.
James McArdle, Ewen Bremner to lead Sunderland-set dark comedy ‘Kill Paddy’
EXCLUSIVE: The independent title is produced by Carley Armstrong.
Outsider Pictures in talks with Cannes buyers on ‘Copeland’ doc about The Police drummer
EXCLUSIVE: Pablo Aragüés directs the Redwood Films production.
Minerva strikes pre-sale on World War II drama ‘Elena’s War’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian sales agent also unveils deals on Cannes slate.
Buyers flock to micro_scope’s 4k restoration of Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Incendies’
EXCLUSIVE: Deals close on 2010 Venice selection and Middle East-set story in Scandinavia, South Korea, Brazil.
Black Mandala makes sales including on possession horror ‘The Containment’
EXCLUSIVE: Other sales include 1978 football World Cup final horror ‘1978’ to HBO for LatAm.
‘Chaplin, Spirit Of The Tramp’ doc sells around the world
EXCLUSIVE: Feature documentary directed by Charlie Chaplin‘s granddaughter Carmen Chaplin.
CJ Beckford, Mirren Mack to lead UK romantic comedy ‘Arthur & Clara’
EXCLUSIVE: Directorial debut of Kieran Bourne.
First look at Emily Atef’s English-language debut ‘Call Me Queen’ as production wraps
EXCLUSIVE: Eliane Umuhire, Denise Gough lead the adaptation of Lara Santoro’s novel ‘Mercy’.
Asian buyers upbeat at Cannes market halfway point
Executives from three top Asian distributors are happy with the quality of films on offer and confident they will return home with busy slates.
Jennifer Lawrence: “I highly recommend having kids if you want to be an actor”
Lawrence and Robert Pattinson joke over whether parenthood gives you energy.
Richard Linklater says Trump tariffs are “not going to happen”
The director was speaking at a Cannes Film Festival press conference for his French-language feature Nouvelle Vague.
‘Die, My Love’ receives mixed scores on Cannes jury grid; ‘Nouvelle Vague’ lands third
Chie Hayakawa’s ’Renoir’ also scored on the grid.
Cannes Close-Up: ‘Die, My Love’ producer Andrea Calderwood on reuniting with Lynne Ramsay
The Scottish producer says Martin Scorsese got the ball rolling on ’Die, My Love’.
Cannes Close-Up: Production designer Anne Seibel on ‘Emily In Paris’ and Marie Antoinette’s bedroom
Siebel is Oscar-nominated for her design on Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight In Paris’.
Mubi swoops on Cannes Competition entry ‘Die, My Love’
Black Label Media, Excellent Cadaver, and Sikelia Productions produced.
“AI should be a tool for liberation”: Cannes UK pavilion to dig into the thorny AI in filmmaking debate
A discussion on the rise of indigenous languages in film, how genre films travel across borders and a talent talk with ’Pillion’ director Harry Lighton are also still to come.
FilmSharks strikes key territory sales on Scott Free Productions’ thriller ‘55’
EXCLUSIVE: North American deal previously closed with Quiver Distribution.
REinvent scores sales on Jeanette Nordahl’s ‘Beginnings’ starring Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik
EXCLUSIVE: Film has sold to Spain, Australia, Poland and more.
Independent Film Company acquires Billy Magnussen revenge thriller ‘Violent Ends’
EXCLUSIVE: Upgrade shopping feature to international buyers in Cannes.
Buyers swing for Serbian epic ‘Sword Of Vengeance’
The feature is being billed as Serbia’s answer to ‘Mad Max’.
New Europe hires LevelK exec as co-head of sales
EXCLUSIVE: Liang will handle territories including UK-Ireland, Aus-NZ and Canada.
China’s Parallax Films builds Japanese slate with 'Masayume', 'Fools On Fire'
EXCLUSIVE: The films include Nao Yoshigai’s hybrid documentary Masayume and Diana Dai’s fantasy drama Fools On Fire.
Trudie Styler’s ‘Rose’s Baby’ to film in London for Maven Screen Media, Beta Cinema
EXCLUSIVE: The shoot set to take place this summer around London, with Beta Cinema selling the project and CAA representing North America.
Cannes Close-Up: Daniel Battsek on chasing Julian Schnabel around Cannes
Battsek is the newly appointed president of Film At Lincoln Center and also chairman of Film London.
’Thank You For Banking With Us!’ scoops top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films
Nabil Ayouch’s ’Everybody Loves Touda’ also picked up two prizes at the awards held in Cannes.
“Pure auteur fuel”: how Cannes’ black market touts are pitching $6k tickets
Tier 1 Premiere packages for the biggest films and cast going for $10,795.
How a Martin Scorsese book club favourite inspired Excellent Cadaver to adapt ‘Die, My Love’
Lynne Ramsay directs Jennifer Lawrence in Cannes Competition premiere.
In pictures: Screen’s Future Leaders drinks at Cannes
The reception took place on May 16 at the Screen International Garden.
Jackrabbit Media, Saban Films strike North American deal on ‘Delivery Run’
EXCLUSIVE: Joey Palmroos wrote and directed thriller.
Qatar’s Doha Film Festival launches with over $300,000 in competition prize money
Event will run from November 20-28.
Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ lands bottom of Screen’s Cannes jury grid
Meanwhile Hafsia Herzi’s ’The Little Sister’ picks up middling scores.
‘Eddington’ star Pedro Pascal on US politics: “F**k the people that try to make you scared”
Director Ari Aster also said the US is on a “dangerous road” that “no one is interested in stopping”.
Cannes Croisette section closed by fallen palm tree, pedestrian reportedly injured
A section of the Croisette was shut down on Saturday afternoon.
WestEnd boards ‘The Highway That Eats People’ directed by Mary Harron
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd is selling the film at Cannes, starring Anna Cobb and Charlie Plummer.
Fantastic Fest horror ‘What Happened To Dorothy Bell?’ lands at Raven Banner for Cannes sales
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Hargrove, Asya Meadows, and Lisa Wilcox star.
Danish filmmakers launch updated Dogma 25 manifesto
Five filmmakers have united on the manifesto, headed by May el-Toukhy.
Cannes Close-Up: line producer Charles Audinet on shooting Chopin’s life in Bordeaux
In the interview he talks about recreating 19th century Paris in Bordeaux, and his tips for navigating the Cannes Film Festival.
FilmSharks’ The Remake Co. strikes deals on ‘Ten Days Without Mom’, ‘Morgue’
Without Filter, Ghosting Gloria also among deals.
“We need to do better”: support for disabled creatives under discussion at Cannes UK pavilion
VFX, gender parity and a talent talk with Akinola Davies Jnr for ‘My Father’s Shadow’ are also on the line-up for Saturday May 17.
Vision Distribution tunes into Chiara Malta’s ‘Three O’Clock In The Morning’
Coming-of-age story is the next film for Italian director of Cesar-winning Chicken For Linda!
‘The Man With Urn’ starring Ciarán Hinds, Olga Kurylenko, Stephen Fry wraps Ireland shoot
EXCLUSIVE: A first-look still has been unveiled.
‘Frank & Louis’ with Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan starts sales for TrustNordisk
EXCLUSIVE: Film headed to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux.
Architect unveils first look at Australian supernatural horror ‘Posthumous’ starring Sophie Lowe
Photography has wrapped in Queensland, Australia.
Hurricane Films to produce Roy Boulter’s dog-walking musical ‘Fetch’
EXCLUSIVE: The UK cast will include Robert Bathurst, Lee Mack, and Sue Johnston - and their dogs.
Rediance adds Cai Chengjie’s ‘Suzhou Quartet’ to Cannes slate
EXCLUSIVE: The four stories unfold simultaneously within the frame.
Taiwan’s Flash Forward builds VR immersive slate
EXCLUSIVE: Titles include ‘The Island Of Shells’ and ‘Return To Zealandia’.
Antenna Group launches Iconic Films led by Gareth Ellis-Unwin
EXCLUSIVE: The Greek production and distribution outfit has plans for international co-productions.
Second Producers Roundtable survey paints bleak picture for UK indie producers
EXCLUSIVE: Almost nine in 10 UK independent producers say the job is not currently sustainable
Radiant Films International launches sales on TIFF romcom ‘Addition’
EXCLUSIVE: 2024 TIFF romantic comedy stars Teresa Palmer, Joe Dempsie.
Prime Video acquires international rights from XYZ Films to thriller ‘Over Your Dead Body’
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis star.
The Film Sales Company boards sports drama ‘The Real All Americans’ for Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Freeland to direct first title from Standing Arrow Productions.
Yellow Veil talks sales slate, push into distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Co-founders prepare to release Berlinale selection ’The Ice Tower’ with Marion Cotillard.
Cinephil boosts Cannes doc slate with ‘Natchez’, ‘Not Made For Politics’; sets ‘Red Zone’ first look
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Natchez’ is set in Mississippi while ‘Not Made For Politics’ is set in Belarussia.
Film Factory secures sales rights to next two films in horror saga ‘The Collector’
EXCLUSIVE: Belen Lopez will star as woman whose arrival in a village provokes supernatural happenings.
France’s Reborn Studio to match top filmmakers with luxury brands
EXCLUSIVE: “Fostering relationships with filmmakers and luxury houses is a win-win for everyone in the film industry,” said co-founder Laure Parleani.
Radiant Films in talks with Cannes buyers on ‘Closure’ starring Michael Kelly
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Kelly, Kevin Pollak, Mena Suvari, Dennis Haysbert star.
‘The Richest Woman In the World’ starring Isabelle Huppert woos buyers for Playtime
EXCLUSIVE: Huppert stars as French billionaire Liliane Bettencourt.
‘Sirat’ splits critics on Screen’s Cannes jury grid; ‘Case 137’ also lands
Oliver Laxe’s film received scores of both four and zero from our critics.
Tilda Swinton to star in David Lowery’s ‘Death In Her Hands’ for See-Saw Films
See-Saw’s in-house sales firm Cross City Films is teaming with WME Independent to secure financing in Cannes.
Cannes Close-Up: ‘Leave One Day’ star Juliette Armanet on her favourite French films
Leave One Day opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
“We want the UK to be the best place in the world to make film,” says UK creative industries minister in Cannes
”I want to us to make films where the intellectual property stays in the UK and people make a long-term living,” Chris Bryant added.
Tax credits and ‘Urchin’ talent talk among highlights of first day of Cannes UK pavilion 2025
There will also be talks about international co-production and working with UK festivals.
John Gore Studios, Embankment unveil first look at Joan Collins and Isabella Rossellini in ‘The Bitter End’
EXCLUSIVE: Miranda Richardson, Charles Dance and Laurent Lafitte have joined the cast.
Hungary’s ‘Fairyheart’ flies to Odin’s Eye
Anita Doron has been selected as a work in progress at the Annecy Festival next month.
Family monster animation ‘Nessie Junior’ sells swimmingly for Epsilon
EXCLUSIVE: The film sees a young sea monster search for his origins with a teenage girl .
Gaga launching Annecy-bound animation ‘Jinsei’ at Cannes market
EXCLUSIVE: Marks the feature directorial debut of Ryuya Suzuki, who animated the entire film himself.
‘Bad Genius’ director Baz Poonpiriya, producer Vanridee Pongsittisak reunite on ‘Gohan’
EXCLUSIVE: The stray dog film marks the debut project from GDH 559 joint venture Bask.