Cannes Film Festival 2025 jury grid

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The Screen jury at Cannes	NT Binh Positif, France	Robbie Collin, Tim Robey The Telegraph, UK	Katja Nicodemus Die Zeit, Germany	Ben Kenigsberg Rogerebert.com, US	Anton Dolin Meduza, international	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian, UK	Justin Chang The New Yorker, US	Stephanie Zacharek Time, US	Ahmed Shawky filfan.com, Egypt	Mathieu Macheret Le Monde, France	Kong Rithdee Bangkok Post, Thailand	Screen international	average
Sound Of Falling Mascha Schilinski	★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★★	★★	★★	★	★★ ★★	2.8
Two Prosecutors Sergei Loznitsa	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	3.1
Case 137 Dominik Moll	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	2.3
Sirat Oliver Laxe	★★	★★ ★★	X	★ ★★	★★	★	★★ ★★	★★	★★ ★★	★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	2.5
The Little Sister Hafsia Herzi	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★	★★	★★	2
Eddington Ari Aster	★	★★	★ ★★	X	★★	★	★	★★	★	★ ★★	★	★	1.5
Renoir Chie Hayakawa	★★	★★	★ ★★	★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	2.5
Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater	★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	2.7
Die, My Love Lynne Ramsay	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	X	★★	★ ★★	2.5
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonca Filho	★★	★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★ ★★	★★ ★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	2.8
The Phoenician Scheme Wes Anderson	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★	★★	★★ ★★	★★	★★	2.3
Eagles Of The Republic Tarik Saleh	★ ★★	★★	★	★★	★★		★★	★★	★	★	★	★ ★★	1.8
Alpha Julia Ducournau	★ ★★	★	★★	★	★★	X	★★	★	★★	X	★	★ ★★	1.5
It Was Just An Accident Jafar Panahi	A minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences in Panahi’s first feature since his 2022 imprisonment by Iran’s authorities.
Fuori Mario Martone	A woman forms life-changing relationships with her fellow prisoners, inside and outside jail, after being convicted of theft. Inspired by the life of Italian author Goliarda Sapienza (The Art Of Joy).
Romería Carla Simon	An 18-year-old woman, orphaned at a young age, travels to Spain’s Atlantic coast to meet her paternal grandparents for the first time, confronting a past shaped by absence and long-buried emotions.
The History Of Sound Oliver Hermanus	In 1917, two music students (Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal) bond over a shared love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier	Trier reunites with Renate Reinsve for his sixth feature, described as an exploration of family, memories and the power of art. Stellan Skarsgard, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning also star.
Woman And Child Saeed Roustaee	Parinaz Izadyar and Payman Maadi lead a drama about a widowed mother who has a betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend when a tragic accident forces her to confront feelings of betrayal.
Resurrection Bi Gan	In a future where most of humanity has lost the capacity to dream, a woman discovers that one creature is still able to experience them. Jackson Yee and Shu Qi star.
Young Mothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne	The Dardenne brothers return to Competition with the story of five teenagers, all housed in a shelter for young mothers and hoping for a better life for themselves and their babies.
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt	Reichardt’s drama follows a thief planning an audacious art heist, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Josh O’Connor, Gaby Hoffmann, John Magaro and Hope Davis head the cast.