After the Official Competition, theAcid selection, the Critics' Week selection and the Un Certain Regard section, the Quinzaine des Cinéastes (formerly the Directors' Fortnight) has unveiled its selection for the Cannes 2025 Festival.
From May 14 to 24, journalists and film enthusiasts will be flocking to the Quinzaine, a parallel selection totally independent of the Cannes Film Festival, which over the past decades has revealed new talents who have gone on to become well-known filmmakers such as Ken Loach, Spike Lee and the Dardenne brothers.
Julien Rejl, General Delegate of the Directors' Fortnight, unveiled the official selection for the 57th edition. This year, the team screened 1605 features and over 2500 shorts. Created by a community of filmmakers, the Quinzaine aims to promote the emergence of free forms from diverse horizons, emphasizing the singularity of works rather than traditional classifications.
"The 57ᵉ edition of the Fortnight is plural, mixed, rich in discoveries. It celebrates a cinematic vivacity that is invaluable and more vital than ever, at a time when filmmakers and producers are finding it increasingly difficult to finance their projects. It stands shoulder to shoulder with filmmakers the world over in the fight against the standardization, commoditization and hence neutralization of cinema. We are delighted to share with you a selection that salutes the art of directing, as well as the desire and generosity of the filmmakers," explains the Fortnight selection committee.
For this edition, 28 films have been selected, including 8 premieres, each representing a spirit of resistance to dominant ideology and discourse through their unique language. This selection reflects the Directors' Fortnight 's commitment to promoting bold, innovative cinematic works, maintaining an independent space for filmmakers and celebrating artistic diversity.
A new award, the Prix Alpine, is presented this year to Thomas Cailley, French director of the feature films Les Combattants (2014) and Le Règne animal (2023). This new award aims to "reward filmmakers who have the audacity to break codes and define new paths for French and international cinema."
Enzo by Laurent Cantet and Robin Campillo, opening film of the Cinéastes' Fortnight 2025
Enzo, the new film by Laurent Cantet and Robin Campillo, is the opening film of the Cineastes' Fortnight 2025. [Read more]
La Danse des Renards by Valéry Carnoy, selected for the 2025 Directors' Fortnight
La Danse des Renards, the first film by Belgian director Valéry Carnoy, will be unveiled at the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes. [Read more]
La Mort n'existe pas by Félix Dufour-Laperrière, selected for the Cinéastes Fortnight 2025
Canada invites itself to the Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2025 with La Mort n'existe pas, an animated film by Félix Dufour-Laperrière. [Read more]
L'Engloutie by Louise Hémon, selected for the Cinéastes Fortnight 2025
Louise Hémon's first film, L'Engloutie, has been selected for the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes. [Read more]
Kokuho by Lee Sang-il, selected for the 2025 Directors' Fortnight
Among the films selected for the Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2025, cinema fans will be able to discover Kokuho, the new work by Lee Sang-il. [Read more]
Lucky Lu by Lloyd Lee Choi, selected for the 2025 Directors' Fortnight
Lloyd Lee Choi's debut feature Lucky Lu will be presented at the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes. [Read more]
Militantropos by Alina Gorlova, Yelizaveta Smith and Simon Mozgovyi, at Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2025
Alina Gorlova, Yelizaveta Smith and Simon Mozgovyi are behind Militantropos, a documentary to be screened at the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes. [Read more]
Girl on Edge by Jinghao Zhou, in selection for the 2025 Directors' Fortnight
Jinghao Zhou's Girl on Edge is part of the new line-up for the upcoming 2025 Directors' Fortnight. [Read more]
Classe moyenne by Anthony Cordier, in selection for the 2025 Directors' Fortnight
Classe moyenne, Anthony Cordier's new film, is part of the selection for the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes. [Read more]
Miroirs n°3 by Christian Petzold, selected for the Cinéastes Fortnight 2025
Miroirs n°3, Christian Petzold's new film, is part of the selection for the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes. [Read more]
Les Filles Désir by Prïncia Car, selected for the 2025 Directors' Fortnight
Marseille arrives at Cannes with Les Filles Désir, Prïncia Car's first film selected for the 2025 Directors' Fortnight. [Read more]
Dangerous Animals by Sean Byrne, selected for the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes
A horror film at the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes? Yes, Sean Byrne's Dangerous Animals is sure to thrill festival-goers! [Read more]
Amour Apocalypse by Anne Emond, selected for the Cinéastes Fortnight 2025
Canadian director Anne Emond will be at the 2025 Cineastes' Fortnight with her new feature Amour Apocalypse. [Read more]
The President's Cake by Hasan Hadi, Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Hasan Hadi's The President's Cake, which was part of the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes selection, was awarded the Caméra d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. [Read more]
Indomptables by Thomas Ngijol, selected for the 2025 Directors' Fortnight: Our opinion
Thomas Ngijol unveiled his new film, Indomptables, at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2025. Find out what we think. [Read more]
Brand New Landscape by Yuiga Danzuka, selected for the Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2025
A first feature film for Yuiga Danzuka and already a first selection, since his film Brand New Landscape has been selected for the Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2025. [Read more]
Que ma volonté soit faite by Julia Kowalski, in selection at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes : Our opinion
Julia Kowalski was back at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes with her second feature, Que ma volonté soit faite. Read our review. [Read more]
Yes by Nadav Lapid, selected for the Cinéastes Fortnight 2025
Nadav Lapid's new film, Yes, will be unveiled in selection for the 2025 Quinzaine des Cinéastes. [Read more]
Sorry, baby by Eva Victor, closing film of the Cinéastes Fortnight 2025
Eva Victor's Sorry, baby will close the Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2025, which runs from May 14 to 24. [Read more]
In 2025, the SRF - Société des réalisatrices et réalisateurs de films proudly celebrates American filmmaker Todd Haynes, who will become the 23rd winner of the Carrosse d'Or, a prestigious award established in 2002 to reward a filmmaker for the audacity and quality of his or her films. The Carrosse d'Or 2025 will be awarded at the opening ceremony of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes on May 14.
This year, American indie filmmaker Harmony Korine, director of Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy and Spring Breakers among other films, has designed a colorful pop poster in the vein of his own work. La Quinzaine explains his approach: "A key troublemaker of American indie cinema, Harmony Korine has been subverting pop culture and its clichés for 30 years in a hybrid body of work at the crossroads of cinema, painting and multimedia. A proponent of Mistakist Art, he favors technical imperfection, accident and tonal rupture to plunge viewers into a hypnotic, decadent universe. To our great delight, he has signed the poster for the 57th edition: a pop object that winks at the aesthetics of gaming and its debauchery of digital shapes and colors. Its poetry and mad energy set the tone for Fortnight 2025!"
And Harmony Korine points out that these two merry little characters are called Twitchys, and that they're delighted to be at Cannes!
Finally, as usual, the 2025 selection of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes will be screened on June 11, 2025 in Paris at the Forum des Images, for Parisians who would like to discover these works before their official release in cinemas!
