Overview
- The festival, which announced its Official Selection on Thursday, named 21 films in competition drawn from 2,541 submissions.
- Pierre Salvadori’s La Vénus électrique will open the event, which runs May 12–23 in Cannes.
- Park Chan-wook will preside over the jury, marking the first time a South Korean filmmaker holds the role.
- Organizers confirmed Eye Haïdara as ceremonies host and honorary Palmes for Peter Jackson at the opening and Barbra Streisand at the closing.
- Major U.S. studio tentpoles are largely absent this year as the program foregrounds internationally produced, director-led films, with a few additions still possible.