Overview
- The festival runs November 28 to December 6 with 82 films from 31 countries across Competition, Gala, Horizons, 11th Continent, Moroccan Panorama, and family programs.
- Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire opens the event in Gala, which also features Calle Málaga, Frankenstein, A Private Life, Hamnet, Homebound, El Sett, and Sophia, with Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36 closing the festival.
- The Official Competition gathers 14 first or second features vying for the Étoile d’or under jury president Bong Joon-ho, including the world premiere of Meryem Benm’Barek’s Behind the Palm Trees and the international premiere of First Light.
- Horizons and 11th Continent sections present recent festival selections from filmmakers such as Jim Jarmusch, Park Chan-wook, Ildikó Enyedi, Kaouther Ben Hania, Hlynur Pálmason, and Oliver Laxe.
- The lineup includes submissions to the 98th Academy Awards’ international feature category, including My Father’s Shadow, Palestine 36, The President’s Cake, and The Voice of Hind Rajab.