Cannes International Film Week
2025 Edition
Cannes International Film Week: The Digital Disruptor Cannes Didn’t See Coming, Unveils Award Winners for the 2025 Edition
When the Cannes International Film Week quietly launched in 2024 — streaming in tandem with the world’s most prestigious film festival — many in the industry dismissed it as a curious footnote. A digital echo. A minor chord in a symphony already saturated with film markets, red carpets, and yacht meetings.
Now, just one year later, the mood has shifted. No longer just a parallel experiment, Cannes International Film Week has returned with over 180 rigorously curated films, a clear vision, and a growing reputation among indie filmmakers and distributors alike.
There are no physical screenings, no standing ovations at the Palais. But there is something Cannes-adjacent doesn’t always guarantee: a deep commitment to discovery.
“We’re not trying to mimic Cannes,” says the festival’s director Kris De Meester. “We’re building an ecosystem that complements it — one rooted in access, curation, and equity.”
The Cannes International Film Week concludes on May 31, celebrating a fortnight of cinematic excellence. Over the past two weeks, the festival showcased 181 films from across the globe.
Today, Cannes International Film Week is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 edition. From 181 extraordinary films from around the world, the jury panel has selected the following winners:
‘Cannes Auteur Award’©
For elevating the craft of filmmaking through visionary storytelling and artistic excellence.
Alien Food (Italy) - Giorgio Cugno
‘Cannes Acteur Award’©
For advancing the medium of acting by embracing simplicity, creating deeply resonant and authentic portrayals.
A Mother Goes to the Beach (Portugal) – Pedro Hasrouny
‘Cannes Lumière Award’©
For expertly transforming light and image into a motion picture.
Nico (United States) – Max Olson
‘Cannes Avant-Garde Award’©
For favoring or introducing new and experimental ideas and methods.
REEP (United States) – Jakub Blank
Best Narrative Feature Film
Diplodocus (Mexico) – Gastón Rodríguez
Best Documentary Feature Film
Last Ride Home (Canada) – Joshua Saunders
Best Narrative Short Film
Latchkey Kids (Norway) – Sindre Mangen Haram
Best Documentary Short Film
All About My State (Poland) – Piotr Jacoń
Best Experimental Film
Mova Oborony (Ukraine) – Oleksandr Isaienko
Best Underground Film
I Wish You Could Be Happy Again (France) – Jordi Gueyrard, Djimili Dimou
Best Dance Film
She Moved the Prairie (United States) – Cheyla Clawson, Bret Jones
Best Animated Film
Tennis, Oranges (United States) – Sean Pecknold
Best Music Video
Wood Dove (United States) – David Jonathan Orr
Connecting Cultures Award
Piblokto (United States) – Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin
Best Episodic
The Third Sister (France) – Julien Ivanowich
Best Film Audience Award
The Painted Life of Gregory Gillespie (United States) - Evan Goodchild
Not a Sideshow — A Signal
Perhaps most importantly, Cannes International Film Week is asking the kind of questions more legacy institutions should be asking: Who gets access? Who gets paid? And what if we stopped pretending that good cinema requires a red carpet?
For all its simplicity — a streaming site, a clean interface, some sharp programming — the festival is quietly redefining what a festival can be in the digital era. It’s still in its early stages. But if the 2025 edition is any sign, it’s no longer just “the new kid in town.”
For more information, to explore the full lineup, or to watch the winning films (until May 31), please visit: www.cannesfilmweek.com
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2025
This is where we meet (Austria) by Mindaugas Drigotas, Berta Tilmantaitė
Richard Orlinski, The Art Documentary (United States, United States) by David Serero
Grip (Belgium) by Laura De Baudringhien
Nocturnal (Portugal) by Pedro Florêncio
Landless Shepherd (France) by Lucie Francini, Sabina Hourcade
Lime & Vinegar (United States) by Evan Snyder
Nico (United States) by Max Olson
Pripyat Horse (United Kingdom) by Sally Patricia Pearce
Oxide (Belgium) by Emma Emily Daelman
Darkness Dive (China) by Siyuan Liu
Eva (Germany) by Laura Elisabeth Staab
Elegy (Belgium) by Jérémy Adonis
Piblokto (United States) by Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin
Aquaballet (France) by marianne aventurier
The Gliwensbourg Chronicles - Season 1 (France) by Emilie Tommasi
Karla (Canada) by Naomi Baker
Dear Friend, Where Have You Gone? (Canada) by Nicholas Koscik
A Little Longer (Canada) by Connor Kujawinski
Longing In Me (Germany) by Julian Wonn
Fabulous Femininities (United Kingdom) by Jonothon Lees
My Mykines (Belgium) by Femke De Beule
All About My State (Poland) by Piotr Jacoń
Marija Wants To Become A Woman (Serbia) by Jovan Pantovic
Piblokto (Russian Federation) by Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin
The Stone Putter (Sweden) by Nils Agdler
Tall Wall (United States) by Bea Qian
The Bear's Clan (Canada) by Arielle Moreau, Laurie Filion, Tommy Leblanc
The Lovers Of Avignon (Spain) by Manuel Fernández Ferro
Wood Dove (United States) by David Jonathan Orr
Higher Grounds (United States) by Joe Kramer
Kissing Ralph (United States) by Daniel Lewinstein
Tyranny of the Unafflicted (United States) by Adam E Stone
The melody of ashes (Switzerland) by Jonathan Moratal
The Caves of Vinculum (United States) by Sean Ryan
Crash (United States) by Dale Zhou, Hongxiang Zhou
Mal-Amor (United States) by Joshua Stoker
Lost In You (United States) by Michael Tanji
Gamemaster (Denmark) by Magda Wyszynska
Log Bridge (Hong Kong) by Wai In Lam
The "Madman" and His Ruins (China) by Xiaolong Zhu
Wena (China) by Natalie Kung
The Heart of Texas (United States) by Gregory JM Kasunich
Sheep (United Kingdom) by Shan Shen
Tennis, Oranges (United States) by Sean Pecknold
The Discoverer of the Discoverers (Norway) by C. S. Nicholson
Kings of Taiwan (Taiwan) by Syrus Sadvandi
Latchkey Kids (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram
I Woke Up in the Morning (United States) by Lilan Yang, Yutong Shi
Focus (United States) by Travis Nunes
Reep (United States) by Jakub Blank
Nebelkind - The End of Silence (Austria) by Tereza Kotyk
Cock (Norway) by Robin Jensen
Butterscotch (United States) by Mayank Deogaonkar
The Horsemen of Mallorca (Spain) by Grace T.S.P
The Consequences of Feeling Deeply" (United States) by Hannah Grace Weinmaster, Thiago Dom Oliveira, Cadu Millet
Guiding Light (United States) by India Anne Mitchell
Vic's Vac Shack (United States) by Will Dorney
Worm Pornography (Australia) by Ian Haig
Annie (United States) by Niall Cunningham
First Night (United States) by Haneol Lee
Say Something (United States) by Agustina Aranda
Project Saudade (United States) by Ragroller Studio, Ragroller Studio
The Asbestos City (United States) by Joe DeVito, III
motherland (Canada) by Alger Ji-Liang, Joshua Lam
Soul of a River (Sweden) by Martin Karlsson
coexistence (Dominican Republic) by José Gómez De Vargas
Arcmaps (Canada) by Micah Henry, K. Bray Jorstad
L'inizio del tempo - The beginning of time (Germany) by Anna Kiehl
Detour (Denmark) by Adam Brix
Little Yellow Flower (Taiwan) by Chien-Ping Lin
The Lost Shoes (Italy) by Tomaso Aramini, Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi
When the hawk comes (Armenia) by Lilia Li-Mi-Yan, Katherina Sadovsky
Iconoplast (Italy) by Sara Bonaventura
Emperica (Belgium) by Kris De Meester, Ron Chiers (out of competition)
3, 2, 1, 0 (Korea, Republic of) by Mingun Kim
Amidst (Finland) by Pia Andell
The Children of Popodia (France) by Sofia Babluani
My only enemy (Poland) by Piotr Bieliński
Fragments - Episode 1 (United Kingdom) by Mélodie Roulaud
Fragments - Episode 2 (United Kingdom) by Mélodie Roulaud
Mamma Perdonami (Italy) by Genny Petrotta
Omens (Belgium) by Maya Wuytack
One Night (Italy) by Alessio Vasarin
Red Peter (Korea, Republic of) by Woo-joo Hyun
Twink Time at Barbizon (Portugal) by Patricia Silva
I Wish You Could Be Happy Again (France) by Jordi Gueyrard, Djimili Dimou
Suas (Ireland) by Gareth Byrne
Dva (Russian Federation) by Alexandra Karelina
'How to grief' (Belgium) by Rosie Mondy
Reality Opposition (Australia) by Emma Dawn Northey
A Thousand Questions (United States) by Lauren Marie Dake
"Now You See Me" (New Zealand) by Zed Xu
mycelia (United States) by Gavin DuBois
History, Mystery & Odyssey (United Kingdom) by Martin Coop
Holy Filament (United States) by Arkan Zakharov
Out There (New Zealand) by Alexis Smith
Armed with a Brush (Netherlands) by Nèma van Raalte
Esterno giorno (Italy) by Giulia Magno
Knife, Chocolate (Iran) by Hooshmand Varaei
Little Yellow Flower (Taiwan) by Chien-Ping Lin
Unseen (Netherlands) by Helmie Stil
Bundle of Joy (India) by dhivya jothi ravishankar
The Glitter Factory (Sweden) by Alexander Rynéus
Marry, Fuck, Kill (United States, United States) by Ian Berry (out of competition)
Dramaturgy (Netherlands) by Denise Bakker
Alien Food (Italy) by Giorgio Cugno
Over The Board (United States) by Emiliano Balado
remember me (Germany) by Lukas Maximilian Olszewski
The Core (Romania) by Robert Obert
Detour (Denmark) by Adam Brix
Number One (Lithuania) by Milda Augustaitytė
Farandole (France) by Barbara Pierron
Shoes (Turkey) by Sertaç Bozkurt
Everything Tastes Strange Today (Bulgaria) by Kristina Spassovska
Burn (Belgium) by Cato Catteeuw
Sign Action Space (Austria) by Mersolis Schöne
Lunch Break (Belgium) by Reinout Jan Swinnen, Bram Van Rompaey
Threnody (United States) by Caleb Wheeler
Sins of a Father (United States) by Nuekellar Hardy
Iris (Canada) by Gabriela de Andrade
Above Us (United States, United States) by Freddie Paull
Hayastan (Armenia) by Silvia Sarsano
Greenwash (Costa Rica) by Andres Bronnimann
To my love (Rakkaalleni) (Finland) by Aino Kontinen
The Dog (Mexico) by Rodolfo Vilchis-Conde
She Moved the Prairie (United States) by Cheyla Clawson, Bret Jones
La cara estúpida del ritmo (Germany) by Juniper Foam
Aka 赤 (Mexico) by Abinadi Meza
Flow (United States) by Shoko Tamai
Dog Years (United States) by Maxfield Biggs
In Ruins (Hungary) by Bence Sípos
Diplodocus (Mexico) by Gastón Rodríguez
The Third Sister (France) by Julien Ivanowich
Escape (United Kingdom) by Masha Maroutitch
Good Feelings (United Kingdom) by Emma Parkinson
Moonflower Submarine (France, United Kingdom) by samuel Feron
Last Ride Home (Canada) by Joshua Saunders
While we where waiting (Netherlands) by Ludo Marbus
Searching for the 5th Direction (Switzerland) by Matthias Schüpbach
You, Me, and That Chair by Trivita Tiffany Winataputri, Matt Wallace
CU: Farewell (Ukraine) by Anar Azimov
Thank God for The Gift (Belgium) by Luc Vrydaghs
The Other Side of Despair (Switzerland) by Varsy Buchmann
A Mother Goes to the Beach (Portugal) by Pedro Hasrouny
Tangle (Belgium) by Carla Hoogewijs, Frank Stevens
Essai 21 (France) by Florian Mauny
Yue Lee (China) by Yuhao Peng
Voices to Inception (Norway) by Becky Beamer
Kezét Csókolom (I Kiss Your Hand, Madame) (Hungary) by Jeremy Luke Bolatag
Who's The Witch (Belgium) by Hubert Amiel
Chain (United States) by Ling Han
Someone (France) by Jérémy Lifart, Luciné Akopian
Filicide (France) by Christophe Ideal
Frayed (United Kingdom) by Ben Silver, Nadine Iskandar
Made to order (France) by Joss Berlioux
La Foule (Taiwan) by Tone Su
The Painted Life of Gregory Gillespie (United States) by Evan Goodchild
Words (Austria) by Florian Haidenberger, Kevin Köstenberger, Lucie Behrens, Max Gierth, Gabriela Hutter
Sio Roho Yangu - Not My Soul (United States) by Joe LoBianco
The Italian Gaze (United States) by Sandro Del Rosario
Le Porte Del Paradiso (Italy) by Gabriele Gasparotti
Manchu: A Brotherhood of Sacrifice (United States) by Matthew Leonard Wilcox
Bakemono (Japan) by Doug Roos
Fellow of Fate (Belgium) by Melchior van den Boogert
Hairy Dreams (Canada) by Lina Cruz
The Man Within (Belgium) by Pierre de Mûelenaere, Antoine Veldekens
Tadasana (Canada) by Erin Audley
Violet (Germany) by Laura Engelhardt
For Sale (Belgium) by Lidewij Deroo
Maybe We Can Whisper (United Kingdom) by Alexandre Amaral, Aoife Mandeville
Big Fish - Rumba Rwandaise (Belgium) by Luzie Kurth
Marija Wants To Become A Woman (Serbia) by Jovan Pantovic
Holding On (United Kingdom) by Emma Croft
Fish And Cheese (Germany) by Sina Guntermann
Irpinia (United Kingdom) by Jameisha Prescod