Jafar Panahi’s Un Simple Accident Palme characterises a Cannes line-up that will be better known for its political potential than its aesthetic content.
What Remains from Cannes 2025?

Exploring the Outer Edge of Film
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Jafar Panahi’s Un Simple Accident Palme characterises a Cannes line-up that will be better known for its political potential than its aesthetic content.
From the overhyped Eddington to German sensation Sound of Falling to the techno-infused Sirât, here is week one of the Cannes 2025 competition.
Cannes is supposed to be a festival that supports auteur cinema. So why does the festival often give its most long-standing guests the cold shoulder?
Oscar-nominated short I’m Not a Robot examines the line between humanity and identity, exploring the illusion of control with humour and precision.
Eva Libertad explains being inspired by her deaf sister and bridging hearing and non-hearing worlds for her powerful Panorama breakout Deaf.
The Emilia Pérez controversy is the latest example of how fan armies drive the discourse during awards season, reshaping the film world in the process.