The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2024. American filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig served as jury president for the main competition. American filmmaker Sean Baker won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the comedy-drama film Anora.
The official poster for the festival featuring a still image from the movie Rhapsody in August (1991) by Akira Kurosawa, selected for the 44th edition, was designed by Hartland Villa. French actress Camille Cottin hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
During the festival, three Honorary Palme d'Or were awarded: the first was awarded to Meryl Streep during the festival's opening ceremony; the second was awarded to Studio Ghibli; and the third was awarded to George Lucas during the festival's closing ceremony.
Few days before the opening ceremony, festival workers called for a general strike. The Broke Behind the Screens () collective made public a complaint about the precarious nature of film festival work.
Following the official announcement of The Seed of the Sacred Fig's selection for the main competition, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced to eight years in prison as well as flogging, a fine, and confiscation of his property, on the charge of "propaganda against the regime." Cast and crew were interrogated and pressured to convince Rasoulof to withdraw the film from the festival. Shortly after, Rasoulof and some crew members managed to flee from Iran to Europe, and attended the film's world premiere on 24 May 2024. On the red carpet, Rasoulof held up images of stars Soheila Golestani and Missagh Zareh, who were unable to leave Iran for the premiere, and had their passport confiscated. The film received a 12-minute standing ovation, while cast and crew protested in solidarity with Iranian women fight for rights.
The festival opened with French comedy-film The Second Act by Quentin Dupieux.
Juries
Main Competition Greta Gerwig, American actress and filmmaker – Jury President J. A. Bayona, Spanish filmmaker Ebru Ceylan, Turkish actress and screenwriter Pierfrancesco Favino, Italian actor and producer Lily Gladstone, American actress Eva Green, French actress Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japanese filmmaker and producer Nadine Labaki, Lebanese actress and filmmaker Omar Sy, French actor
Un Certain Regard Xavier Dolan, Canadian filmmaker and actor – Jury President Maïmouna Doucouré, French-Senegalese filmmaker Asmae El Moudir, Moroccan filmmaker and producer Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish-German actress Todd McCarthy, American filmmaker, writer and film critic
and Short Films Competition Lubna Azabal, Belgian actress – Jury President Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, French filmmaker and producer Paolo Moretti, Italian programmer Claudine Nougaret, French producer Vladimir Perišić, Serbian filmmaker
Baloji, Belgian-Congolese singer and filmmaker – Jury Co-president Emmanuelle Béart, French actress – Jury Co-president Pascal Buron, French TSF board member Nathalie Chifflet, French journalist Gilles Porte, French cinematographer and filmmaker Zoé Wittock, Belgian filmmaker
Nicolas Philibert, French filmmaker and actor – Jury President Dyana Gaye, French-Senegalese filmmaker Elise Jalladeau, French producer and executive director of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival Mina Kavani, Iranian-French actress Francis Legault, Canadian filmmaker and director at Ici Radio-Canada Première
Critics' Week Sylvie Pialat, French producer – Jury President Ben Croll, Canadian film critic and journalist Iris Kaltenbäck, French filmmaker Virginie Surdej, Belgian cinematographer Eliane Umuhire, Rwandan actress
Queer Palm Lukas Dhont, Belgian filmmaker – Jury President Hugo Bardin, French singer and director Sophie Letourneur, French filmmaker Juliana Rojas, Brazilian filmmaker Jad Salfiti, British-Palestinian journalist
Official Selection
In Competition The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAll We Imagine as LightPayal KapadiaFrance, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, ItalyAnoraSean BakerUnited StatesThe ApprenticeAli AbbasiCanada, Denmark, Ireland, United StatesBeating HeartsGilles LelloucheFrance, BelgiumBird (QP)Andrea ArnoldUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, United StatesCaught by the TidesJia ZhangkeChinaEmilia Pérez (QP)Jacques AudiardFranceThe Girl with the NeedleMagnus von HornDenmark, Poland, SwedenGrand TourMiguel GomesPortugal, France, ItalyKinds of KindnessYorgos LanthimosIreland, United Kingdom, United StatesLimonov: The BalladKirill SerebrennikovFrance, Italy, SpainMarcello Mio (QP)Christophe HonoréFrance, ItalyMegalopolisFrancis Ford CoppolaUnited StatesThe Most Precious of CargoesMichel HazanaviciusFrance, BelgiumMotel Destino (QP)Karim AïnouzBrazil, France, GermanyOh, CanadaPaul SchraderUnited StatesParthenopePaolo SorrentinoItaly, FranceThe Seed of the Sacred FigMohammad RasoulofIran, Germany, FranceThe ShroudsDavid CronenbergFrance, CanadaThe SubstanceCoralie FargeatFrance, United Kingdom, United StatesThree Kilometres to the End of the World (QP)Emanuel PârvuRomaniaWild Diamond (CdO)Agathe RiedingerFrance (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut. (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryArmand (CdO)Halfdan Ullmann TøndelNorway, Netherlands, Germany, SwedenBlack DogGuan HuChinaThe DamnedRoberto MinerviniItaly, Belgium, United StatesDog on Trial (CdO)Laetitia DoschSwitzerland, FranceFlowGints ZilbalodisBelgium, France, LatviaHoly Cow (CdO)Louise CourvoisierFranceThe Kingdom (CdO)Julien ColonnaMy Sunshine (QP)Hiroshi OkuyamaJapanNiki (CdO)Céline SalletteFranceNorah (CdO)Tawfik AlzaidiSaudi ArabiaOn Becoming a Guinea FowlRungano NyoniIreland, United Kingdom, United States, ZambiaSantoshSandhya SuriIndia, France, Germany, United KingdomSeptember Says (CdO)Ariane LabedFrance, Germany, Greece, Ireland, United KingdomThe Shameless (QP)Konstantin BojanovIndia, Bulgaria, France, Switzerland, TaiwanSouleymane's StoryBoris LojkineFranceThe Village Next to Paradise (CdO) Mo HaraweAustria, France, SomaliaViet and Nam (QP)Minh Quý TrươngVietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands When the Light Breaks (opening film) Rúnar RúnarssonIceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut. (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Out of Competition Besides the world premieres of Hollywood, French and Chinese blockbusters, alongside the Midnight Screenings section, the festival also screened four Studio Ghibli short films at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, three of them never screened outside of Japan before, as a part of the celebration for Ghibli's Honorary Palme d'Or. The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryThe Count of Monte CristoAlexandre De La Patellière and Matthieu DelaporteFranceFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaGeorge MillerAustralia, United StatesHorizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1Kevin CostnerUnited StatesRumoursGuy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen JohnsonCanada, GermanyThe Second Act (opening film)Quentin DupieuxFranceShe's Got No Name Peter ChanChina, Hong KongMidnight ScreeningsThe Balconettes (QP)Noémie MerlantFranceI, the Executioner Ryoo Seung-wanSouth KoreaThe Surfer Lorcan Finnegan Australia, Ireland Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Soi Cheang Hong KongStudio Ghibli's Honorary Palme d'Or CelebrationsBoro the Caterpillar (2018)Hayao MiyazakiJapanLooking for a Home (2006)Mei and the Baby Cat Bus (2002)Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010) (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Cannes Premiere The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryBeing MariaJessica PaludFranceEverybody Loves ToudaNabil AyouchBelgium, Denmark, France, Morocco, Netherlands, NorwayIt's Not MeLeos CaraxFranceJim's StoryArnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie LarrieuThe Marching BandEmmanuel CourcolMeeting with Pol PotRithy PanhFrance, Cambodia, Taiwan, Qatar, TurkeyMisericordia (QP)Alain GuiraudieFrance, Portugal, SpainTo Live, to Die, to Live Again (QP)Gaël MorelFrance (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Special Screenings The following films were selected to be screened in the Special Screenings section: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAn Ordinary CaseDaniel AuteuilFranceAn Unfinished Film (ŒdO)Lou YeSingapore, GermanyThe Art of Joy (series)Valeria Golino and Nicolangelo GelorminiItalyThe Belle from Gaza (ŒdO) (QP)Yolande ZaubermanFranceErnest Cole: Lost and Found (ŒdO)Raoul PeckFrance, United StatesFilmlovers! (ŒdO)Arnaud DesplechinFranceInto the WonderwoodsVincent Paronnaud and Alexis DucordFrance, LuxembourgThe Invasion (ŒdO)Sergei LoznitsaFrance, Netherlands, Ukraine, United StatesLearn (ŒdO)Claire SimonFranceLula (ŒdO)Oliver Stone and Rob WilsonUnited States, BrazilNasty – More Than Just Tennis (ŒdO)NastyTudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D. PopescuRomaniaSavagesClaude BarrasSwitzerland, France, Belgium
(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary. (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Short Films Competition Out of 4.420 entries, the following eleven short films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAcross the WatersViv LiChina, FranceBad for a MomentDaniel SoaresPortugalRaphaël JouzeauFranceThe Man Who Could Not Remain SilentČovjek koji nije mogao šutjetiNebojša SlijepčevićCroatia, France, Slovenia, BulgariaOotidRazumaitė EglėLithuaniaOn The WaySamir KarahodaKosovoPerfectly a StrangenessAlison McAlpineCanada, ChileAzer GulievAzerbaijanTeaBlake RiceUnited StatesVolcelestÉric BricheFranceYellowAndré Hayato SaitoBrazil
Cinéfondation The Cinéfondation (or La Cinéf) section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The Cannes Film Festival allocates a €15,000 grant for the winner of the First Prize, €11,250 for the winner of the Second Prize and €7,500 for the winner of the Third Prize. The following 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) were selected from among the 2,263 films submitted by schools from all over the world: English Title Original Title Director(s) SchoolBanished LoveXiwen CongBeijing Film Academy, ChinaBunnyhoodMansi MaheshwariNFTS, United KingdomThe Chaos She Left BehindNikos KolioukosAristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceCrown ManYohann AbdelnourALBA, LebanonThe Deer's ToothSaif HammashDar Al-Kalima University, PalestineEchoesRobinson DrossosENSAD, FranceElevationGabriel EsdrasUniversity of Guadalajara, MexicoForest of EchoesYoori LimKorea National University of Arts, South KoreaIn SpiritoNicolò FolinCentro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, ItalyIt'll PassDovydas DrakšasLondon Film School, United KingdomIt's Not Time For PopAmit VakninTel Aviv University, IsraelOut of the Window Through the WallAsya SegalovichColumbia University, United StatesSunflowers Were the First Ones to Know...Chidananda S NaikFTII Pune, IndiaTerminalEast ElliottNYU, United StatesThree (QP)Amie SongColumbia University, United StatesUs and ThemNicolas DumaretLa Fémis, FranceWeedsPola KazakFAMU, Czech RepublicWithered BlossomsLionel SeahAFTRS, Australia (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Cannes Classics