
‘It Was Just an Accident’: “The islamic republic of Iran made this movie” says Jafar Panahi (Cannes 2025)
Palme d’Or frontrunner ‘It Was Just an Accident’ sees Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi transforming his prison ordeal into extraordinary cinema.

Palme d’Or frontrunner ‘It Was Just an Accident’ sees Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi transforming his prison ordeal into extraordinary cinema.

‘Eddington’ and ‘Sirât,’ premiering at Cannes 2025, grapple with fractured societies and the fragile communities that emerge in their wake.


Read our review of ‘A Useful Ghost,’ winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes Critics’ Week 2025. A film that uses humor and haunted appliances to reflect on keeping historical memory alive.

Read our review of ‘Sound of Falling,’ the Cannes 2025 competition opener. Director Mascha Schilinski crafts a stunning sensory drama exploring female silence and memory.


A scene from ‘Death Does Not Exist,’ a film from the 2025 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight that reflects on radical environmental activism

The 2024 Palme d’Or winner ‘Anora’ marks director Sean Baker’s most mainstream work to date

‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig,’ by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, emerges as the frontrunner to win at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Discover ‘Emilia Pérez,’ the breakout musical thriller starring Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, and Karla Sofía Gascón that became the talk of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Agathe Riedinger’s debut film ‘Wild Diamond’ is a fierce Best Actress contender at Cannes 2024, exploring a teen’s desperate bid for visibility.