The International Cannes Film Festival commences in France

On Tuesday, May 14th, the 77th International Cannes Film Festival kicks off on the French Riviera. The main competition program features 22 films.

This renowned film festival will run from May 14th to May 25th this year. Heading the jury is American director Greta Gerwig, known for films such as "Little Women," "Lady Bird," and "Barbie."

The festival's program will open with the French film “Second Act” by Quentin Dupieux.

Among the 22 contenders for the “Golden Palm” are Kirill Serebrennikov's film about writer and politician Eduard Limonov, “Limonov: A Ballad of Edichka,” Francis Ford Coppola's science fiction film “Megalopolis,” and the latest works by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, “Acts of Kindness,” and Swedish director of Iranian descent Ali Abbasi's film about Donald Trump's career, “The Apprentice."

Here's the full list of films included in the main program of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival:

• "Megalopolis," directed by Francis Ford Coppola
• "The Apprentice," directed by Ali Abbasi
• "Motel Destino," directed by Karim Ainouz
• "The Bird," directed by Andrea Arnold
• "Emilia Peres," directed by Jacques Audiard
• "Anora," directed by Sean Baker
• "Savannah," directed by David Cronenberg
• "Substance," directed by Coralie Fargeat
• "The Great Journey," directed by Miguel Gomes
• "Marcello Mio," directed by Christophe Honoré
• "Generation Romantics," directed by Jia Zhangke
• "All That We Imagine as Light," directed by Payal Kapadia
• "Acts of Kindness," directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
• "Broken Hearts," directed by Gilles Lellouche
• "The Wild Diamond," directed by Agata Reisinger
• "Oh, Canada," directed by Paul Schrader
• "Partenope," directed by Paolo Sorrentino
• "Limonov: A Ballad of Edichka," directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
• "The Girl with the Needle," directed by Magnus von Horn
• "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
• "Three Kilometers at the Edge of the World," directed by Emanuel Parvu
• "The Most Precious Cargo," directed by Michel Hazanavicius

The International Cannes Film Festival is an annual event held in the latter half of May in the resort town of Cannes, France, centered at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès on the Promenade de la Croisette.