IndieSponge Episode: 2025 Cannes Palme d’Or Competition Reactions

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We haven’t yet relaunched, but Kevin Jagernauth and I wanted to have a quick conversation about the nineteen films (plus no-shows) selected for the 2025 competition film section. Running for the Palme d’Or this year we have the likes of Julia Ducournau, Dominik Moll, Tarik Saleh, Ari Aster, Mario Martone, Oliver Hermanus, Kelly Reichardt, Richard Linklater, Hafsia Herzi, Wes Anderson, Chie Hayakawa, Carla Simón, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Joachim Trier, Jafar Panahi, Oliver Laxe, Mascha Schilinski, Sergei Loznitsa, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. More will trickle in next week. Check out our talk below let us know who you believe has the best chance at grabbing gold.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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