IndieSponge Episode: 2025 Cannes Palme d’Or Competition Reactions

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.