
Cannes Critics’ Week Reveals 2025 Program
After last week's announcement of the Cannes 2025 lineup, the first sidebar selection has been revealed, featuring the Cannes Critics’ Week lineup. Among the highlights is the Opening Night film, Adam’s Interest, directed by Laura Wandel and starring Anamaria Vartolomei and Léa Drucker, along with Shih-Ching Tsou's Left-Handed Girl, which was co-written and edited by Sean Baker, as well as Pauline Loquès’ Nino, led by Théodore Pellerin.
See the complete lineup below via Screen Daily and discover more about each film in the lineup here.
**Competition**
- A Useful Ghost (Thai-Fr-Sing-Ger) - Dir. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
- Kika (Belg-Fr) - Dir. Alexe Poukine
- Sleepless City (Sp-Fr) - Dir. Guillermo Galoe
- Nino (Fr) - Dir. Pauline Loquès
- Reedland (Neth-Belg) - Dir. Sven Bresser
- Imago (Fr-Belg) - Dir. Déni Oumar Pitsaev
- Left-Handed Girl (Taiwan-Fr-US-UK) - Dir. Shih-Ching Tsou
**Special screenings**
- Adam’s Interest (Belg-Fr) – Opening Film - Dir. Laura Wandel
- Baise-en-Ville (Fr) - Dir. Martin Jauvat
- Love Letters (Fr) - Dir. Alice Douard
- Dandelion’s Odyssey (Fr-Belg) – Closing Film - Dir. Momoko Seto











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Cannes Critics’ Week Reveals 2025 Program
After last week's announcement of the Cannes 2025 lineup, the first sidebar slate has been revealed with the Cannes Critics' Week selection. Noteworthy is the Opening Night film, "Adam's Interest," a follow-up to Laura Wandel's "Playground," featuring Anamaria Vartolomei and Léa Drucker, along with Shih-Ching Tsou's "Left-Handed Girl," which was co-written and edited by Sean Baker.