What is the Excitement about Cannes Film Festival 2022?

There is no introduction to the Cannes film festival as we all are familiar with this big festival. Awarding the best talent around the world, Cannes has always been a preferred place for filmmakers as well as movie lovers. The festival which is going to be held from 17th — 28th May will mark its 75th year this year. Here’s a brief look at the Cannes film festival 2022.

Cannes film festival 2022 has a lot of surprises. On one side, it will screen Tom Cruise’s Tom Gun: Maveric, the sequel to the 1986 Top Gun and Buzz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic. On the other hand, the festival will see an in-person event with the glamorous appearance of the stars. This is why excitement is high for the audiences.

The submission for the Cannes film festival 2022 has already been closed on 18th March. There are a bunch of films growing expectations higher for the viewers. While Tom Cruise is the special attraction of the event and will get a special attribute of his career in the film industry, the best movies are on the queue in this year’s competition. Let’s look at some of those movies which are on the selection list.

Though the lineup of films or the official selection will be scheduled to be released on the 14th of April, we can’t stop our excitement. From Crimes of the Future by David Cronenberg to Asteroid City by Wes Anderson or The Son by Florian Zeller, a bunch of films coming from all over the world for submission.

• Top Gun: Maverick (Joseph Kosinski)
• Three Thousands Years of Longing (George Miller)
• Elvis (Baz Luhrmann)
• Armageddon Time (James Gray)
• Asteroid City (Wes Anderson)
• Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg)
• Women Talking (Sarah Polley)
• The Whale (Darren Aronofsky)
• Warriors of the Future (Ng Yuen Fai)
• The Woodcutter’s Story (Mikko Myllylahti)
• Boy from Heaven (Tarikh Saleh)
• A Letter from Helga (Asa Helga Hjorleifsdottir)
• The Great Silence (Katrin Brocks)
• L’Immensita (Emanuele Crialese)
• Scarlet (Pietro Marcello)
• Princess (Roberto De Paolis)
• Marcel! (Jasmine Trinca)
• Corsage (Marie Kreutzer)
• Enys Men (Mark Jenkin)
• The Kings of the World (Laura Mora Ortega)
• Eureka (Lisandro Alonso)
• Houria (Mounia Meddour)
• The Natural History of Destruction
• Martinez (Lorena Padilla)
• The Son (Florian Zeller)
• Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Ostlund)
  Brother and Sister (Arnaud Desplechin)
• The Great Magic (Noemie Lvovsky)
• Other People’s Children (Rebecca Zlotowski)
• The Origin of Evil (Sebastien Marnier)
• Les Harkis (Philippe Faucon)
• Close (Lukas Dhont)
• Fortress (Jessica Woodworth)
• Silver Haze (Sacha Polak)
• Dalva (Emmanuelle Nicot)
• When It Melts (Veerle Baetens)
• More than Ever (Emily Atef)
• Dead Girls Dancing (Anna Roller)
• Bones and All (Luca Guadagnino)
• La Maternal (Pilar Palomero)
• The Water (Elena Lopez Riera)
• Ordinary Failures (Cristina Grosan)
• Mammalia (Sebastian Mihailescu)
• Three Thousand Numbered Pieces (Adam Csaszi)
• The Happiest Man in the World (Teona Strugar Mitevska)
• Dodo (Panos H. Koutras)
• Tchaikovsky’s Wife (Kiril Serebrennikov)
• Blue Caftan (Maryam Touzani)
• Abdelinho (Hicham Ayouch)
• The Last Queen (Damien Ounouri)
• Under the Fig Trees (Erige Sehiri)
• Harka (Lofty Nathan)
• Hanging Gardens (Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji)
• A Room of His Own (Matan Yair)
• Broker (Hirokazu Kore-eda)
• Karaoke (Moshe Rosenthal)
• Valeria Gets Married (Michal Vinik)
• The Taste of Apples is Red (Ehab Tarabieh)
• No Return (Davy Chou)
• Love Life (Koji Fukada)
• Decision to Leave (Park Chan-wook)

Feature Films

• Palme d’Or — Julia Ducournau (Titane)
• Grand Prix — Asghar Farhadi (Ghahreman) and Juno Kuosmanen (Compartment №6)
• Best Director — Leos Carax (Annette)
• Best Screenplay — Hamaguchi Ryusuke and Takamasa Oe (Drive My Car)
• Jury Prize — Weerasethakul (Memoria) and Nadav Lapid (Ahed’s Knee)
• Best Actress — Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World)
• Best Actor — Caleb Landry Jones (Nitram)

Short Films

• Palme d’Or — Tang Yi (All the Crows in the World)
• Special Mention — Jasmin Tenucci (August Sky)

Honorary Palme d’Or — Jodie Foster and Marco Bellocchio

Camera d’Or (Best First Feature Film) — Antoneta Alamat (Murina)

Cannes film festival 2022 has got its new president, Mrs. Iris Knobloch who will take office from July 1st.

Originally published at https://www.filmomaniac.com on April 4, 2022.