International competition
TUESDAY MAY 27 atu SUNDAY JUNE 1 2025 – Espace Miramar, Cannes
Visit FIFES showcases international films to highlight ecological and social initiatives.
This year’s international competition will feature fourteen documentaries from all over the world: Japan, Finland, Spain, France, Canada, Kiribati, Switzerland, USA, Cambodia, New Zealand, Germany and Norway. The aim of the films selected is to take a systemic approach to the major issues and challenges of our time: respect for life, preservation of ecosystems, access to water, food, energy, health, education, youth, culture, technology and the economy.
The men and women on the International Jury have been carefully chosen to represent both ecological and social commitment, and the world of cinema. From one edition to the next, we alternate between a president and a chairman of the jury. So, after Sophie Rabhi (France) in 2022, Emmanuel Cappellin (France) in 2023 and Delia Ackerman (Peru) in 2024, it will be James Gerard (Australia), who will preside over this year’s international competition jury.
This year, the jury will have to decide between the fourteen documentaries, and award five of them the Fifes prizes. A sixth film will be awarded the Selection Committee prize.

14 films selected by the selection committee for #FIFESCANNES2025
The international jury

The members of the international jury have been carefully chosen to represent ecological and social commitment in the world of cinema.
Gender parity is respected. We also make sure that from one edition to the next we alternate between a president and a president of the jury. After Sophie Rabhi (France) in 2022, Emmanuel Cappellin (France) in 2023 and Delia Ackerman (Peru) in 2024, James Gérard (Australia) will chair the jury for this year’s international competition.
Delia Ackerman at FIFES 2023 during the debate following the screening of her film Hatun Phaqcha.