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

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Japonais
145 min.
2023
Fiction
Diaphana Distribution

Virpi Suutari

Finlandais
93 min.
2023
Documentaire
Euphoria Film

David Baute

Espagnol
83 min.
2023
Animation

Marion Gervais

Français
104 min.
2023
Squawk
Vingt-Cinquième Heure

Valérie Pouyanne

Canada
93 min.
2024
L'Oeil Fou

Natalie Zimmerman

Kiribati
75 min.
2024
Documentaire
Alchemy Dream
Bellemoon

Pierre-François Didek

France
67 min.
2023
Documentaire
Les Films en Vrac

Natalie Pfister

Suisse
89 min.
2024
Documentaire
Solothurner Filmtage

Isabelle Carbonell

Etats-Unis
67 min.
2023
Documentaire

Jean-Philippe Marquis

Canada
80 min.
2023
Documentaire
Cinema Politica

Petr Lom

Nouvelle Zélande
88 min.
2024
Documentaire
Ten Thousand Images

Isa Willinger

Allemagne
103 min.
2023
Documentaire
Rise And Shine World Sales

Asgeir Helgestad

Norvège
81 min.
2024
Documentaire
Artic light
Albatross World Sales

Pablo Chavanel

Cambodge
68 min.
2024
Documentaire
La Boîte à Songes

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.

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Camille de Casabianca

Membre du jury international 2024
Marraine 2025
Cinéaste et écrivaine française

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James Gérard

Président du jury international 2025
Acteur, producteur, assistant réalisateur, scénariste australien

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Maji-da Abdi

Jury international 2025
Réalisatrice, productrice, directrice de festival

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Guilaine Londez

Jury international 2025
Actrice française

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Fernando Valdivia

Jury international 2025
Documentariste péruvien

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Geneviève Young

Jury international 2025
Auteure, conférencière, réalisatrice, productrice

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Su Ching Teh

Jury international 2025
Scénariste et productrice

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Christophe Fustini

Jury international 2025
Scénariste et réalisateur