A mirror of the cosmos

A mirror of the cosmos

Isabelle Carbonell, United States 67 min A Mirror of the Cosmos is a feature-length sci-fi documentary that explores how the Mar Menor lagoon, located in southeastern Spain and considered a utopian paradise, has come close to extinction and beyond. Opening with a...
Black butterflies

Black butterflies

David Baute, Spanish 83 min. – 2023 – Animation Tanit, Valeria and Shaila are three women from very different parts of the world, all facing the same problem: climate change. They will lose everything due to the effects of global warming, and will be...
Marché des Créateur.ice.s

Marché des Créateur.ice.s

The Marché des Créateurs is a meeting place for craftspeople, artists and spectators. It’s an opportunity to discover techniques, discuss practices and sell unique objects.The Marché des Créatifs will take place on Place de la Castre on two dates: Wednesday, May...

Silvicola

Jean-Philippe Marquis, Canada 80 min. – 2023 – Documentary – Cinema Politica A red cedar can live for over a thousand years, supporting multiple ecosystems and human cultures. But a voracious chainsaw can cut down that same tree in just a few hours....
Plastic Fantastic

Plastic Fantastic

Isa Willinger, Germany 103 min. – 2023 – Documentary – Rise And Shine World Sales   Plastics are everywhere. Not only do they invade our rivers and oceans, they also permeate the air, soil and even our bodies. As the crisis deepens and recycling...
Opening ceremony

Opening ceremony

To open this 5th edition of the festival, the Opening Ceremony, hosted by Sébastien Fouillade, will be held on May 28 from 4.30pmin the open air Place de la CastreLe Suquet. A landmark of Cannes' cultural heritage, this historic site offers breathtaking views over the...
A call from the wild

A call from the wild

Asgeir Helgestad 81 min – Norway – 2024 Director Asgeir Helgestad documents the state of nature in his native Norway, which he has been photographing for as long as he can remember. From the bees on his farm to the wild reindeer in the high mountains, and...
Children and trees

Children and trees

Natalie Pfister, Switzerland 89 min. – 2024 – Documentary – Solothurner Filmtage   The film plunges us into a school in the middle of the forest, where, over the course of a year, we observe the children who play and learn there. Thirty...
Anais, 2 chapters

Anais, 2 chapters

Marion Gervais, French 104 min. – 2023 – Squawk – Twenty-Fifth Hour Anaïs, 24, is setting up as a farmer in Brittany. Nothing could stop her. Neither the administration, nor misogynistic teachers, nor a broken-down tractor, nor the vagaries of the...