Queer Palm 2025: Official Film Selection Announced for Cannes

 

The Queer Palm, a prestigious award celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema at the Cannes Film Festival, has unveiled its official film selection for the 2025 edition. Spanning across the festival’s major categories, this year's lineup features a diverse and compelling array of queer-themed narratives and filmmakers from around the globe.

Competition / Sélection Officielle

Three films have been selected to represent the Queer Palm in Cannes’ main competition lineup:

• Alpha by Julia Ducournau
  

• The History of Sound by Oliver Hermanus
  

• La Petite Dernière by Hafsia Herzi

Un Certain Regard / Sélection Officielle

The Un Certain Regard section, known for showcasing innovative and daring cinema, includes the following Queer Palm contenders:

• Love Me Tender by Anna Cazenave-Cambet
  

• La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamenco (The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo) by Diego Céspedes
  

• Pillion by Harry Lighton
  

• O Riso e a Faca (I Only Rest in the Storm) by Pedro Pinho

Hors-Compétition / Sélection Officielle

• La Femme la Plus Riche du Monde by Thierry Klifa has been selected out of competition.

Cannes Première / Sélection Officielle

• La Ola (La Vague) by Sebastián Lelio will be presented in the Cannes Première section.

Quinzaine des Cinéastes

• Enzo by Laurent Cantet, directed by Robin Campillo
  

• Que Ma Volonté Soit Faite by Julia Kowalski
  

• Sorry, Baby by Eva Simon

Semaine de la Critique

• A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
  

• Des Preuves d'Amour by Alice Douard

ACID (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema)

• Drunken Noodles by Lucio Castro
  

• Laurent dans le Vent by Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture, and Mattéo Eustachon

With this selection, the Queer Palm continues its mission to spotlight stories that challenge norms, celebrate diversity, and highlight the richness of queer voices in global cinema. The winner will be announced during the Cannes Film Festival, taking place from May 13 to May 24, 2025.