Cannes 2025: The African Films Announced So Far + Early Analysis.
Today’s press conference unveiled the first wave of titles for Cannes 2025.
Among them, two African debut features in the Un Certain Regard section:
🎬 My Father’s Shadow by Akinola Davies Jnr (Nigeria/UK)
🎬 Aisha Can’t Fly Away by Morad Mostafa (Egypt + co-pros)
One African feature in #Cannes2025 Competition:
🎬 Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh (Egypt/Sweden)
More to come.
– Egypt returns to the main competition
– Un Certain Regard continues to platform African first features
– The 2020s remain on pace to become the most active decade for African films at Cannes
– Other sections—Out of Competition, Special Screenings—are still a blank slate
Additional updates will follow once parallel section lineups are released.
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