Fund supported titles at Cannes 2025
Reedland (Semaine de la Critique)
Direction/screenplay: Sven Bresser
Production: Viking Film
When reed cutter Johan discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land, he is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt. While taking care of his granddaughter, he sets out on a quest to track down evil. But darkness can thrive in unexpected places.
Two Prosecutors (In Competition)
Direction/script: Sergei Loznitsa
Dutch co-production: Atoms & Void
1937. USSR. Law school graduate Kornev is an idealist ready to fight for Soviet justice, but on his very first assignment he is confronted with the diabolical reality of Stalinism. Based on G.Demidov’s novel Two Prosecutors.
The Secret Agent (In Competition)
Direction/script: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Dutch co-production: Lemming Film
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realizes that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks.
Water Girl (In Competition - Short Films)
Direction/script: Sandra Desmazières
Dutch co-production: Valk Productions
Mia has spent her whole life freediving, fishing and gliding through seaweed and rocks. Time has passed, tracing its lines on her body, and shaping the landscapes around her. Loved ones have vanished. Tonight, Mia remembers.
From Dust (Immersive Competition)
Direction/script: Michel van der Aa
Production: Stichting DoubleA
Explore the boundaries of reality and identity in this cutting-edge virtual reality opera installation that is tailor-made by you and for you using AI.
Lacuna (Immersive Competition)
Direction/script: Maartje Wegdam & Nienke Huitenga Broeren
Production: Podium Biarritz, Copper Views, Studio Biarritz
Sonja has no memory of the crucial moment in her early childhood that saved her life. The discovery of three long-lost rings spark a riveting journey into imagination. Wander through a deeply personal VR documentary between what is left and what is lost.
Floating with Spirits (Immersive Selection - Focus)
Direction/script: Juanita Onzaga
Dutch co-production: Studio Biarritz
Two little sisters prepare for the Day of the Dead in the mystic mountains of Mexico, remembering the stories their shaman granny used to tell. A portal opens as the Mazatec community celebrates and we enter the interactive universe of their ancestors and the spirits of nature, each keeping a secret world to be unveiled.
