The Cannes Film Festival returns from 16 to 27 May, bringing a huge number of stars and celebrated filmmakers to France's Côte d'Azur.
Here is a list of the 21 films competing for the top prize, the Palme d'Or, as well as a selection of other movies premiering out of competition.
In Competition
The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer
Based on a book by Martin Amis about a romance in the Auschwitz concentration camp, the long overdue return of this British director (Under the Skin, Sexy Beast) is eagerly anticipated by arthouse fans.
May December by Todd Haynes
Haynes wowed Cannes with the lesbian drama Carol in 2015, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. His latest pairs Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman for the story of an actress meeting the couple at the heart of a tabloid scandal.
Monster by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan's Kore-eda won the Palme for his touching family drama Shoplifters in 2018. Monster unfolds multiple viewpoints, Rashomon-style, to explain a child's disturbing behaviour.
The Old Oak by Ken Loach
The 86-year-old British director is one of cinema's most politically engaged directors and has won the Palme twice, for Irish civil war drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley in 2006 and I, Daniel Blake 10 years later. Possibly his final film, The Old Oak focuses on Syrian refugees in Britain.
Firebrand by Karim Aïnouz
Jude Law and Alicia Vikander star as English king Henry VIII and his sixth wife Catherine Parr in a period drama from Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz.
Asteroid City by Wes Anderson
The king of quirky, Anderson divides audiences and almost never wins awards but is loved by actors. His latest - about strange events at a stargazers' convention - stars Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson and Edward Norton, to name but a few.
Black Flies by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
A young paramedic (Tye Sheridan) learns the ropes from a grizzled New York veteran (Sean Penn).
Homecoming by Catherine Corsini
Facing controversy over an underage sex scene, this received a delayed competition slot. It follows an African family returning to Corsica years after a tragedy on the French island.
Perfect Days by Wim Wenders
Wenders made two of the most iconic 1980s films in Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire, winning the Palme and Best Director at Cannes. Since then, his features have gained less attention than his documentaries such as Buena Vista Social Club. Set in Japan, his new film charts a toilet cleaner's unexpected past.
About Dry Grasses by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Turkish filmmaker's meditative tales require patience but have scooped up many prizes at Cannes, including the 2014 Palme for Winter Sleep. His new film follows a frustrated teacher in a remote village.
Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismäki
The Finnish director, now on his 19th film, is a fixture of the arthouse circuit, known for darkly funny looks at marginalised groups. This is billed as a gentle tragicomedy about two lonely hearts at a Helsinki nightclub.
A Brighter Tomorrow by Nanni Moretti
Moretti is another past winner (for The Son's Room in 2001). Here, the Italian stars as a 1950s director.
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Club Zero by Jessica Hausner
The Austrian directs Mia Wasikowska as a teacher in an elite school who forms a dangerous bond with students engaged in protesting the climate crisis.
Four Daughters by Kaouther Ben Hania
The Tunisian director received an Oscar nomination for The Man Who Sold His Skin. Her follow-up mixes documentary and fiction in the story of a woman whose daughters suddenly disappear.
Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet
A thriller about a woman with a blind son suspected of her husband's murder.
La Chimera by Alice Rohrwacher
Isabella Rossellini stars in the story of a group of archaeologists working in the black market for historical artefacts.
Shanghai Youth by Wang Bing
A rare documentary in the competition, it follows the lives of China's migrant workers.
Banel et Adama by Ramata-Toulaye Sy
The debut feature from the French-Senegalese director looks at the difficulties of young love in a Senegalese village.
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Rapito by Marco Bellocchio
The 83-year-old Italian cineaste returns with the true story of a Jewish boy taken from his family to be raised as a Catholic by Pope Pius IX.
The Pot-au-Feu by Tran Anh Hung
The Vietnamese-French director adapts a classic 1920s French novel about fictional foodie Dodin Bouffant.
Last Summer by Catherine Breillat
Known for her sexually transgressive films, Breillat has remade the critically-acclaimed 2019 Danish film Queen of Hearts about a woman's affair with her stepson.
Out of Competition
These films are also being premiered, but are not competing for the Palme d'Or:
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny by James Mangold
Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese
Occupied City by Steve McQueen
The Idol by Sam Levinson
Cobweb by Kim Jee-woon
Kennedy by Anurag Kashyap
Kubi by Takeshi Kitano
Anselm by Wim Wenders
Source: AFP
