Cannes 2025: All About Payal Kapadia's Sharp Suit Look On Opening Day

The prestigious Cannes Film Festival has returned for its 78th edition from May 13 to May 24, 2025. Indian filmmaker and Cannes jurist Payal Kapadia made a minimalist yet powerful statement at the opening ceremony, in a sharply tailored suit designed by Rishta (Arjun Saluja). The ensemble was complete with a grey and white checkered blazer, matching pants with a pleated detail, a black collared shirt, and oxidised silver jewellery—a layered choker with ghungroo detailing, giving the look a striking touch of Indian heritage.

Styled by Indrakshi Pattanaik, her gray-and black suit drew inspiration from the 1980s style, according to Times Entertainment. Pattanaik told the outlet, “Payal loves the aesthetics of the 80s-structured, smart, and full of presence. We wanted her outfit to feel like an extension of her—intelligent, grounded, and expressive. Arjun was the perfect partner for that vision.”

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This year’s main competition jury will be led by celebrated French actor Juliette Binoche, who was previously announced as jury president. Joining her on the panel are well-known international names, including Kapadia, Halle Berry, Alba Rohrwacher, Leïla Slimani, Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sangsoo, Carlos Reygadas, and Jeremy Strong. Together, this jury will decide the winners from the 21 films competing in the main section. 

The winners, including the prestigious Palme d’Or, Grand Prix, Jury Prize, and awards for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress, will be revealed on May 24 during the festival’s closing ceremony.

The festival officially opened on May 13 with French actor Laurent Lafitte hosting both the opening and closing ceremonies. Audiences around the world are eagerly waiting to see which films will be showcased and who will take home the top honours.

Hollywood legend Robert De Niro will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to cinema. He will also conduct a special masterclass on May 14 at the Debussy Theatre, offering insights from his celebrated career to attendees and aspiring filmmakers.

The Cannes Film Festival also revealed its 2025 Official Selection. Here’s a look.

Official Selection

Competition

• Alpha, Julia Ducournau

• Dossier 137, Dominik Moll

• Eddington, Ari Aster

• Eagles Of The Republic, Tarik Saleh

• Fuori, Mario Martone

• The History Of Sound, Oliver Hermanus

• The Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt

• Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater

• La Petite Derniere, Hafsia Herzi

• The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson

• Renoir, Chie Hayakawa

• Romeria, Carla Simon

• The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonca Filho

• Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier

• A Simple Accident, Jafar Panahi

• Sirat, Oliver Laxe

• Sound Of Falling, Mascha Schilinski

• Two Prosecutors, Sergei Loznitsa

• The Young Mother’s Home, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

Out of competition

• Colours Of Time, Cedric Klapisch

• Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee

• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Christopher McQuarrie

• Partir Un Jour, Amélie Bonnin - opening film

• The Richest Woman In The World, Thierry Klifa

• Vie Privée, Rebecca Zlotowski 

Midnight Screenings

• Dalloway, Yann Gozlan

• Exit 8, Genki Kawamura

• Sons Of The Neon Night, Juno Mak 

Cannes Premiere

• Amrum, Fatih Akin

• Connemara, Alex Lutz

• The Disappearance Of Josef Mengele, Kirill Serebrennikov

• Orwell: 2+2=5, Raoul Peck

• Splitsville, Mike Corvino

• The Wave, Sebestian Lelio

Special Screenings

• Bono: Stories Of Surrender, Andrew Dominik

• A Magnificent Life, Sylvain Chomet 

• Tell Her That I Love Her, Romane Bohringer

Un Certain Regard

• Aisha Can’t Fly Away, Morad Mostafa

• Caravan, Zuzana Kirchnerová

• Eleanor The Great, Scarlett Johansson

• Heads Or Tails?, Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis

• Homebound, Neeraj Ghaywan

• The Last One For The Road, Francesco Sossai 

• L’inconnu de la Grande Arche, Stéphane Demoustier

• Meteors, Hubert Charuel

• The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo, Diego Céspedes

• My Father’s Shadow, Akinola Davies Jr.

• Once Upon A Time In Gaza, Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser

• A Pale View Of Hills, Kei Ishikawa

• Pillion, Harry Lighton

• Promised Sky - Erige Sehiri

• The Plague, Charlie Polinger 

• Urchin, Harris Dickinson