Cannes 2025 Festival: Alain Chabat will be the guest of honour of the Directors' Fortnight

At the age of 66, the "king of nonsense and comic elegance", prepares a surprise projection and a masterclass in the framework of this section parallel to the competition.

Alain Chabat, actor, director and producer known for his absurd and subtle humour, will be the guest of honour of the Directors' Fortnight at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (13-24 May), announced Tuesday...

The parallel cannois section starts at the hour of the comedy by offering a carte blanche to Alain Chabat. He is a director, actor and producer who has dog, who will be the guest of honor of the Fortnight of the filmmakers 2025, "because we all dream of seeing more comedies d'auteur on the big screen", announce the organizers. Alain Chabat, "king of nonsense and comic elegance", thus has carte blanche to choose a film, whose title will be reveal…