Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2025 Lineup: Sean Baker-Produced ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ Laura Wandel’s ‘Adam’s Interest’ Slated for Sidebar

Cannes Critics’ Week Lineup: Sean Baker-Written ‘Left-Handed Girl’ and More to Debut

Baker co-wrote "Left-Handed Girl" with "The Florida Project" producer Shih-Ching Tsou, who makes her directorial debut.

Sean Baker-Produced 'Left-Handed Girl' Selected for Cannes' Critics Week Section

Seven films will compete in the 2025 International Critics Week section at the Cannes Film Festival, Critics Week organizers announced on Monday morning. The films, all from first- and second-time directors, include “Left-Handed Girl” a family film set in Taipei, directed by Shih-Ching and produced and co-edited by reigning Palme d’Or and Oscar Best Picture winner Sean Baker. Baker was working on the film during the awards campaign for his film …

Sean Baker-Produced ‘Left-Handed Girl’ Leads Cannes Critics’ Week Lineup

The debut feature from his long-time collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou will premiere in competition in the Cannes festival sidebar, which runs May 14-22.

Sean Baker Produced Taiwanese Drama ‘Left-Handed Girl’ By Long-Time Collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou Set For Cannes Critics’ Week

Fresh from his Oscars sweep with Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anora, Sean Baker could be back on the Croisette this year as the producer, co-writer and editor of long-time American-Taiwanese collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou’s Left-Handed Girl. The Taipei-set drama was announced on Monday as having being selected for competition in Cannes parallel section Critics’ Week. The film stars Taiwanese star Janel Tsai as a mother and her two daughters who re…

Guillermo Galoe takes to the feature film his short winner of the Goya, 'Though it is night', and arrives at the parallel section of the French contest Carla Simón and Óliver Laxe will compete for the Palm de Oro in a Festival of Cannes that celebrates the Spanish cinema La Cañada Real will arrive at the Festival of Cannes. The situation of precariousness and abandonment that they suffer will be seen in the most prestigious contest in the world,…

Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2025 Lineup: Sean Baker-Produced ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ Laura Wandel’s ‘Adam’s Interest’ Slated for Sidebar

Cannes Critics’ Week has unveiled the lineup of its 64th edition, which will be dominated by French and Belgian movies, kicking off with Laura Wandel’s tense social drama “Adam’s Interest.” “Adam’s Interest” marks Wandel’s follow up to “Playground,” which won a Cannes’ Un Certain Regard prize in 2021. The film takes place in the pediatric […]