“If nautical nonsense be something you wish, then join AFI for the World Premiere of THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI President and CEO. “Spongebob is an American icon – absorbent and yellow and porous is he — and AFI is honored to host this celebration under the sea.”
The recognition, one of the new features introduced by the 2025 edition, is intended to honor figures from the global film industry who, with their memorable careers, have left an indelible mark on the history of the seventh art. The award will be presented by the producer, director, and screenwriter Uberto Pasolini, a long-time collaborator of Puttnam between the 1980s and 1990s.
Here is a list of the titles vying for the Palme d'Or, which will be awarded by this year's jury president Juliette Binoche and her seven fellow judges including Oscar-winner Halle Berry and "Succession" star Jeremy Strong.
he United States of America, presenting characteristic American landscapes, with the first filmed entirely through a car windshield and the second composed of static observations from across the fifty states. “Even at the age of 80, James Benning continues to be remarkably productive,” said the Film Fest Gent of the director’s latest work Little Boy, a film that looks back at the past to warn about the future, from the perspective of a little boy.
