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Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade will preside over the jury for short films and the La Cinef prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24).

Also joining the jury are King Richard filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green, French actress, singer and songwriter Camélia Jordana, Spanish executive José María Prado, and Croatian filmmaker Nebojša Slijepčević.

They will judge 11 titles competing for the short film prize and 16 student films in the La Cinef selection.

The short film Palme d’or will be handed out at the festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday, May 24. The La Cinef winners will be crowned at...

German director, writer and producer Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann, Everyone Else) will preside over this year’s Cannes short film competition jury, as well as the jury for the La Cinef lineup of student films.

Joining Ade on jury duty are King Richard director Reinaldo Marcus Green, French singer-songwriter Camélia Jordana, Croatian writer-director Nebojša Slijepčević (The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent), and José María Prado, the former director of Filmoteca Española. Together they will award the Short Film Palme d’Or and the three La Cinef prizes.

Cannes on Friday announced the 11 short films and 16 La Cinef student works picked for its 2025 selection. The festival said more than 4,700 shorts were submitted this year.

Ade will hand out the short film Palme d’Or on Saturday, May 24 at the closing ceremony for the 78th Cannes film festival.

The full short film lineup is below:

Short Films Competition

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German auteur Maren Ade will take the helm as president of the short films and La Cinef Jury at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

The “Toni Erdmann” director-producer will be joined by a panel including American director-producer Reinaldo Marcus Green (“King Richard”), French multi-hyphenate Camélia Jordana, Spanish industry veteran José María Prado, and Croatian filmmaker Nebojša Slijepčević.

The jury will evaluate 11 shorts competing for the Short Film Palme d’or and 16 student films vying for three La Cinef prizes.

This year’s Short Film Competition, culled from a 4,781 submissions, features nine fiction and two animated shorts, with five helmed by female directors.

The Short Film Palme d’or will be presented during the festival’s closing ceremony on May 24, while La Cinef winners will be announced at a dedicated ceremony in the Buñuel Theatre on May 22, followed by screenings of the winning films.

Short Films In Competition

The eleven shorts...