Cannes 2025: Alain Chabat will be the guest of honor of the Fifteen of filmmakers

The director of Asterix and Obélix Mission Cleopatra will give a masterclass at the Théâtre de la Croisette and will present a surprise film of his choice.

This year, the Fifteen filmmakers chose to highlight popular author’s cinema by designating Alain Chabat as guest of honor ! Between The city of fear, Didieror Asterix and Obelix Mission Cleopatrathe actor and director imposed himself as master of absurd comedies. Chabat will therefore be present at the Cannes Film Festival again after climbing the steps last year for Love phewwhich earned him The César for best actor in a supporting role. The ex -a member of the Dummies is also in charge of the new 3D series Asterix and Obelix: the fight of the chiefsvery soon available on Netflix (April 30!). This adored personality of the French has also covered our April magazine.

Alain Chabat: “I will never have finished with Asterix”

For the occasion, Alain Chabat will give A masterclass on Tuesday, May 20 At the Croisette Theater, where he will present a carte blanche. The fortnight underlines in a press release:

“From Didier to Rrrrrr !!!, from Mission Cleopatra to Santa & Cie, Alain has continued to dig the furrow of a cinema of popular author where the absurd and the pickup rub shoulders with enchanted and insolent universes worthy of the greatest children (…) because we all dream of seeing more comedies of author on the big screen, we offered Alain Chabat Title-surprise will be revealed during the festival.

In addition to this event, the opening film of the fifteen filmmakers should be talked about. This is the Laurent Cantet posthumous feature film,, Enzowhich was finally made by his friend Robin Campillo (120 beats per minute) After his death on April 25, 2024.

To discover the selection of the fortnight click here