A lot of big names made their way to the Croisette in 2025, filmmakers we’ll be talking about for the next ten months and beyond, but there were also countless artists deserving of (and receiving!) your attention beyond the bright lights, already bubbling under in your reviews. So here are some for your watchlists: the films our team on the ground could not stop thinking about, the ones we still can’t stop talking about—titles for your watchlists, your best-of lists, and almost definitely your forever Four Faves one day soon.

Read more about each of our selections on Journal.