Rolling off a successful edition that premiered Charlotte Wells’ celebrated film “Aftersun” with Paul Mescal, Cannes Critics’ Week is back with an international lineup spanning South Korea and Malaysia to France and Jordan, among others.

The Critics’ Week sidebar runs parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, and focuses on first and second films. Under the leadership of artistic director Ava Cahen since last year, the lineup will boast 11 feature films chosen from 1,000 submitted movies.

Out of these 11 movies, seven are feature debuts and six are directed by women. Among them is the opening night film, “Ama Gloria,” directed by French helmer Marie Amachoukeli, who previously won Cannes’ Golden Camera for “Party Girl” which she co-directed with Claire Burger and Samuel Theis.

The selection is as follows:

Feature Film Competition

Power Alley – Lillah Halla (Brazil/France/Uruguay)
Il pleut dans la maison – Paloma Sermon-Daï (Belgium/France)
Inshallah Walad (Inshallah a Boy) – Amjad Al Rasheed (Jordan/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/France) [shot by Kanamé Onoyama, AFC]
Jam (Sleep) – Jason Yu (South Korea)
Lost Country – Vladimir Perisič (France/Serbia/Croatia/Luxembourg)
Le ravissement – Iris Kaltenbäck (France)
Tiger Stripes – Amanda Nell Eu (Malaysia/Taiwan/Singapore/France/Germany/the Netherlands/Indonesia/Qatar)

Feature Film Special Screenings

Ama Gloria – Marie Amachoukeli (France) (opening film)
Vincent Must Die – Stéphan Castang (France)
The (Ex)perience of Love – Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni (Belgium/France)
No Love Lost – Erwan Le Duc (France) (closing film)

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