The 78th Cannes Film Festival has brought big news for actress Scarlett Johansson. Reuters file photo The list of films nominated for the 78th Cannes International Film Festival has been announced. The list of films nominated for this year's festival was announced at a press conference in Paris on Thursday night by festival president Iris Knobloch and artistic director and general delegate Thierry Fremaux. AFP reports In addition to announcing the list of nominated films, the news conference also highlighted the French government's tough stance on sexual harassment. 19 films have made it to the main competition section of this year's festival, only six of which are directed by women. However, the biggest surprise is that there is no Korean film in the main competition section. This is the first time since 2013 that there is no Korean film in the Palme d'Or race. The 78th Cannes Film Festival has brought big news for actress Scarlett Johansson. She will be found in both roles in front of and behind the camera at the festival. Scarlett Johansson Scarlett JohanssonPhoto: Reuters Wes Anderson's star-studded film 'The Financial Scheme' has been selected for the main competition section. Scarlett Johansson stars in the film alongside Benicio del Toro and Tom Hanks. On the other hand, the actress's directorial debut 'Eleanor the Great' has also been selected for the festival. The film will compete in the Un Certain Regard section. The Cannes Film Festival will begin on May 13 and end on May 24. Amelie Bonan's debut film 'Live One Day' has been chosen as the opening film of the festival. This time, the Cannes Film Festival will open with a film by a debutant director. Poster for the film 'Eddington'. IMDB Juliette Binoche will serve as the head of the jury for the main competition section. Actor Robert De Niro will be awarded the honorary Palme d'Or at this year's festival. Among the big Hollywood movies, ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ starring Tom Cruise will premiere in Cannes. Tom will be present at Cannes for the premiere. The films that made it to the main competition section are: ‘Alpha’, Julia Ducorne (France, Belgium) ‘Dossier 137’, Dominique Mol (France) ‘Eagles of the Republic’, Tariq Saleh (Sweden, France, Denmark and Finland) ‘Fuori’, Mario Martone (Italy, France) ‘Eddington’, Ari Aster (United States) ‘Nouvelle Vague’, Richard Linklater (France) ‘The Financial Scheme’, Wes Anderson (United States, Germany) ‘The History of Sound’, Oliver Hermanus (United Kingdom, United States) ‘It Was Just an Accident’, Jafar Panahi (Iran, France) ‘The Little Sister’, Hafsia Harji (France, Germany) ‘The Mastermind’, Kelly Reichardt (United States and Germany) ‘Renoir’, Hayakawa Chie (Japan, France, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia) ‘Romeria’, Karla Simone (Spain and Germany) ‘The Secret Agent’, Kleber Mendonça Filho (Brazil, France) ‘Sentimental Value’, Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, UK) ‘Sirat’, Oliver Luxe (Spain and France) ‘Sound of Falling’, Mascha Zhilinski (Germany) ‘Two Prosecutors’, Sergei Loznitsa (Latvia, France, Netherlands, Romania and Lithuania) ‘The Young Mother’s Home’, Dardenne Brothers (Belgium)
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