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UPDATE, Writethru: The Official Selection for the 69th Cannes Film Festival was unveiled this morning at Paris’ UGC Normandie cinema on the Champs-Elysées (where a mini-protest against

reforms to national labor laws kicked off the proceedings). Chief Thierry Frémaux revealed his picks for next month’s event alongside President Pierre Lescure, in his sophomore outing with

the fest, after a long run of speculation in what is potentially a jam-packed year. One big change this year is that there will be no Closing Night film. Rather, the winner of the Palme d’Or

will be shown in the final slot.

As expected, in the Out of Competition lineup are Steven Spielberg with The BFG, Jodie Foster’s Money Monster and Shane Black’s The Nice Guys. In competition, Jeff Nichols’ Loving, Nicolas

Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta and Sean Penn’s The Last Face are all in as are Paul Verhoeven, the Dardenne brothers, Xavier Dolan, Andrea Arnold and Olivier

Assayas. Woody Allen’s Café Society opens the fest on May 11. Analysis coming; in the meantime, check out the full list below:

Voir Du Pays – directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin

La Large Noche de Francisco Sanctis– directed by Francisco Marquez & Andrea Testa

L’Ultima Spiaggia – directed by Thanos Anastopolous and Davide Del Degan