Unifrance, the French promotional film organization, celebrated rising stars at this year’s Rendez-Vous in Paris. The 10 up-and-coming actors and filmmakers named 2025’s Talents to Watch kicked things off with a ceremony at France’s Ministry of Culture before hitting a yearlong series of events that will keep these faces in the spotlight.

For over a decade, the 10 to Watch program has amplified the voices redefining Gallic cinema. If you think of any French artist who’s made a global impact in recent years, chances are they were once part of this list. Now, meet the next generation shaping the next decade.

Adam Bessa

Adam Bessa

A veteran of war films like “Mosul” and of the “Extraction” action franchise, Franco-Tunisian star Adam Bessa emphasized a more taciturn stillness in Meryam Joobeur’s Berlin-launched “Who Do I Belong To” and in Jonathan Millet’s Cannes Critics Week opener “Ghost Trail” to phenomenal acclaim.