Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony

On 26 July 2024, the largest-ever Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place, beginning at 7.30 p.m. CET. The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 was an unprecedented experience drawing on the natural light of the setting sun with all its nuances to illuminate the world’s best athletes as they travelled down the Seine, in the heart of the French capital.

• Simon StaffurthDirector
• Thomas JollyCreator
• Leïla SlimaniWriter
• Fanny HerreroWriter
• Patrick BoucheronWriter

• Jamel DebbouzeSelf (torchbearer)
• Zinédine ZidaneSelf (torchbearer)
• Lady GagaSelf
• Christian AndreuSelf (Gojira)
• Mario DuplantierSelf (Gojira)
• Joe DuplantierSelf (Gojira)
• Jean-Michel LabadieSelf (Gojira)
• Aya NakamuraSelf
• Alexandre KantorowSelf
• Axelle Saint-CirelSelf
• Jakub Józef OrlińskiSelf
• Abdelkarim Brahmi-BenallaSelf