In May 2009, Gaspar Noé presented Enter the Void in official competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. During the press conference, the director explained that he had written a detailed screenplay, complete with visual references, to make a project with a complex formal structure comprehensible. He discussed the difficulties in financing the film and emphasized the artistic freedom granted by his producers. Noé clarified that Enter the Void was conceived as an immersive experience, centered on perception and subjectivity, and reiterated that the diversity of cinematic forms is one of the principles of the Cannes selection.