Official poster designed by Hartland Villa featuring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis on the set of Thelma & Louise (1991)
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| Opening film | The Electric Kiss |
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| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Fjord |
| Hosted by | Eye Haïdara |
| Artistic director | Thierry Frémaux |
| No. of films | 22 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 12–23 May 2026 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2026.[1][2] South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook served as jury president for the main competition. Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for a second time with the drama film Fjord.
Hartland Villa designed the official poster for the festival featuring actresses Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon on the set of Thelma & Louise (1991) by Ridley Scott, the closing film of the 44th edition.[3][4] French actress Eye Haïdara served as host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[5]
During the festival, three Honorary Palmes d'Or were awarded: the first was to Peter Jackson during the festival's opening ceremony,[6] the second was awarded on short notice to John Travolta before the world premiere of Propeller One-Way Night Coach,[7] the third was awarded to Barbra Streisand during the closing ceremony.[8][9]
The festival opened with the French period-comedy film The Electric Kiss by Pierre Salvadori.[10][11][12]
Juries
Main Competition
- Park Chan-wook, South Korean filmmaker — Jury President[13][14]
- Diego Céspedes, Chilean filmmaker
- Isaach de Bankolé, Ivorian actor
- Paul Laverty, Irish-Scottish screenwriter
- Demi Moore, American actress
- Ruth Negga, Irish-Ethiopian actress
- Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor
- Laura Wandel, Belgian filmmaker
- Chloé Zhao, Chinese filmmaker
Un Certain Regard
- Leïla Bekhti, French actress — Jury President[15]
- Angèle Diabang Brener, Senegalese producer and filmmaker
- Khaled Mouzanar, Lebanese composer and producer
- Laura Samani, Italian filmmaker
- Thomas Cailley, French filmmaker
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
- Carla Simón, Spanish filmmaker — Jury President[16]
- Park Ji-min, French actress and visual artist
- Ali Asgari, Iranian filmmaker and producer
- Salim Kechiouche, French actor
- Magnus von Horn, Swedish filmmaker
Caméra d'Or
- Monia Chokri, Canadian actress and filmmaker — Jury President[17]
- Michel Benjamin, French cinematographer
- Cédric Coppola, French film critic
- Marine Francen, French filmmaker
- Christophe Massie, French Deputy CEO of Eclair Preservation by Netgem Group
Immersive Competition
- Blanca Li, Spanish dancer, actress and immersive director — Jury President[18]
- Céline Tricart, French immersive director and producer
- Michel van der Aa, Dutch composer and multimedia artist
- Mary Matheson, British immersive director and producer
- Hsin-Chien Huang, Taiwanese artist and immersive director
L'Œil d'Or
- Mstyslav Chernov, Ukrainian photojournalist and filmmaker — Jury President[19][20]
- Tabitha Jackson, English director of the Film Forum NYC
- Géraldine Pailhas, French actress
- Lina Soualem, Franco-Palestine filmmaker and actress
- Victor Castanet, French journalist
Critics' Week
- Payal Kapadia, Indian filmmaker — Jury President[21]
- Ama Ampadu, Ghanaian-British producer
- Donsaron Kovitvanitcha, Thai film critic, journalist and director of the Bangkok International Film Festival
- Oklou, French singer
- Théodore Pellerin, Canadian actor
Queer Palm
- Anna Mouglalis, French actress and musician — Jury Co-president[22]
- Thomas Jolly, French actor, artistic director and stage director — Jury Co-president
- Raya Martigny, Réunion multidisciplinary artist and actress
- Jehnny Beth, French actress and singer
- André Fischer, Brazilian founder and director of the MixBrasil Festival
Official Selection
The Official Selection for the 79th edition was announced on 9 April 2026, by the festival's President Iris Knobloch and General Delegate/Artistic Director Thierry Frémaux at a press conference held at the Pathé Palace in Paris. Frémaux noted that 2,541 feature films were submitted for consideration, with the initial main competition lineup featuring 21 films from three continents and five female directors.[23] Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas is the only selected film that had its world premiere before the festival. At the press conference after the announcement, Frémaux stated that he hoped to add James Gray's Paper Tiger to the lineup at a later stage; the film's premiere at the festival was confirmed later that month.[24][25][26]
In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:[27]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of a Sudden | Soudain / 急に具合が悪くなる | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | France, Japan, Germany, Belgium |
| Another Day (QP) | Garance | Jeanne Herry | France |
| The Beloved | El ser querido | Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Spain, France |
| The Birthday Party | Histoires de la Nuit | Léa Mysius | France |
| Bitter Christmas (QP) | Amarga Navidad | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
| The Black Ball (QP) | La bola negra | Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi | Spain, France |
| Coward (QP) | Lukas Dhont | Belgium, France, Netherlands | |
| The Dreamed Adventure | Das Geträumte Abenteuer | Valeska Grisebach | Germany, France, Austria, Bulgaria |
| Fatherland | Vaterland | Paweł Pawlikowski | Poland, France, Italy, Germany |
| Fjord | Cristian Mungiu | Romania, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, Sweden | |
| Gentle Monster | Marie Kreutzer | Austria, France, Germany | |
| Hope | 호프 | Na Hong-jin | South Korea |
| A Man of His Time | Notre Salut | Emmanuel Marre | Belgium, France |
| The Man I Love (QP) | Ira Sachs | United States, France | |
| Minotaur | Минотавр | Andrey Zvyagintsev | France, Latvia, Germany |
| Moulin | László Nemes | France | |
| Nagi Notes (QP) | ナギダイアリー | Koji Fukada | Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, France |
| Paper Tiger | James Gray | United States, Brazil | |
| Parallel Tales | Histoires Parallèles | Asghar Farhadi | France, United States, Italy, Belgium |
| Sheep in the Box | 箱の中の羊 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| The Unknown | L'Inconnue | Arthur Harari | France, Italy |
| A Woman's Life (QP) | La Vie d'une Femme | Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet | France, Belgium |
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[27][28]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescendo | L'Objet du Délit | Agnes Jaoui | France, Belgium |
| De Gaulle: Tilting Iron | La Bataille de Gaulle: L'Âge de Fer | Antonin Baudry | |
| Diamond | Andy Garcia | United States | |
| Forsaken | L'Abandon | Vincent Garenq | France |
| Her Private Hell | Nicolas Winding Refn | Denmark, United States | |
| The Electric Kiss (opening film) | Venus Electrificata | Pierre Salvadori | France, Belgium |
| Karma | Guillaume Canet | France | |
| Midnight Screenings | |||
| Colony | 군체 | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea |
| The Fast and the Furious (2001) | Rob Cohen | United States | |
| Full Phil | Quentin Dupieux | France | |
| Jim Queen and the Quest for Chloroqueer (CdO) (QP) | Jim Queen à la Recherche de la Chloroqueer | Nicolas Athané and Marco Nguyen | France, Belgium |
| Roma Elastica (QP) | Bertrand Mandico | France, Italy | |
| Species (CdO) | Sanguine | Marion Le Coroller | France |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Un Certain Regard
Jane Schoenbrun's slasher film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma was the section's opening film on 13 May.[29] Laetitia Masson's comedy-drama film Ulysse was the section's closing film.[30] The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:[27]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All the Lovers in the Night | すべて真夜中の恋人たち | Yukiko Sode | Japan, France |
| Ben'Imana (CdO) | Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo | Rwanda, Gabon, France, Norway, Ivory Coast | |
| Club Kid (CdO) (QP) | Jordan Firstman | United States | |
| Congo Boy | Rafiki Fariala | Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Italy | |
| Elephants in the Fog (CdO) (QP) | तिनीहरू | Abinash Bikram Shah | Nepal, France, Germany, Brazil, Norway |
| Everytime | Sandra Wollner | Austria, Germany | |
| Forever Your Maternal Animal | Siempre soy tu animal materno | Valentina Maurel | Belgium, France, Mexico |
| A Girl's Story | Mémoire de Fille | Judith Godrèche | France |
| I'll Be Gone in June (CdO) | Katharina Rivilis | Germany, Switzerland, United States | |
| Iron Boy | Le Corset | Louis Clichy | France, Belgium |
| The Meltdown | El deshielo | Manuela Martelli | Chile, United States, Spain, Mexico |
| Strawberries | La más dulce | Laïla Marrakchi | France, Morocco, Spain, Belgium |
| Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (opening film) (QP) | Jane Schoenbrun | United States | |
| Titanic Ocean (CdO) | Konstantina Kotzamani | Greece, Germany, Romania, France, Spain | |
| Ulya | Uļa | Viestur Kairish | Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania |
| Victorian Psycho | Zachary Wigon | United Kingdom, Ireland | |
| Words of Love | Quelques Mots d'Amour | Rudi Rosenberg | France |
| Yesterday the Eye Didn't Sleep (CdO) | البارح العين ما نامت | Rakan Mayasi | Belgium, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia |
| Out of Competition | |||
| Ulysse (closing film) | Laetitia Masson | France | |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Cannes Premiere
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section:[27][31]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquí | Tiago Guedes | Portugal, France | |
| The End of It (CdO) | Maria Martínez Bayona | United Kingdom, Norway, Spain | |
| The Samurai and the Prisoner | 黒牢城 | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Mary Magdalene (QP) | Marie Madeleine | Gessica Généus | Haiti, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada |
| The Match (ŒdO) | El partido | Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco | Argentina |
| Orange-Flavoured Wedding | Mariage au goût d'orange | Christophe Honoré | France |
| Propeller One-Way Night Coach | John Travolta | United States | |
| Think Good | Si Tu Penses Bien | Géraldine Nakache | France, Belgium |
| When the Night Falls | La Troisième Nuit | Daniel Auteuil | France |
| Visitation | Heimsuchung | Volker Schlöndorff | Germany |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.[32]
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Special Screenings
The following films were selected to be screened in the Special Screenings section:[27]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashes | Ceniza en la boca | Diego Luna | Mexico, Spain |
| Avedon (ŒdO) | Ron Howard | United States | |
| Cantona (ŒdO) | David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas | United Kingdom | |
| Che Guevara: The Last Companions (ŒdO) | Les Survivants du Che | Christophe Réveille | France |
| Groundswell (ŒdO) | Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell | United States, Colombia, Kenya, India, Brazil | |
| John Lennon: The Last Interview (ŒdO) | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| Marvelous Mornings (CdO) (QP) | Les Matins Merveilleux | Avril Besson | France |
| Molière, Cyrano and the Young King | Les Caprices de l'Enfant Roi | Michel Leclerc | |
| Rehearsals for a Revolution (ŒdO) | خاطرات ایران | Pegah Ahangarani | Iran, Czech Republic, Spain |
| Spring (CdO) | Vesna | Rostislav Kirpičenko | Lithuania, Ukraine, France |
| Tangles (CdO) (QP) | Leah Nelson | Canada, United States | |
| Le Triangle d'Or (CdO) | Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz | France, Belgium, Canada | |
| Women on Trial | L'Affaire Marie-Claire | Lauriane Escaffre and Yvo Muller | France |
| Family Screening | |||
| Lucy Lost (CdO) | Lucy perdue | Olivier Clert | France |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.[32]
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Short Films Competition
Selected from 3,184 productions, the following 10 short films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[33]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Few Things Happening by a River | Algumas coisas que acontecem ao lado de um rio | Daniel Soares | Portugal, France |
| The Dream is a Snail | Giấc mơ là ốc sên | Nguyễn Thiên Ân | Vietnam, South Korea, Australia |
| The End | Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Sweden, France, Denmark | |
| For the Opponents | Para los contrincantes | Federico Luis | Mexico, Chile, France |
| Fresh Cut | Nouvel Hair | Hadrien Bels | France |
| The Last Spring | Dernier Printemps | Mathilde Bédouet | |
| Nobody Said Anything | Niko ništa nije rekao | Tamara Todorović | Serbia, France, Slovenia, Croatia |
| Sisters' Swim | Le bain des sirènes | Lola Degove | France, Belgium |
| Spiritus Sanctus | Michał Toczek | Poland | |
| Thunder Platoon | Pelotón Trueno | Theo Montoya | Colombia, France |
Cinéfondation
For its 29th edition Cinéfondation (or La Cinéf) has selected 14 live-action and 5 animated shorts from among the 2,750 films sent by film schools all over the world. Directed by 12 women and 9 men, they represent fifteen countries and four continents. Two of the schools are invited for the first time: Hongik University (South Korea) and ISAMM (Tunisia). The festival allocates a €15,000 grant for the winner of the First Prize, €11,250 for the winner of the Second Prize and €7,500 for the winner of the Third Prize. The following films were selected for the La Cinéf competition:[33]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Days Left | TJ28 | Yasmin Najjar | Aalto University, Finland |
| Always Wanted to Be God, Never Wanted to Be Good | Noa Epars and Marvin Merkel | Geneva University of Art and Design, Switzerland | |
| Axles | Trakcje | Jakub Krzyszpin | Łódź Film School, Poland |
| Bird Rhapsody | 새의 랩소디 | Choi Won-jung | Hongik University, South Korea |
| Growing Stones, Flying Papers | Roozbeh Gezerseh and Soraya Shamsi | Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg, Germany | |
| Laser-Cat | Laser-Gato | Lucas Acher | NYU, United States |
| Left Behind, Still Standing | Vida Skerk | National Film and Television School, United Kingdom | |
| Me, You and the Cow | Tú, yo y la vaca | Aina Callejón | Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia, Spain |
| Never Enough | Aldrig Nok | Julius Lagoutte Larsen | La Fémis, France |
| Our Secrets | 天天的秘密 | Lenti Liang | USC School of Cinematic Arts, United States |
| Over the Threshold | Preko Praga | Tara Gajović | FDU, Serbia |
| Pickled | Fanny Capu | National Film and Television School, United Kingdom | |
| Photograph of an Insane Woman to Show the Condition of Her Hair | Arwen Aznag | LUCA School of Arts, Belgium | |
| Silent Voices (QP) | Nadine Misong Jin | Columbia University, United States | |
| Shadows of the Moonless Nights | ਪਰਛਾਵੇਂ ਮੱਸਿਆ ਰਾਤਾਂ ਦੇ | Mehar Malhotra | Film and Television Institute of India, India |
| Somewhere I Belong | إرث | Youssef Handouse | ISAMM, Tunisia |
| Sunday's Children | Reuben Hamlyn | NYU, United States | |
| Where Fireflies Sparkle | Onde Nascem os Pirilampos | Clara Vieira | Lisbon Theatre and Film School, Portugal |
| Will It Rain Again Today | まだ雨降るかな | Wong Chau-Hong | Nihon University, Japan |
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Cannes Classics
Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (2006) was the pre-opening screening of the festival on 12 May at the Debussy Theater, the new 4K restored print from its original negatives celebrates the 20th anniversary of the film's world premiere at the 2006 edition of the festival.[34]
The line-up also includes new 4K restorations from past Palme d'Or winners: Man of Iron (1981) and Farewell My Concubine (1993). Alongside the restoration of five silent short films by Soviet-Armenian filmmaker Artavazd Peleshyan, titled "Peleshyan Project". The following films were selected to be screened:[35]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restored Prints | |||
| Amma Ariyan (1986) | അമ്മ അറിയാന് | John Abraham | India |
| Days of Hope (1938-1945) | Espoir: Sierra de Teruel | Boris Peskine and André Malraux | Spain, France |
| The Devils (1971) | Ken Russell | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Drift (1962) | La Dérive | Paula Delsol | France |
| The Dull Ice Flower (1989) | 魯冰花 | Yang Li-Kuo | Taiwan |
| Eva (1953) | Εύα | Maria Plyta | Greece |
| Farewell My Concubine (1993) | 霸王別姬 | Chen Kaige | China, Hong Kong |
| The Fast and the Furious (2001) | Rob Cohen | United States | |
| Festival de Cannes 1947 (1947) | Adrien Fred Maury | France | |
| The House of the Angel (1957) | La casa del ángel | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson | Argentina |
| The Innocent (1976) | L'innocente | Luchino Visconti | Italy, France |
| Love Circle (1969) | Metti, una sera a cena | Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | Italy |
| Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) | Roger Corman | United States | |
| Man of Iron (1981) | Człowiek z żelaza | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| Moonlighting (1982) | Jerzy Skolimowski | United Kingdom | |
| Pan's Labyrinth (2006) (opening film) | El laberinto del fauno | Guillermo del Toro | Spain, Mexico |
| Pastoral Symphony (1946) | La Symphonie pastorale | Jean Delannoy | France |
| Sanshiro Sugata (1943) | 姿三四郎 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| Seagulls Die in the Harbour (1955) | Meeuwen sterven in de haven | Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert | Belgium |
| The Stranger (1946) | Orson Welles | United States | |
| Tilaï (1990) | Idrissa Ouédraogo | Burkina Faso, Switzerland, France, West Germany, United Kingdom | |
| Two Women (1960) | La ciociara | Vittorio De Sica | Italy, France |
| Peleshyan Project | |||
| Beginning (1967) | Սկիզբը | Artavazd Peleshyan | Soviet Union |
| Inhabitants (1970) | Բնիկներ | ||
| The Land of the People (1966) | Մարդկանց երկիրը | ||
| Seasons of the Year (1975) | Տարվա եղանակները | ||
| We (1969) | Մենք | ||
| Special Screenings | |||
| The Golden Age (CdO) (QP) | L'Âge d'Or | Bérenger Thouin | France, Italy |
| A Life, A Manifesto (ŒdO) | Une Vie Manifeste | Jean-Gabriel Périot | France |
| Special Screenings - Short Films | |||
| Goodnight Lamby | Dustin Yellin | United States | |
| Playground | Zamine Bazi | Amirhossein Shojaei | Iran, France |
| Torino Shadow | 都灵之影 | Jia Zhangke | Italy, China |
| Documentaries about Cinema | |||
| Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (ŒdO) | Mike Mendez | United States | |
| Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (ŒdO) | Barnaby Thompson | United Kingdom, United States | |
| My Coluche (ŒdO) | Mon Coluche a Moi | Michel Denisot, Camille Bruere and Julie Lazare | France |
| Nostalgia for the Future (ŒdO) | Brecht Debackere | Belgium | |
| The Story of Documentary Film (The 1970s) (ŒdO) | Mark Cousins | United Kingdom | |
| Vittorio De Sica – La Vie in scene (ŒdO) | Vittorio De Sica – La Vita in scena | Francesco Zippel | Italy |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.[32]
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Cinéma de la Plage
The only ticket free section of the festival is held at the Cannes' Plage Macé, the line-up usually includes classic films, commemorations, and world premieres of new productions. This year line-up includes screenings from past Palme d'Or winners: The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) and A Man and a Woman (1966).[36]
The following films were selected to be screened:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) | Signore & Signori | Pietro Germi | Italy, France |
| Molière, Cyrano and the Young King | Les Caprices de l'Enfant Roi | Michel Leclerc | France |
| Top Gun (1986) | Tony Scott | United States | |
| Viva Maria! (1965) | Louis Malle | France, Italy | |
| Restored prints | |||
| All the President's Men (1976) | Alan J. Pakula | United States | |
| The Bullet Train (1975) | 新幹線大爆破 | Junya Sato | Japan |
| Cría Cuervos (1976) | Carlos Saura | Spain | |
| I Hate Actors (1986) | Je hais les acteurs | Gérard Krawczyk | France |
| Land and Freedom (1995) | Ken Loach | United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, France | |
| A Man and a Woman (1966) | Un homme et une femme | Claude Lelouch | France |
| Mon Oncle (1958) | Jacques Tati | France, Italy | |
Immersive Competition
For the 3rd Immersive Competition, nine immersive works from eight countries were selected for the competition. The productions were screened at the Carlton Hotel from 12 to 22 May 2026. This year, the section featured a new technical setup enabling collective experiences for up to 200 participants.
The following immersive films were selected to be screened:[37][38]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Mirror Experience | David Bardos and Damià Ferràndiz | France, Spain | |
| Gawd v. the People | Yamil Rodriguez, Ivan Alejandro Diaz Cardenas and Stephen Henderson | United Kingdom | |
| Katábasis | Ugo Arsac | France | |
| Lúcido | Vier | Portugal | |
| The Pirate Queen: No Safe Waters | Eloise Singer | United Kingdom | |
| Playing with Fire | Pierre-Alain Giraud | United Kingdom, France, Taiwan | |
| Red Planet 3009 | Mariano Leotta and Francesco Fiore | Italy | |
| Voooooo---Peeeeee--- | Hyeunjoo Woo and Jiyun Park | South Korea | |
| Yellowfin | E del Mundo | Philippines | |
Parallel sections
Critics' Week (Semaine de la critique)
The Critics' Week is a parallel selection dedicated to first and second films, the selection for its 65th edition was announced on 13 April 2026, by artistic director Ava Cahen. From a record 1,050 feature film submissions, 11 were selected, including nine first features eligible for the Caméra d'Or. According to Cahen, the selection focuses on "emerging filmmakers whose visions offer hope amidst a society in flux".[39] For the first time in the section's history, the opening film was an animated feature: In Waves by Phuong Mai Nguyen.[40] The closing film was the drama Adieu Monde Cruel by Félix de Givry.[41] The section also held its first edition of Next Step Studio, an initiative to highlight local cinema, pairing eight emerging directors to co-direct and co-write four short films. Indonesia was the first edition's focus country.[42]
The following films were selected to be screened:[43][44][45]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Competition | |||
| Alive (CdO) | Viva | Aina Clotet | Spain |
| Dua | Blerta Basholli | Kosovo, Switzerland, France | |
| A Girl Unknown (CdO) | 无名女孩 | Zou Jing | China, France |
| La Gradiva (CdO) (QP) | Marine Atlan | France, Italy | |
| Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building (CdO) (QP) | Seis Meses en el Edificio Rosa con Azul | Bruno Santamaría Razo | Mexico, Brazil, Denmark |
| The Station (CdO) | المحطّة | Sara Ishaq | Yemen, Jordan, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar |
| Tin Castle (ŒdO) | Alexander Murphy | Ireland, France | |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Adieu Monde Cruel (CdO) (closing film) | Félix de Givry | France, Belgium | |
| Flesh and Fuel (CdO) (QP) | Du Fioul dans les artères | Pierre Le Gall | France, Poland |
| In Waves (CdO) (opening film) | Phuong Mai Nguyen | France, Belgium | |
| Stonewall (CdO) | La Frappe | Julien Gaspar-Oliveri | France |
| Short Films Competition | |||
| Adgwa-Ata (QP) | Zsuzsanna Kreif | Hungary, France | |
| City of Owls | Zhenia Kazankina | France, Germany, Italy | |
| Class Photo | Klasės Nuotrauka | Arnas Balčiūnas | Lithuania |
| Man'mi | Aude N'Guessan Forget | France | |
| Nafron | نفرون | Daood Alabdulaa | Syria, Germany |
| Skinny Boots | Skinny Bottines | Romain F. Dubois | Canada |
| "Vaterland" or a Bule Named Yanto | „Vaterland“ oder Ein Bule Namens Yanto | Berthold Wahjudi | Germany, Indonesia |
| Visit into Irradiated Land | Visite en terre irradiée | Anne-Sophie Girault | France |
| What Do the Maknines Dream Of | À quoi rêvent les Maknines | Sarra Ryma | Algeria, France |
| What Do You Seek in the Dark? (QP) | หาอะไร? | Tossaphon Riantong | Thailand |
| Special Screenings - Short Films | |||
| I Think You Should Be Here | Anna-Marija Adomaitytė, Élie Grappe | Switzerland, France | |
| Love Story | Laïs Decaster | France | |
| The Sentinel (QP) | La Sentinelle | Ali Cherri | France, Lebanon |
| Morelia Film Festival at Cannes | |||
| At the Edge of the Volcano (short) | Al borde del volcán | Jorge Granados Ross | Mexico |
| Casa chica (short) | Lau Charles | ||
| The Immaculate Honey (short) | La miel inmaculada | Mauricio Calderón Rico | |
| Una parvada de estruendo (short) | Mariana Mendivil | ||
| Next Step Studio | |||
| Annisa (short) | Reza Rahadian, Sam Manacsa | Indonesia, France | |
| Holy Crowd (short) | Reza Fahriyansyah, Ananth Subramaniam | ||
| Mothers Are Mothering (short) | Khozy Rizal, Lam Li Shuen | ||
| Original Wound (short) | Shelby Kho, Sein Lyan Tun | ||
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.[32]
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes)
The Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) is a parallel section focused on independent cinema and upcoming filmmakers. The official line-up was announced on 14 April 2026. Kantemir Balagov's drama film Butterfly Jam was the section's opening film on 13 May, Quentin Dupieux's animated feature debut Vertiginous was the section's closing film.[46] On 23 April, Bruno Dumont's Red Rocks was officially announced as a Special Screening alongside a masterclass with the filmmaker.[47]
In partnership with the Fondation Chantal Akerman, the People's Choice (Audience Award) will be given by popular vote for the third time during the closing ceremony, alongside €7,500 to the director of the winning feature film.[48] The following films were selected to be screened, consisting of 14 fiction films, three animations, three documentaries and nine short films:[49]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Temples To Heaven (CdO) | 9 วัด สู่สวรรค์ | Sompot Chidgasornpongse | Thailand, Norway, France |
| Atonement (CdO) | Reed Van Dyk | United States | |
| Butterfly Jam (opening film) | Kantemir Balagov | France | |
| Clarissa (QP) | Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri | United States, Nigeria, Egypt | |
| Death Has No Master | La Muerte no Tiene Dueño | Jorge Thielen Armand | Venezuela, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Spain |
| The Diary of a Chambermaid | Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre | Radu Jude | France, Romania |
| Dora | 도라 | July Jung | South Korea, France, Luxembourg |
| Double Freedom | La Libertad Doble | Lisandro Alonso | Argentina, Chile, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Uruguay, United Kingdom |
| Gabin (ŒdO) | Maxence Voiseux | France, Germany, Switzerland | |
| I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning | Clio Barnard | United Kingdom, France, United States | |
| Low Expectations (CdO) | Lave Forventninger | Eivind Landsvik | Norway, Denmark |
| Once Upon a Time in Harlem (ŒdO) | William Greaves and David Greaves | United States | |
| La Perra | Dominga Sotomayor | Chile, Brazil | |
| Shana | Lila Pinell | France | |
| Thanks for Coming (ŒdO) | Merci d'Être Venu | Alain Cavalier | |
| Too Many Beasts (CdO) | l'Espèce Explosive | Sarah Arnold | Germany, France |
| Vertiginous (closing film) | Le Vertige | Quentin Dupieux | France |
| Viva Carmen | Carmen, l'Oiseau Rebel | Sebastien Laundenbach | France, Finland, Spain |
| We Are Aliens (CdO) | 我々は宇宙人 | Kohei Kadowaki | Japan, France |
| Special Screenings | |||
| I Can't Sleep (1994) | J'ai pas sommeil | Claire Denis | France |
| Red Rocks | Les Roches Rouges | Bruno Dumont | France, Belgium, Italy, Portugal |
| Short Films | |||
| Daughters of the Late Colonel | Elizabeth Hobbs | United Kingdom | |
| Early Morning | Madrugada | Sebastián Lojo | Guatemala |
| Eri, The Cow (QP) | エリ | Honami Yano | Japan, France |
| Free Eliza (Notes on an Anatomical Imperfection) | Alexandra Matheou | ||
| In Search of the Grey Bird with Green Stripes | À la Recherche de l'Oiseau Gris aux Rayures Vertes | Saïd Hamich Benlarbi | France, Morocco |
| The Joyless Economy | Marjorie Conrad | United States | |
| Nothing Happens After Your Absence | لا شيءَ يحدثُ بعدَ غيابِكَ | Ibrahim Omar | Egypt, Sudan |
| Oh Boys | Antonio Donato | Italy, United Kingdom | |
| Pithead | Wannes Vanspauwen and Pol De Plecker | Belgium, France | |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.[32]
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
ACID
Lola Cambourieu and Yann Berlier's French drama film Under a Bad Star was the section opening film on 13 May. The following films were selected to be screened in the ACID (Association du cinéma indépendant pour sa diffusion) section, consisting of six fiction films and three documentaries:[50]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaise | Les Sauvages | Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue | France |
| Detention (ŒdO) | La Détention | Guillaume Massart | |
| Into the Jaws of the Ogre (ŒdO) | Dans La Gueule de L'Ogre | Mahsa Karampour | |
| Living Twice, Dying Thrice | Karim Lakzadeh | Iran | |
| Promised Spaces | Ivan Marković | Serbia, France, Germany, Cambodia | |
| Rewind Barcelona | Barça Zou | Paul Nouhet | France |
| A Secret Heart (ŒdO) (QP) | Cœur Secret | Tom Fontenille | |
| Summer Drift (QP) | Virages | Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter | Switzerland, France |
| Under a Bad Star (opening film) | Mauvaise Étoile | Lola Cambourieu and Yann Berlier | France |
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary.[32]
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Parallel programs
Cannes Écrans Juniors
Cannes Écrans Juniors is a selection of eight international feature films of particular interest to young audiences from age 13. The films compete for the Prix Cannes Écrans Juniors and Prix de Bourgogne. The following films were selected to be screened:[51]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas of the Universe | Atlasul Universului | Paul Negoescu | Romania, Bulgaria |
| A Year of School | Un Anno di Scuola | Laura Samani | Italy, France |
| Flies | Moscas | Fernando Eimbcke | Mexico |
| The Good Daughter | La buena hija | Júlia de Paz Solvas | Spain |
| Omaha | Cole Webley | United States | |
| Sad Girlz | Chicas tristes | Fernanda Tovar | Mexico, Spain, France |
| Sham | でっちあげ | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Vanilla | Vainilla | Mayra Hermosillo | Mexico |
Official Awards
In Competition
- Palme d'Or: Fjord by Cristian Mungiu[52]
- Grand Prix: Minotaur by Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Jury Prize: The Dreamed Adventure by Valeska Grisebach
- Best Director:
- Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for The Black Ball
- Paweł Pawlikowski for Fatherland
- Best Actress: Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto for All of a Sudden
- Best Actor: Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne for Coward
- Best Screenplay: Emmanuel Marre for A Man of His Time
Un Certain Regard
- Un Certain Regard Prize: Everytime by Sandra Wollner[53]
- Jury Prize: Elephants in the Fog by Abinash Bikram Shah
- Special Jury Prize: Iron Boy by Louis Clichy
- Best Actress: Daniela Marín Navarro, Marina de Tavira and Mariangel Villegas for Forever Your Maternal Animal
- Best Actor: Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset for Congo Boy
Caméra d'Or
- Caméra d'Or: Ben'Imana by Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo[52]
Short Films Competition
- Short Film Palme d'Or: For the Opponents by Federico Luis[52]
Cinéfondation
- First Prize: Laser-Cat by Lucas Acher (NYC, United States)[54]
- Second Prize: Silent Voices by Nadine Misong Jin (Columbia University, United States)
- Third Prize:
- Never Enough by Julius Lagoutte Larsen (La Fémis, France)
- Growing Stones, Flying Papers by Roozbeh Gezerseh and Soraya Shamsi (Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg, Germany)
Immersive Competition
- Katábasis by Ugo Arsac[55]
- Special Mention: The Black Mirror Experience by David Bardos and Damià Ferràndiz
Honorary Palme d'Or
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize
- In Competition: Fjord by Cristian Mungiu[57]
- Un Certain Regard: Ben'Imana by Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo
- Parallel sections (first features): A Girl Unknown by Zou Jing
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- Prix du Jury Œcuménique: Fjord by Cristian Mungiu[58]
Critics' Week
- Grand Prize: La Gradiva by Marine Atlan[59]
- Rising Star Award: Aina Clotet for Alive
- Award for Distribution: A Girl Unknown by Zou Jing (Pyramide Distribution)
- SACD Award: Blerta Basholli and Nicole Borgeat for Dua
- Canal+ Award for Short Film: "Vaterland" or a Bule Named Yanto by Berthold Wahjudi
- Discovery Prize for Short Film: Skinny Boots by Romain F. Dubois
Directors' Fortnight
- Audience Award: I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning by Clio Barnard[60]
- Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: Too Many Beasts by Sarah Arnold
- SACD Prize for Best French Film: Shana by Shana Pinell
- Carrosse d'Or: Claire Denis[61]
L'Œil d'or
- Golden Eye: Rehearsals for a Revolution by Pegah Ahangarani[62]
- Special Jury Prize: Tin Castle by Alexander Murphy
Queer Palm
- Best Film: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Jane Schoenbrun[63]
- Discovery Prize: Flesh and Fuel by Pierre Le Gall
- Best Short Film: Silent Voices by Nadine Misong Jin
Prix François Chalais
- François Chalais Prize: Fjord by Cristian Mungiu
Cannes Soundtrack Award
- Cannes Soundtrack Award:[64]
- Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine for Minotaur
- Alberto Iglesias for Bitter Christmas
CST Award for Best Artist-Technician
- CST Award for Best Artist-Technician: Nicolas Rumpl for A Man of His Time (editing)
Prix de la Citoyenneté
- Citizenship Prize: Fjord by Cristian Mungiu[65]
- Special Mention: A Man of His Time by Emmanuel Marre
Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai
- AFCAE Art House Cinema Award: A Man of His Time by Emmanuel Marre[66]
Prix du Cinéma Positif
- Positive Cinema Prize: Coward by Lukas Dhont[67]
Palm Dog
- Palm Dog Award: Yuri for La Perra[68]
- Grand Jury Prize: Lola for I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
Trophée Chopard
- Male Revelation of the Year: Connor Swindells[69]
- Female Revelation of the Year: Odessa A'zion
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