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Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

Tuesday, 12 May 2026 until Saturday, 23 May 2026

Oscar-Qualifier:

Palme d’Or (Short Films)


The king of festivals, Cannes is the most important date in filmmakers’ calendar. Attracting hundreds of parties, glamour, yachts and celebrities, it also runs in parallel with a number of other festivals all serving under the same banner. Expect champagne, tuxedos, lots of business cards, business and lots of bullshit. The festival includes the Cannes Short Film Corner and Producers Network alongside the below strands.


 

2026 films...

In Competition 


Opening film

LA VÉNUS ÉLECTRIQUE
by Pierre SALVADORI – Out of Competition

 

AMARGA NAVIDAD by Pedro ALMODÓVAR

PARALLEL TALES by Asghar FARHADI

A WOMAN’S LIFE by Charline BOURGEOIS-TACQUET

LA BOLA NEGRA by Javier CALVO & Javier AMBROSSI

COWARD by Lukas DHONT

DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER by Valeska GRISEBACH

ALL OF SUDDEN by HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke

THE UNKNOWN by Arthur HARARI

ANOTHER DAY by Jeanne HERRY

SHEEP IN THE BOX by KORE-EDA Hirokazu

HOPE by NA Hong-jin

NAGI NOTES by FUKADA Koji

GENTLE MONSTER by Marie KREUTZER

NOTRE SALUT by Emmanuel MARRE

FJORD by Cristian MUNGIU

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Léa MYSIUS

MOULIN by László NEMES

FATHERLAND by Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI

THE MAN I LOVE by Ira SACHS

EL SER QUERIDO by Rodrigo SOROGOYEN
(THE BELOVED)

MINOTAUR by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV

PAPER TIGER by James GRAY


Un Certain Regard 


Opening film:

TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA by Jane SCHOENBRUN

 

ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG by Abinash BIKRAM SHAH | 1st film

IRON BOY by Louis CLICHY

BEN’IMANA by Marie-Clémentine DUSABEJAMBO | 1st film

CONGO BOY by Rafiki FARIALA

CLUB KID by Jordan FIRSTMAN | 1st film

UĻA by Viesturs KAIRIŠS

LA MÁS DULCE by Laïla MARRAKCHI
(STRAWBERRIES)

EL DESHIELO by Manuela MARTELLI
(THE MELTDOWN)

SIEMPRE SOY TU ANIMAL MATERNO by Valentina MAUREL
(FOREVER YOUR MATERNAL ANIMAL)

YESTERDAY THE EYE DIDN’T SLEEP by Rakan MAYASI

I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina RIVILIS | 1st film

WORDS OF LOVE by Rudi ROSENBERG

EVERYTIME by Sandra WOLLNER

ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT by SODE Yukiko 

VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Zachary WIGON

A GIRL’S STORY by Judith GODRÈCHE

TITANIC OCEAN by Konstantina KOTZAMANI | 1st film

ULYSSE by Laetitia MASSON
Closing film of Un Certain Regard


Out of Competition 


LA BATAILLE DE GAULLE : L’ÂGE DE FER
by Antonin BAUDRY

KARMA by Guillaume CANET

DIAMOND by Andy GARCIA

L’ABANDON by Vincent GARENQ

L’OBJET DU DÉLIT by Agnès JAOUI

HER PRIVATE HELL by Nicolas WINDING REFN


Midnight Screenings 


FULL PHIL
by Quentin DUPIEUX

SANGUINE by Marion LE CORROLLER | 1st film

ROMA ELASTICA by Bertrand MANDICO

JIM QUEEN by Marco NGUYEN & Nicolas ATHANÉ | 1st film

GUN-CHE by YEON Sang-ho
(COLONY)


Cannes Premiere 

LA TROISIÈME NUIT by Daniel AUTEUIL

THE MATCH by Juan CABRAL & Santiago FRANCO

KOKUROJO by KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
(THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER)

HEIMSUCHUNG by Volker SCHLÖNDORFF
(VISITATION)

PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH by John TRAVOLTA | 1st film

THE END OF IT by Maria Martinez BAYONA | 1st film

MARIE MADELEINE by Gessica GÉNÉUS

AQUÍ by Tiago GUEDES

MARIAGE AU GOÛT D’ORANGE by Christophe HONORÉ

THINK GOOD by Géraldine NAKACHE


Special Screenings 

REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION by Pegah AHANGARANI | 1st film

LES MATINS MERVEILLEUX by Avril BESSON | 1st film

L’AFFAIRE MARIE-CLAIRE by Lauriane ESCAFFRE & Yvo MULLER

AVEDON by Ron HOWARD

LES SURVIVANTS DU CHE by Christophe Dimitri RÉVEILLE | 1st film

JOHN LENNON : THE LAST INTERVIEW by Steven SODERBERGH

CANTONA by David TRYHORN & Ben NICHOLAS

VESNA by Rostislav KIRPIČENKO | 1st film

ASHES by Diego LUNA

TANGLES by Leah NELSON | 1st film | Animation

LE TRIANGLE D’OR by Hélène ROSSELET-RUIZ | 1st film

GROUNDSWELL by Josh & Rebecca TICKELL | Documentary


Family Screening

LUCY LOST by Olivier CLERT | 1st film | Animation


THE SHORT FILMS COMPETITION 

Selected from 3,184 films, 10 short films will be presented this year in Competition, coming from productions and co-productions across 136 countries. The Short Film Palme d’or will be awarded on Saturday, May 23rd, during the closing awards ceremony of the 79th Festival de Cannes.

FRESH CUT
Hadrien Bels
15′

THE LAST SPRING
Mathilde Bédouet
15′

SISTERS’ SWIM  
Lola Degove
15′

THE END
Niki Lindroth Von Bahr
15′

PARA LOS CONTRINCANTES (For the opponents)
Federico Luis
15′

PELOTON TRUENO (Thunder Platoon)  
Theo Montoya
15′

GIẤC MƠ LÀ ỐC SÊN (The dream is a snail)
Thien An Nguyen
15′

ALGUMAS COISAS QUE ACONTECEM AO LADO DE UM RIO (A few things happening by a river)
Daniel Soares
14′

SPIRITUS SANCTUS
Michal Toczek
15′

NIKO NIŠTA NIJE REKAO (Nobody said anything)
Tamara Todorović
15′