All posts tagged: Cannes 2026

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Adds Bruno Dumont’s ‘Red Rocks’ to Lineup

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Adds Bruno Dumont’s ‘Red Rocks’ to Lineup

Published by Daniella Wilson

Cannes Film Festival regular Bruno Dumont (Slack Bay, Flanders) is returning to the Croisette this year with his latest, Red Rocks, screening in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar. Directors’ Fortnight added the feature, described as a Romeo and Juliet-style romantic drama set on the French Riviera, as a late edition on Thursday. Dumont will also give a masterclass in the section, where he premiered his feature debut, The Life of Jesus in 1997. Over the years, the French director has screened several works in the section, which runs parallel to Cannes’ main festival. He screened his four-part television miniseries Li’l Quinquin in Directors’ Fortnight in 2014 and the musical drama Jeannette, the Childhood of Joan of Arc there in 2017. Dumont has also graced the main Competition multiple times, winning the Grand Jury Prize for both his 2006 psychological war drama Flanders and his 1999 crime mystery Humanity. His recent Palme d’Or contenders include the comedies Slack Bay (2016) and France (2021). Red Rocks joins a high-profile, and unusually star-studded, lineup for the 58th edition of Directors’ Fortnight. Highlights this …

ACID Lineup of Bold Films Has Two From Iran-Born Directors

ACID Lineup of Bold Films Has Two From Iran-Born Directors

Published by Daniella Wilson

ACID, the Cannes Film Festival sidebar run by France’s association of film directors whose goal is promoting the theatrical distribution of independent films, unveiled its 2026 lineup on Tuesday, with general delegate Pauline Ginot promising a selection of nine “adventurous” and “bold” films from emerging voices from such countries as Iran, Switzerland and, of course, France. Launched in 1992, ACID has made a reputation for itself for discovering up-and-coming directing talents. Among others, it brought to Cannes the first features of such auteurs as Anatomy of a Fall director Justine Triet, who premiered Age of Panic there, Radu Jude, who unveiled The Happiest Girl in the World in the program in 2009, and Kaouther Ben Hania (The Voice of Hind Rajab), who screened her feature debut, The Blade of Tunis, at ACID in 2014. ACID has previously also championed early works by the likes of Guy Maddin, including My Winnipeg. More than 600 films were submitted this year for one of the coveted nine spots in the ACID program, Ginot tells THR. “We watched all of …

Léa Seydoux, Catherine Deneuve to Pull Double Duty

Léa Seydoux, Catherine Deneuve to Pull Double Duty

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Cannes Film Festival 2026 lineup has been revealed, and it will, once again, see stars walking the red carpet to present their latest movies. Some stars will even pull double duty on the Croisette, namely two French superstars: Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve. Artistic director Thierry Fremaux, with president Iris Knobloch by his side, unveiled the official selection, the popular Un Certain Regard sidebar and other parts of the program for the 79th edition of the world’s biggest film festival in a press conference in the French capital. Deneuve features in Parallel Tales, Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi‘s first feature film since A Hero. The stellar French cast also includes Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel and Pierre Niney. Parallel Tales will screen in the competition section of the Cannes 2026 festival. Meanwhile, both Deneuve and Seydoux star in Gentle Monster, the new film from Corsage director Marie Kreutzer, which tells the story of two women. Seydoux plays Lucy, who sacrifices her own career as a renowned pianist to support her husband after his burnout, moving with him and their young …

Watch Live as Selection Is Revealed

Watch Live as Selection Is Revealed

Published by Daniella Wilson

The countdown to the 2026 Cannes Film Festival is on! Artistic director Thierry Fremaux and president Iris Knobloch will clue viewers in on which films made the coveted official selection, the popular Un Certain Regard sidebar and other parts of the program for the 79th edition of the fest during a Paris press conference starting at 11 a.m. local time/10 a.m. London time/5 a.m. New York time on Thursday morning. Last week, Cannes unveiled that its 2026 edition would open with Pierre Salvadori’s 1920s-set La Vénus électrique (The Electric Kiss) on May 12, following the opening ceremony hosted by actress Eye Haïdara. It also unveiled the world premiere of John Travolta’s directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, in the Cannes Premiere Selection. The fest described Salvadori’s 11th feature film as a “delightfully burlesque romantic comedy” that is the filmmaker’s “imaginings of the Roaring 20s, marked by artistic effervescence, popular entertainment, and spiritualism.” Pio Marmaï stars in the movie, marking his fourth collaboration with Salvadori, alongside Anaïs Demoustier (The Count of Monte Cristo) and Gilles Lellouche (Beating Hearts). Vimala Pons and …

Creator Economy Summit, Virtual Production Stage

Creator Economy Summit, Virtual Production Stage

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The Cannes Film Festival’s market is gearing up for its 2026 edition, running May 12-20, with innovations and superlatives designed to “reaffirm” the Marché du Film’s position as “the premier hub where creativity, technology and the film industry converge,” organizers said on Thursday. Among this year’s offerings is the market’s first-ever Creator Economy Summit and what the Marché described as “the largest VP stage ever presented at a film market.” Returning this year are the Immersive Competition and Market and, for its second edition, the AI for Talent Summit. Plus, the market is touting a new online experience by Cinando. “We advocate innovation that serves both artistic creativity and the growth of the industry as a whole,” said Marché du Film executive director Guillaume Esmiol. “At the Marché, we are dedicated to supporting and driving innovation, from technological advances that have continuously reshaped how films are conceived, produced, and distributed, to a broader mindset that reimagines business models, partnerships, and relationships.” Here is a look at what the Marché du Film in Cannes will feature …

Park Chan-wook is the 2026 Cannes Jury President

Park Chan-wook is the 2026 Cannes Jury President

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South Korean director Park Chan-wook will be the jury president for the 79th Cannes International Film Festival, Cannes announced Thursday. The acclaimed filmmaker behind Oldboy, The Handmaiden and No Other Choice will head up the international jury that will select the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or. The 2026 Cannes Film Festival runs May 12 – 23. He will be the first Korean head of the Cannes jury. “Park Chan-wook‘s inventiveness, visual mastery, and penchant for capturing the multiple impulses of women and men with strange destinies have given contemporary cinema some truly memorable moments,” Cannes festival president Iris Knobloch and director Thierry Frémaux said in a statement. “We are delighted to celebrate his immense talent and, more broadly, the cinema of a country deeply engaged with the questioning of our time.” Park Chan-wook first attracted international attention with his third feature, Joint Security Area, which screened in Berlin in 2001, but his breakthrough came three years later with the world premiere of Oldboy in Cannes. The groundbreaking revenge thriller won the Grand Jury Prize …