Cannes Film Festival

The 79th edition of the next Cannes Film Festival will take place from may 12 to 23, 2026. Professionals from the cinema industry, international stars and up-and-coming actors rub shoulders with the crowd looking for surprising pictures and encounters. Enjoy! The Festival de Cannes has been celebrating cinema for more than 77 years. Over the years, the Association Française du Festival International du Film has been able to change whilst keeping the essence of the Festival: a passion for cinema, the discovery of new talent and the enthusiasm of festival goers and professionals from the whole world who come to contribute to the making and distribution of films. South Korean director Park Chan-wook is the president of the jury. An Honorary Palme d’Or will be awarded to director Peter Jackson and actress and singer Barbara Streisand. The list of films in the Official Selection has been unveiled: Opening Film LA VÉNUS ÉLECTRIQUE by Pierre SALVADORI – Out of Competition AMARGA NAVIDAD by Pedro ALMODÓVAR PARALLEL STORIES by Asghar FARHADI A WOMAN’S LIFE by Charline BOURGEOIS-TACQUET LA BOLA NEGRA by Javier CALVO and Javier AMBROSSI COWARD by Lukas DHONT DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER by Valeska GRISEBACH SOUDAIN by HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke THE UNKNOWN by Arthur HARARI GARANCE by Jeanne HERRY SHEEP IN THE BOX by KORE-EDA Hirokazu HOPE by NA Hong-jin NAGI NOTES by FUKADA Koji (A FEW DAYS IN NAGI) GENTLE MONSTER by Marie KREUTZER OUR SALUTATION by Emmanuel MARRE FJORD by Cristian MUNGIU STORIES OF THE NIGHT by Léa MYSIUS THE MILL by László NEMES FATHERLAND by Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI THE MAN I LOVE by Ira SACHS EL SER QUERIDO by Rodrigo SOROGOYEN MINOTAUR by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV