Festival de Cannes

The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May 2026. Film industry professionals, international stars and up-and-coming actors mingle with the crowd eager for images and surprising encounters. The Cannes Film Festival is the place to be for a fortnight, with its glitter, stars and rumours, as well as scandals and diplomatic affairs. Major events or small anecdotes sometimes take on disproportionate dimensions, and some facts have even built its legend. The Cannes Festival has been celebrating cinema for over 77 years. Over the years, the French Association of the International Film Festival has been able to evolve while keeping the essential: the passion for cinema, the discovery of new talents, the enthusiasm of festival-goers and professionals from all over the world who come to contribute to the birth and distribution of films. The Cannes Festival is committed to the environment! * 60% electric or hybrid vehicles * Total elimination of plastic water bottles * 50% less paper printing * 50% less red carpet used, already recyclable and recycled. 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