The 79th Cannes Film Festival is taking place in Cannes, France, from May 12 to 23, 2026. A major highlight of this year’s edition is the Jury President, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. The festival opened with French director Pierre Salvadori's film The Electric Kiss.
Here is a quick glance at key details for the 2026 event:
Official Poster: Designed by Hartland Villa, featuring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis on the set of Thelma & Louise.
Opening Ceremony Host: French actress Eye Haïdara.
Main Jury: Chaired by Park Chan-wook, with prominent members including actress Demi Moore.
Opening Film: The Electric Kiss.
Honorary Palmes d'Or: Awarded to Peter Jackson, John Travolta, and Barbra Streisand.
The films of the Official Selection 2026 - Festival de Cannes
IN COMPETITION
Opening film:
THE ELECTRIC KISS by Pierre SALVADORI – Out of Competition
AMARGA NAVIDAD by Pedro ALMODÓVAR
A WOMAN’S LIFE by Charline BOURGEOIS-TACQUET
LA BOLA NEGRA by Javier CALVO & Javier AMBROSSI
COWARD by Lukas DHONT
PARALLEL TALES by Asghar FARHADI
PAPER TIGER by James GRAY
DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER by Valeska GRISEBACH
(THE DREAMED ADVENTURE)
ALL OF A SUDDEN by HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
THE UNKNOWN by Arthur HARARI
ANOTHER DAY by Jeanne HERRY
SHEEP IN THE BOX by KOREEDA Hirokazu
HOPE by NA Hong-jin
NAGI NOTES by FUKADA Koji
GENTLE MONSTER by Marie KREUTZER
A MAN OF HIS TIME by Emmanuel MARRE
FJORD by Cristian MUNGIU
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Léa MYSIUS
MOULIN by László NEMES
FATHERLAND by Paweł PAWLIKOWSKI
THE MAN I LOVE by Ira SACHS
EL SER QUERIDO by Rodrigo SOROGOYEN
(THE BELOVED)
MINOTAUR by Andreï ZVYAGINTSEV
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
A GIRL’S STORY by Judith GODRÈCHE
UĻA by Viesturs KAIRIŠS
TITANIC OCEAN by Konstantina KOTZAMANI | 1st film
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 | 1st film
I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina RIVILIS | 1st film
WORDS OF LOVE by Rudi ROSENBERG
EVERYTIME by Sandra WOLLNER
VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Zachary WIGON
ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT by SODE Yukiko
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
FORSAKEN by Vincent GARENQ
CRESCENDO by Agnès JAOUI
HER PRIVATE HELL by Nicolas WINDING REFN
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
FULL PHIL by Quentin DUPIEUX
SPECIES 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
MARIE MADELEINE by Géssica GÉNÉUS
AQUÍ by Tiago GUEDES
ORANGE-FLAVOURED WEDDING by Christophe HONORÉ
KOKUROJO by KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
(THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER)
THE END OF IT by Maria MARTÍNEZ BAYONA | 1st film
THINK GOOD by Géraldine NAKACHE
HEIMSUCHUNG by Volker SCHLÖNDORFF
(VISITATION)
PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH by John TRAVOLTA | 1st film
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
VESNA by Rostislav KIRPIČENKO | 1st film
ASHES by Diego LUNA
TANGLES by Leah NELSON | 1st film
LES SURVIVANTS DU CHE by Christophe Dimitri RÉVEILLE | 1st film
LE TRIANGLE D’OR by Hélène ROSSELET-RUIZ | 1st film
JOHN LENNON : THE LAST INTERVIEW by Steven SODERBERGH
GROUNDSWELL by Josh TICKELL & Rebecca TICKELL
CANTONA by David TRYHORN & Ben NICHOLAS
FAMILY SCREENING
LUCY LOST by Olivier CLERT | 1st film
Opening film:
THE ELECTRIC KISS by Pierre SALVADORI – Out of Competition
AMARGA NAVIDAD by Pedro ALMODÓVAR
A WOMAN’S LIFE by Charline BOURGEOIS-TACQUET
LA BOLA NEGRA by Javier CALVO & Javier AMBROSSI
COWARD by Lukas DHONT
PARALLEL TALES by Asghar FARHADI
PAPER TIGER by James GRAY
DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER by Valeska GRISEBACH
(THE DREAMED ADVENTURE)
ALL OF A SUDDEN by HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
THE UNKNOWN by Arthur HARARI
ANOTHER DAY by Jeanne HERRY
SHEEP IN THE BOX by KOREEDA Hirokazu
HOPE by NA Hong-jin
NAGI NOTES by FUKADA Koji
GENTLE MONSTER by Marie KREUTZER
A MAN OF HIS TIME by Emmanuel MARRE
FJORD by Cristian MUNGIU
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Léa MYSIUS
MOULIN by László NEMES
FATHERLAND by Paweł PAWLIKOWSKI
THE MAN I LOVE by Ira SACHS
EL SER QUERIDO by Rodrigo SOROGOYEN
(THE BELOVED)
MINOTAUR by Andreï ZVYAGINTSEV
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
A GIRL’S STORY by Judith GODRÈCHE
UĻA by Viesturs KAIRIŠS
TITANIC OCEAN by Konstantina KOTZAMANI | 1st film
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 | 1st film
I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina RIVILIS | 1st film
WORDS OF LOVE by Rudi ROSENBERG
EVERYTIME by Sandra WOLLNER
VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Zachary WIGON
ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT by SODE Yukiko
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
FORSAKEN by Vincent GARENQ
CRESCENDO by Agnès JAOUI
HER PRIVATE HELL by Nicolas WINDING REFN
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
FULL PHIL by Quentin DUPIEUX
SPECIES 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
MARIE MADELEINE by Géssica GÉNÉUS
AQUÍ by Tiago GUEDES
ORANGE-FLAVOURED WEDDING by Christophe HONORÉ
KOKUROJO by KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
(THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER)
THE END OF IT by Maria MARTÍNEZ BAYONA | 1st film
THINK GOOD by Géraldine NAKACHE
HEIMSUCHUNG by Volker SCHLÖNDORFF
(VISITATION)
PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH by John TRAVOLTA | 1st film
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
VESNA by Rostislav KIRPIČENKO | 1st film
ASHES by Diego LUNA
TANGLES by Leah NELSON | 1st film
LES SURVIVANTS DU CHE by Christophe Dimitri RÉVEILLE | 1st film
LE TRIANGLE D’OR by Hélène ROSSELET-RUIZ | 1st film
JOHN LENNON : THE LAST INTERVIEW by Steven SODERBERGH
GROUNDSWELL by Josh TICKELL & Rebecca TICKELL
CANTONA by David TRYHORN & Ben NICHOLAS
FAMILY SCREENING
LUCY LOST by Olivier CLERT | 1st film
CLARISSA, From The Esiri Twin - Brothers of Nigeria
Clarissa is the first Nigerian film to be selected for the annual Directors’ Fortnight and among the 19 international films selected for the 58th edition of the Directors’ Fortnight alongside the main 79th annual Cannes Film Festival taking place from 12 to 23 May 2026.
Premiere Date: May 16, 2026
Details on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa_(2026_film)#:~:text=Neon-,Release,-date
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa_(2026_film)#:~:text=Neon-,Release,-date
