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Cannes Film Festival 2026

May 12–23, 2026Jury president: Park Chan-wookNominees

The 79th Festival de Cannes runs May 12–23, 2026. South Korean director Park Chan-wook leads the main jury. Below: the full lineup, a launch-ready poll for the Palme d'Or, and one for Un Certain Regard.

Palme d'Or Contenders

All 22 films in the main competition. Cap or trim before launching.

  • Ryusuke Hamaguchi – All of a Sudden
  • Jeanne Herry – Another Day
  • Rodrigo Sorogoyen – The Beloved
  • Léa Mysius – The Birthday Party
  • Pedro Almodóvar – Bitter Christmas
  • Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo – The Black Ball
  • Lukas Dhont – Coward
  • Valeska Grisebach – The Dreamed Adventure
  • Paweł Pawlikowski – Fatherland
  • Cristian Mungiu – Fjord
  • Marie Kreutzer – Gentle Monster
  • Na Hong-jin – Hope
  • Emmanuel Marre – A Man of His Time
  • Ira Sachs – The Man I Love
  • Andrey Zvyagintsev – Minotaur
  • László Nemes – Moulin
  • Koji Fukada – Nagi Notes
  • James Gray – Paper Tiger
  • Asghar Farhadi – Parallel Tales
  • Hirokazu Kore-eda – Sheep in the Box
  • Arthur Harari – The Unknown
  • Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet – A Woman's Life

Palme d'Or Contenders

  • All of a Sudden poster

    All of a Sudden

  • Another Day poster

    Another Day

  • The Beloved poster

    The Beloved

  • The Birthday Party poster

    The Birthday Party

  • Bitter Christmas poster

    Bitter Christmas

  • LA BOLA NEGRA poster

    LA BOLA NEGRA

  • Coward poster

    Coward

    • +15

Un Certain Regard

The parallel competition — bolder, often more international and experimental.

  • Yukiko Sode – All the Lovers in the Night
  • Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo – Ben'Imana
  • Jordan Firstman – Club Kid
  • Rafiki Fariala – Congo Boy
  • Abinash Bikram Shah – Elephants in the Fog
  • Sandra Wollner – Everytime
  • Valentina Maurel – Forever Your Maternal Animal
  • Judith Godrèche – A Girl's Story
  • Katharina Rivilis – I'll Be Gone in June
  • Louis Clichy – Iron Boy
  • Manuela Martelli – The Meltdown
  • Jane Schoenbrun – Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
  • Konstantina Kotzamani – Titanic Ocean
  • Viestur Kairish – Ulya
  • Laetitia Masson – Ulysse
  • Zachary Wigon – Victorian Psycho
  • Rudi Rosenberg – Words of Love
  • Rakan Mayasi – Yesterday The Eye Didn't Sleep

Un Certain Regard

  • All the Lovers in the Night poster

    All the Lovers in the Night

  • Ben'Imana poster

    Ben'Imana

  • Club Kid poster

    Club Kid

  • Congo Boy poster

    Congo Boy

  • Elephants in the Fog poster

    Elephants in the Fog

  • Everytime poster

    Everytime

  • Forever Your Maternal Animal poster

    Forever Your Maternal Animal

    • +11

In Competition(22)

Films competing for the Palme d'Or.

  • All of a Sudden

    All of a Sudden

    Ryusuke Hamaguchi

    2026

  • Another Day

    Another Day

    Jeanne Herry

    2026

  • The Beloved

    The Beloved

    Rodrigo Sorogoyen

    2026

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

    Léa Mysius

    2026

  • Bitter Christmas

    Bitter Christmas

    Pedro Almodóvar

    2026

  • LA BOLA NEGRA

    LA BOLA NEGRA

    Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo

    2026

  • Coward

    Coward

    Lukas Dhont

    2026

  • The Dreamed Adventure

    The Dreamed Adventure

    Valeska Grisebach

    2026

  • Fatherland

    Fatherland

    Paweł Pawlikowski

    2026

  • Fjord

    Fjord

    Cristian Mungiu

    2026

  • Gentle Monster

    Gentle Monster

    Marie Kreutzer

    2026

  • Hope

    Hope

    Na Hong-jin

    2026

  • A Man of His Time

    A Man of His Time

    Emmanuel Marre

    2026

  • The Man I Love

    The Man I Love

    Ira Sachs

    2027

  • Minotaur

    Minotaur

    Andrey Zvyagintsev

    2026

  • Moulin

    Moulin

    László Nemes

    2026

  • Nagi Notes

    Nagi Notes

    Koji Fukada

    2026

  • Paper Tiger

    Paper Tiger

    James Gray

    2026

  • Parallel Tales

    Parallel Tales

    Asghar Farhadi

    2026

  • Sheep in the Box

    Sheep in the Box

    Hirokazu Kore-eda

    2026

  • The Unknown

    The Unknown

    Arthur Harari

    2026

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

    2026

Un Certain Regard(19)

The parallel competition — auteurs, debuts, and bold experiments.

  • All the Lovers in the Night

    All the Lovers in the Night

    Yukiko Sode

    2026

  • Ben'Imana

    Ben'Imana

    Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo

    2026

  • Club Kid

    Club Kid

    Jordan Firstman

    2026

  • Congo Boy

    Congo Boy

    Rafiki Fariala

    2026

  • Elephants in the Fog

    Elephants in the Fog

    Abinash Bikram Shah

    2026

  • Everytime

    Everytime

    Sandra Wollner

    2026

  • Forever Your Maternal Animal

    Forever Your Maternal Animal

    Valentina Maurel

    2026

  • A Girl’s Story

    A Girl’s Story

    Judith Godrèche

    2026

  • I'll Be Gone in June

    I'll Be Gone in June

    Katharina Rivilis

    2026

  • Iron Boy

    Iron Boy

    Louis Clichy

    2026

  • The Meltdown

    The Meltdown

    Manuela Martelli

    2026

  • Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

    Jane Schoenbrun

    2026

  • Titanic Ocean

    Titanic Ocean

    Konstantina Kotzamani

    2026

  • Ulya

    Ulya

    Viestur Kairish

    2026

  • Ulysse

    Ulysse

    Laetitia Masson

    2026

  • Victorian Psycho

    Victorian Psycho

    Zachary Wigon

    2026

  • Words of Love

    Words of Love

    Rudi Rosenberg

    2026

  • Yesterday the Eye Didn't Sleep

    Yesterday the Eye Didn't Sleep

    Rakan Mayasi

    2026

Also: Strawberries (Laïla Marrakchi)

Opening & Closing(2)

Premieres outside the main competition.

    Also: The Electric Kiss (Pierre Salvadori) · Thelma & Louise (1991, retrospective) (Ridley Scott)

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