Once again this year, the opening ceremony and the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival 2026 will be shown live in cinemas in Paris on Tuesday evening, May 12.
La Cité de la peur, a cult comedy by Alain Berbérian written by Les Nuls starring Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia, is set to air on W9 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 9:10 p.m.
Little Girl Blue, a docudrama by Mona Achache starring Marion Cotillard, is airing on France 4 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM, following its Cannes 2023 premiere.
Anatomy of a Fall, the 2023 Palme d’Or winner by Justine Triet starring Sandra Hüller and Swann Arlaud, airs on France 2 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 9:10 p.m.
The Cannes Film Festival 2026 has unveiled the jury members for the 79th edition of this unmissable event in the world of cinema. Eight people are joining the official jury, chaired by Park Chan-wook. And for the first time in the festival’s history, there won’t be any French jurors.
The Cannes Classics selection for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival has been unveiled, featuring 21 feature films, 3 short films, 6 documentaries and 2 contemporary works.
We Own the Night, a crime drama by James Gray starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, and Eva Mendes, dives into the by-night New York of the late 1980s.
Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's war film starring Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent and Christoph Waltz, lands on HBO Max on May 8, 2026 after streaming on Netflix and Disney+.
Sicario, Denis Villeneuve’s gripping crime thriller featuring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin, has been available on Prime Video since May 1, 2026.
The Spanish director and screenwriter Carla Simón will head the jury for the short films and La Cinef at the Cannes Festival in 2026, alongside a panel of international talents.
The trailer for The Battle of Gaulle: The Iron Age is online. The first instalment of Antonin Baudry's diptych, featuring Simon Abkarian as de Gaulle, hits cinemas on June 3, 2026.
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat’s film starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, lands on Prime Video on April 6, 2026 after its Cannes premiere and the Oscars.
Following Virginie Efira, Chiara Mastroianni, and Camille Cottin, it’s actress Eye Haïdara who will take center stage as the mistress of ceremonies at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. She will host both the opening and closing sessions of this 79th edition.
Rien à perdre, Delphine Deloget's first film, presented at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard selection. The film, starring Virginie Efira, opens in cinemas on November 22.
Barbra Streisand will be the guest of honor at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony on May 23, 2026, where she will be awarded a personal Palme d'Or for her outstanding career.
Peter Jackson, the acclaimed director behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy, will be honored with an honorary Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, taking place from May 12 to 23, 2026.
