Cannes film festival official selection 2026 guide

L’Objet du délit : Agnès Jaoui back in cinemas starting today

The Object of the Offense, Agnès Jaoui's new film starring Daniel Auteuil and Eye Haïdara, arrives in theaters this Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Shown out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival, this French drama-comedy takes a backstage look at a production of The Marriage of Figaro.

Colony: Yeon Sang-ho’s horror film hits theaters today

Presented in Midnight Screenings at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Colony hits theaters this Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Yeon Sang-ho, the director of Train to Busan, returns to South Korean horror with a tale of contamination set in a Seoul skyscraper.

Autofiction: Pedro Almodóvar in competition at Cannes 2026 with his new film

Autofiction marks Pedro Almodóvar's return to the Cannes Film Festival's official competition in 2026. The film is set for release in cinemas with an international cast.

L’Abandon hits theaters: Vincent Garenq revisits the Samuel Paty affair

The Abandonment, a drama by Vincent Garenq starring Antoine Reinartz and Emmanuelle Bercot, opens in cinemas on May 13, 2026. The film recounts the last eleven days of Samuel Paty.

Paper Tiger, James Gray’s film, in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026.

Paper Tiger, James Gray's latest film, has joined the official competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival!

Daniel Auteuil's The Third Night, selected for Cannes Première at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

La Troisième Nuit, Daniel Auteuil's latest film, will premiere in the Cannes Première lineup at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Her Private Hell by Nicolas Winding Refn, selected for Cannes Première at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Her Private Hell, Nicolas Winding Refn's new film, will be screened in the Cannes Première selection at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Karma, Guillaume Canet’s film, selected for Cannes Première at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Selected for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Guillaume Canet’s new film, Karma, will be screened there in a preview ahead of its theatrical release on October 21, 2026.

Roma Elastica by Bertrand Mandico, a midnight screening at the Cannes Film Festival 2026

Among the works slated for the midnight screening at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, we can’t wait to discover Roma Elastica by Bertrand Mandico, starring Marion Cotillard.

Sanguine by Marion Le Corroller, a midnight screening at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Marion Le Corroller's debut feature, Sanguine, will be shown in a midnight screening at the Cannes Film Festival 2026.

Quentin Dupieux's Full Phil, at a midnight screening at the Cannes Film Festival 2026.

Quentin Dupieux returns to the Cannes Film Festival in 2026 with a new film, Full Phil, screened in the midnight session.

Asghar Farhadi's Parallel Stories, in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026

Asghar Farhadi returns to the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026 with his new film, Histoires Parallèles, starring Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel and Pierre Niney.

The Life of a Woman by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026

The Life of a Woman by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, starring Léa Drucker, Mélanie Thierry and Charles Berling, is in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026.

La Bola Negra by Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo, in the official competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

La Bola Negra, the new film from Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, is in official competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Coward by Lukas Dhont, in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026

Coward is Lukas Dhont's latest film, selected for the official competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Valeska Grisebach’s dream project in official competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Valeska Grisebach joins the official competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival with her third feature, The Dreamed Adventure.

"Soudain" by Ryusuke Hamaguchi in Official Competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Festival-goers will be able to catch Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film Soudain, in official competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

The Unknown by Arthur Harari, in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026

Arthur Harari arrives in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026 with his new film, L’Inconnue, starring Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider.

Garance, by Jeanne Herry, in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026

French filmmaker Jeanne Herry joins the official competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival with her new film Garance.

Hope by Na Hong-jin, in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026

Among our most anticipated films at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival is Na Hong-jin's Hope, which is in competition for the official selection.