Cannes Film Festival 2026: Free screenings at Cinéma de la Plage

Once again this year, the Cannes Film Festival's Cinema on the Beach 2026 pays tribute to the great classics of French and international cinema. The lineup, free to watch on the Croisette beach, has just been announced!

Every day at 9:30 p.m., in addition to the projections officielles, the Festival de Cannes 2026 stages outdoor screenings of major classics of French and international cinema, as well as French and world premieres. For this occasion, the Macé Beach on the Croisette, located opposite the Majestic hotel, is transformed into an open-air cinema to skies.

With your feet in the water, toes in the sand... what better way to see or revisit these great films? Even better, access to the Beach Cinema is completely free, so why pass it up? And good news: the lineup for the Cannes Beach Cinema 2026 has just been unveiled in full, and it promises plenty of cinema... and music!

Every evening, the TwinSelecter duo will be on hand to set the mood, with rock, pop, funk, punk, mambo, electro and, of course, film soundtracks to get you in the mood for these free, open-air screenings! So, shall we take a look at the program ?

The lineup for Cinéma de la Plage 2026:

Wednesday, May 13 : Top Gun by Tony Scott
Thursday, May 14 : The Bullet Train by Junya Sato
Friday, May 15 : Les caprices de l'enfant roi by Michel Leclerc - World premiere, with Michel Leclerc, Artus, Franck Dubosc, Julia Piaton, Doria Tillier
Saturday, May 16 : Un homme et une femme by Claude Lelouch - in attendance, Claude Lelouch
Sunday, May 17 : Les Hommes du président by Alan J. Pakula
Monday, May 18 : Viva Maria ! by Louis Malle
Tuesday, May 19 : Land and Freedom by Ken Loach - in attendance, Ken Loach
Wednesday, May 20 : Cria Cuervos by Carlos Saura - with singer Jeannette (Porque te vas)
Thursday, May 21 : Ces Messieurs Dames by Pietro Germi
Friday, May 22 : Je hais les acteurs by Gérard Krawczyk - in attendance, Gérard Krawczyk
Saturday, May 23 : Mon Oncle by Jacques Tati

This new edition of the event promises, once again, to be a great evening for film lovers.

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