Cannes Film Festival 2026: The Directors' Fortnight winners

The time has come to award the most powerful, moving, and provocative films at the Cannes Film Festival 2026. Before the Queer Palm, the Palm Dog, the Un Certain Regard selection, and following Critics Week, it’s now the turn of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes to reveal its prize-winning lineup.

As the Quinzaine des Cinéastes is not in itself competitive, the prizes are awarded by outside institutions - with the exception of the Carrosse d'Or, which since 2002 has paid tribute to a filmmaker for "the innovative qualities of his films, for his courage and intransigence in directing and producing".

This year, filmmaker Claire Simon has received the Carrosse d'Or, awarded by the Society of Film Directors—its women and men directors.

• To be read
• Cannes Film Festival 2026: The Latest News and Updates on the 79th Edition
• Cannes Film Festival 2026: 22 films in competition for the Palme d'Or
• Cannes 2026: The Critics’ Week Winners

The 58th edition of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes handed out three prizes at the Cannes Film Festival 2026:

• SACD Prize : Shana by Lila Pinell

• Europa Cinemas Label : The Explosive Species by Sarah Arnold

• Audience Award: I See the Buildings Fall Like Lightning by Clio Barnard

See you next year at the Fortnight, for more films like no other!

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