US EditionFilms by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup
- On Thursday, Cannes Film Festival delegate general Thierry Fremaux and Cannes president Iris Knobloch unveiled the 79th edition lineup in Paris, emphasizing international auteur cinema over Hollywood spectacle.
- Fremaux reported receiving 2,541 submissions, noting a distinct absence of Hollywood studio films compared to previous years; 21 titles will compete for the Palme d'Or.
- Pierre Salvadori's 1920s-set comedy "The Electric Kiss" will open the festival on May 12, while organizers announced honorary Palme d'Or awards for Barbra Streisand and Peter Jackson.
- South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will preside over the nine-member jury deciding the Palme d'Or, as new films by Pedro Almodovar, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and Asghar Farhadi premiere on the Croisette.
- The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival runs through Saturday, May 23, with organizers expecting to announce additional selections for the Directors Fortnight and Critics Week sidebars in the coming weeks.
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Valeska Grisebach is in the race for the Golden Palme in Cannes. The competition is top-class: Pedro Almodóvar, Asghar Farhadi and Pawel Pawlikowski. Sandra Hüller is also expected.The German director Valeska Grisebach stands with "The Dreamed Adventure" in the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival in May. This was announced by Festival Director Thierry Frémaux. Grisebach competes with international heavyweights such as Jafar Panahi, Hiro…
Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup
New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month
Cannes serves up auteur feast, Spanish splash and almost no Hollywood muscle
Pedro Almodóvar, Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Los Javis all land in competition as Thierry Frémaux unveils a prestige-heavy 2026 lineup led by arthouse heavyweights, with Park Chan-wook heading the jury and Peter Jackson and Barbra Streisand set for honorary Palmes
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Asked about the fact that no Italian director is competing for the Golden palm at this year's Cannes Film Festival and its coincidence with Italy's failure to get to the World Cup for the third straight time, general delegate Thierry Fremaux said it was n... (ANSA)
The list of 21 films presented at Cannes Film Festival was known this Friday morning.
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