The 76 edition of the Cannes Film Festival unveils the list of participating films

The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 16 to 28 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.
Ruben Östlund, president of the Festival jury will open the event and close it by awarding the Palme d’Or. They will decide between the films in competition in the 7 categories proposed: Official selection for the Palme d’Or (21); Selection “Un Certain Regard” (19); Cannes Premiere Selection (7); Films Out of Competition (6); Midnight Sessions (5); Special sessions (7); Short film (1).

OFFICIAL SELECTION OF FILMS IN COMPETITION FOR THE PALME D’OR

1.CLUB ZERO by Jessica HAUSNER
2.Jonathan GLAZER’S AREA OF INTEREST
3. FALLEN LEAVES by Aki KAURISMAKI
4.OLFA’S DAUGHTERS (FOUR DAUGHTERS) by Kaouther BEN HANIA
5.ASTEROID CITY by Wes ANDERSON
6. ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine TRIET
7. MONSTER by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
8. TOWARDS A RADIANT FUTURE (THE SUN OF THE FUTURE) by Nanni MORETTI
9.THE CHIMERA (LA CHIMERA) by Alice ROHRWACHER
10.DRY HERBS (KURU OTLAR USTUNE / ABOUT DRY 11.GRASSES) by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
12. LAST SUMMER by Catherine BREILLAT
13. THE PASSION OF DODIN PUFFY by TRAN Anh Hung
14. KIDNAPPING by Marco BELLOCCHIO
15.MAY DECEMBER by Todd HAYNES
16. FIREBRAND by Karim AÏNOUZ
17. THE OLD OAK by Ken LOACH
Ramata-Toulaye SY – IT’S THE TIME (First Film)
18.PERFECT DAYS by Wim WENDERS
19. YOUTH by WANG Bing
20. BLACK FLIES by Jean-Stéphane SAUVAIRE
21. THE RETURN of Catherine CORSINI

SELECTION “UN CERTAIN REGARD”

1.THE DELINQUANTS by Rodrigo MORENO
2.HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molly MANNING WALKER (First film)
3. GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed KORDOFANI (First film)
4.THE FLOWER OF BURITI by João SALAVIZA & Renée Nader MESSORA
5. SIMPLE AS SYLVAIN by Monia CHOKRI
6. THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES (KADIB ABYAD / THE
MOTHER OF ALL LIES) by Asmae EL MOUDIR
7. THE SETTLERS (LOS COLONOS / THE SETTLERS) by Felipe GÁLVEZ (First film)
8.AUGURE (OMEN) by Baloji TSHIANI (First film)
9.THE BREAKING ICE by Anthony CHEN
10.ROSALIE by Stephanie DI GIUSTO
11. THE NEW BOY by Warwick THORNTON
12. IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE by Zoljargal PUREVDASH (First film)
13.HOPELESS by KIM Chang-hoon (First film)
14. EARTH VERSE by Ali ASGARI & Alireza KHATAMI
15. NOTHING TO LOSE by Delphine DELOGET (First film)
16.THE PACKS by Kamal LAZRAQ (First film)
17. THE ANIMAL KINGDOM by Thomas Cailley (Opening Film)
18. ONLY THE RIVER RUNS by WEI Shujun
19.UNE NUIT by Alex LUTZ (The film will be screened Out of Competition at the end of Un Certain Regard)

PREMIERE CANNES SELECTION

1.THE TIME TO LOVE by Katell QUILLÉVÉRÉ
2.CLOSE YOUR EYES by Victor ERICE
3. BONNARD, PIERRE AND MARTHE by Martin PROVOST
4.KUBI by Takeshi KITANO
5. LOST IN THE NIGHT by Amat ESCALANTE
6. LOVE AND FORESTS by Valérie DONZELLI
7.EUREKA by Lisandro ALONSThe films Out of Competition

FILMS OUT OF COMPETITION

1.THE MOONFLOWER KILLERS by Martin SCORSESE
2.THE IDOL by Sam LEVINSON
3.COBWEB by KIM Jee-woon
4. INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY by James MANGOLD
5. ABBÉ PIERRE – A LIFE OF FIGHTS by Frédéric TELLIER
6.ELE GHOST PORTRAITS by Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO
7. THE SOUND OF TIME, ANSELM KIEFER (ANSELM / DAS RAUSCHEN DER ZEIT) by Wim WENDERS
8. OCCUPIED CITY by Steve MCQUEEN
9. THE MAN IN BLACK by WANG Bing
10.LITTLE GIRL BLUE by Mona ACHACHE
11. BREAD AND ROSES by Sahra MONEY
12.THE MARGUERITE THEOREM by Anna NOVIONMENTARY by Peter SOHN (closing film of the Cannes Film Festival).

MIDNIGHT SESSIONS

1.OMAR THE STRAWBERRY by Elias BELKEDDAR
2.KENNEDY by Anurag KASHYAP
3. ACID by Just PHILIPPOT
4.HYPNOTIC by Robert RODRIGUEZ
5. PROJECT SILENCE by KIM Tae-gon

SPECIAL SESSIONS

1. GHOST PORTRAITS by Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO
2. THE SOUND OF TIME, ANSELM KIEFER (ANSELM / DAS RAUSCHEN DER ZEIT) by Wim WENDERS
3. OCCUPIED CITY by Steve MCQUEEN
4. THE MAN IN BLACK by WANG Bing
5.LITTLE GIRL BLUE by Mona ACHACHE
6. BREAD AND ROSES by Sahra MONEY
7. Anna NOVION’S MARGUERITE THEOREM

SHORT FILM

1.DAUGHTER OF FIRE by Pedro COSTA

Pixar Studios are back at the Cannes Film Festival for the 76th edition. They present “Elementary” on May 27 for the closing. This feature film is presented out of competition in preview and will be released in theaters on June 16 in the United States and June 21 in France. Directed by Korean-American Peter Sohn with the voices of Leah Lewis and Mamadou Afthie, “Elementary” is produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios. The story is inspired by the 4 natural elements (fire, air, water and earth) which mix or not, which makes one wonder if they are not alive.

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