Cannes 2026 lineup leans arthouse as Travolta makes out-of-competition debut
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival runs May 12–23 on the Côte d’Azur, opening with Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss; honorary Palme d’Ors go to Peter Jackson and Barbra Streisand, while John Travolta presents his feature directorial debut out of competition. The lineup emphasizes international, arthouse titles from directors like Andrey Zvyagintsev, Ira Sachs, Pawlikowski, Mungiu, Hamaguchi, Almodóvar, and Farhadi, with about 2,541 submissions and five women directors in competition; more titles will be announced in the coming days.
