Cannes 2026 Bets on Auteur Voices as Global Indie Lineup Grows
The 79th Cannes Film Festival lineup for 2026 prioritizes auteur and international indie cinema, with directors such as Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodóvar, Paweł Pawlikowski, Laszlo Nemes and Ryusuke Hamaguchi expected to premiere new works; the festival opens with The Electric Kiss, Park Chan-wook will chair the jury, and a record 2,491 submissions from 141 countries hint at a diverse slate including French-language titles and potential late U.S. additions for competition and Un Certain Regard; tributes will honor Barbra Streisand and Peter Jackson.
