Check out the films at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, which starts today.

O Cannes 2026The World Film Festival, one of the world's most prestigious film festivals, returned today to its 79th edition and will run until the 23rd. Featuring more than 20 films competing in the main category, the event serves as a showcase for various film distributors, as well as giving a preview of what we can expect in the market. 2027 OscarUnfortunately, for this edition, we will not have a Brazilian film in the running for the Palme d'Or. However, names like Pedro Almodóvar and Ryusuke Hamaguchi They arrive with films highly anticipated by critics and film enthusiasts. Check out the festival information below:

Who is on the jury for this 79th edition?

No festival of Cannes There are four main juries that are divided among the other four categories of the event. For the main competition, the jury composed of the president and eight other guests decides the winner. palm d'or...from the Jury Prize and other awards related to directing and acting. Confirm the names for this year's edition:

President of the Jury: Park chan-wook

Demi Moore

Ruth Negga

Laura Wander

Diego Cespedes

Isaach de Bankolé

Paul Laverty

Chloe Zhao

Stellan Skarsgard

Competing films

For the main competition vying for the Palme d'Or, 22 films were selected and will be screened in the Louis Lumière auditorium throughout the festival. Check out the works chosen for the 2026 edition:

Bitter Christmas

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar;

Synopsis:Elsa, an advertising executive, loses her mother during a long December holiday. To avoid grieving, she immerses herself in work, until she suffers a panic attack that forces her to slow down. Her partner, Bonifacio, becomes her emotional support during this difficult time. Seeking relief, Elsa travels to Lanzarote with her friend Patricia, while Bonifacio remains in Madrid."

A Woman's Life

Directed by: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

Synopsis: "Gabrielle, a fifty-year-old surgeon, is questioning love, desire, and aging, all amidst a hospital crisis, until a novelist arrives to watch her work on a book she's writing."

The Black Ball

Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi

Synopsis: "La bola negra" tells the interconnected stories of three men in three different eras. Three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, by pain and heritage, and one of Federico García Lorca's last unfinished works.

Coward

Directed by Lukas Dhont

Synopsis: "A Belgian soldier confronts his fears and finds courage in the trenches of World War I, battling his own demons as a brutal conflict tests the limits of his bravery and humanity."

Parallel Tales

Directed by Asghar Farhadi

Synopsis: "In search of inspiration for her new novel, Sylvie begins to spy on her neighbors across the street."

Paper tiger

Directed by James Gray

Synopsis: "Two brothers pursue the American dream, but soon find themselves embroiled in a brutal world of violence and corruption within the Russian mafia."

Das Geträumte Abenteuer

Directed by Valeska Grisebach

Synopsis: "The story of a woman living on the border between Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, who agrees to participate in a special arrangement to help a friend. However, this will lead her into a dangerous situation where she will have to confront her own desires.""

All of a Sudden

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Synopsis: "The story follows Marie-Louise Fontaine, director of a nursing home on the outskirts of Paris, who defies convention by adopting the 'Humanitude' method against the resistance of her staff. Her encounter with Mari Morisaki, a terminally ill Japanese playwright, transforms her life, and together they fight for humanity against the limits of the system."

The Unknown

Directed by Arthur Harari

Synopsis: "Photographer David Zimmerman rarely leaves home, until friends take him to a wild party. He becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman and follows her. At dawn, his life is transformed: he wakes up in her body."

Another Day

Directed by Jeanne Harry

Synopsis: “Garance is a young actress, but not a star. She gets by as best she can, finding strength and comfort in alcohol. As she embarks on an eight-year journey of life-changing experiences, she drinks more and more. Until death seems to draw near.”

Sheep in the Box

Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda

Synopsis: "Set in the near future, the story follows Otone Komoto, an architect married to Kensuke Komoto, the owner of a construction company. The couple decides to take in a humanoid robot as if it were their child."

Hope

Directed by Na Hong-jin

Synopsis: "A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of a remote port city. The residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before."

Nagi Notes

Directed by Koji Fukada

Synopsis: "Sculptor Yoriko and her former sister-in-law Yuri reunite in the city of Nagi. During the visit, tensions rise to the point of culminating in a confrontation."

Gentle Monster

Directed by Marie Kreutzer

Synopsis: "A renowned pianist moves with her family to the countryside, where she discovers a devastating truth that forces her to confront the complexities of love, trust, and deception."

A Man of His Time

Directed by Emmanuel Marre

Synopsis: "In 1940, Henri Marre arrived in Vichy seeking to publish his manuscript Notre Salut, hoping to save France from the Vichy regime."

Fjord

Directed by Cristian Mungiu

Synopsis: "A Romanian immigrant family residing in Norway becomes the target of an investigation and faces scrutiny from the local judicial system."

The Birthday Party

Directed by Léa Mysius

Synopsis: "In a quiet rural area, Bergogne, his wife Nora, and their daughter Ida live near the artist Cristina. While they are planning Nora's 40th birthday party, mysterious strangers begin to appear in the village."

Mill

Directed by László Nemes

Synopsis: "June 1943. The leader of the French Resistance, Jean Moulin, is arrested while attempting to unify the various forces of the Secret Army. Interrogated by Klaus Barbie, head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Moulin finds himself embroiled in a ruthless confrontation. His final battle against manipulation and brutality begins. The fate of Free France hangs in the balance."

Fatherland

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

Synopsis: "Explore the life of Thomas Mann, his family's opposition to the Nazi regime, and his journey into exile."

The man i love

Directed by Ira Sachs

Synopsis: "In 1980s New York, an artist experiences a precious period between illness and mortality—a time when beauty and love remain within reach."

The Beloved Being

Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Synopsis: "An acclaimed director reunites with his estranged daughter, a struggling actress, to film a movie together, confronting their strained relationship and unresolved past issues that neither of them wants to address directly."

Minotaur

Directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev

Synopsis: “Gleb, a successful company director, faces corporate pressures, an increasingly unstable world, and the discovery of his wife's infidelity. His orderly life crumbles, and he descends into violence.”

And you, are you interested in any of the films that will be shown in the competition? Tell us in the comments!

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Text revised by Alexandre Marques in 12 / 05 / 2026.

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