Overview
- Directors’ Fortnight, which announced its 2026 slate Tuesday, will present 19 features and nine shorts from May 13–23 alongside the Cannes Film Festival.
- Kantemir Balagov’s English‑language drama Butterfly Jam opens the section, and Quentin Dupieux’s animated Le Vertige serves as the closer.
- The selection was drawn from about 1,800 submissions and includes six debut features plus three documentaries and three animated films.
- Neon pre‑bought U.S. rights to the Esiri brothers’ Clarissa and to the Greaves documentary Once Upon a Time in Harlem, pointing to early buyer interest.
- The independent Cannes sidebar, known for launching new voices and for Caméra d’Or‑eligible debuts, will honor Claire Denis with its Carrosse d’Or.