All Directors' Fortnight articles
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Reviews‘Gabin’ review: Delicate, absorbing doc follows 10 years in the life of a boy in rural France
Maxence Voiseux’s debut documentary premieres in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
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Reviews‘The Diary Of A Chambermaid’ review: Radu Jude adapts the 1900 novel into a biting commentary on the modern class divide
Melanie Thierry, Vincent Macaigne and Ana Dumitrascu star in the Romanian director’s restrained Directors’ Fortnight title
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Reviews‘Butterfly Jam’ review: Barry Keoghan, Riley Keough and Harry Melling star in unconvincing Cannes Directors’ Fortnight opener
Kantemir Balagov follows ‘Closeness’ and ‘Beanpole’ with drama set in New Jersey’s Circassian community
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FeaturesCannes 2026 lineup guide: Directors’ Fortnight titles
Includes films from Kantemir Balagov, Radu Jude, Clio Barnard and Bruno Dumont.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight 2026 adds Bruno Dumont’s ‘Red Rocks’
Film was shot with young children on the French Riviera.
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NewsWhat does our Cannes insider make of the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week lineups? - The Screen Podcast
Rebecca Leffler and Wendy Mitchell take an in-depth look at the Cannes parallel sections.
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NewsDirectors’ Fortnight comedy drama ‘Shana’ scooped up by Losange Films
EXCLUSIVE: Eva Huault and Noemie Lvovsky star in the debut feature of Lila Pinell.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight reveals 2026 lineup
Selection includes new titles by Clio Barnard, Quentin Dupieux, Radu Jude and Kantemir Balagov.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight to honour Claire Denis with Carrosse d’Or award
The French filmmaker will be feted at the Directors’ Fortnight opening ceremony on May 13
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NewsChristian Petzold’s Cannes title ‘Miroirs No. 3’ acquired for UK-Ireland release
EXCLUSIVE: Film will head to Toronto and New York film festivals this autumn.
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NewsFirst Iraqi film to play at Cannes wins Directors’ Fortnight audience award
‘The President’s Cake’ takes the only audience award on offer across the whole festival.
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Reviews‘Yes’ review: Nadav Lapid’s post-October 7 satire is loudly divisive
Ariel Bronz stars as a musician tasked with composing a new Israeli national anthem
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NewsUkrainian team of Cannes title ‘Militantropos’ make red carpet mirror action
Directors Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi and Yelizaveta Smit and colleagues wore outfits with mirrors affixed.
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Reviews‘The Girls We Want’ review: Inner-city kids fumble in Marseille-set debut
The return of a prodigal daughter upsets the balance in Prïncia Car’s collaborative Directors Fortnight title
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Reviews‘Girl On Edge’ review: Friendship turns to rivalry in Chinese figure skating drama
Director Zhou Jinghao’s debut bows in Directors Fortnight
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Reviews‘Militantropos’ review: The invasion of Ukraine through the prism of everyday life
Observational documentary starts in 2022, taking a Wiseman-like approach to a country at war
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Reviews‘Peak Everything’ review: Anne Emond’s bilingual romance takes some outlandish detours
Canadian director presents a romantic comedy, disaster movie, family drama and eco-horror rolled into one
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Reviews‘Dangerous Animals’ review: Sean Byrne’s Australian sharksploitation lacks real bite
Jai Courtney and Hassie Harrison star in this messy genre mash-up
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Reviews‘Mirrors No. 3’ review: Rich study of trauma and grief unfolds in the German countryside
Christian Petzold’s fourth collaboration with actor Paula Beer is small but mighty
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Reviews‘Wild Foxes’ review: Samuel Kircher lands a punch in school boxing drama
Kircher headlines Valery Carnoy’s thoughtful Directors’ Fortnight debut