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Introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob, the Un Certain Regard sidebar typically presents around twenty films championing distinctive styles and unconventional storytelling. In recent years, the section has increasingly shifted toward spotlighting emerging filmmakers—those still early in their careers, from...

World cinema heavyweights Mia Hansen-Love, Justine Triet and Bertrand Bonello are among the filmmakers who received some Eurimages fund via the first project evaluation session of 2026. Backing a total of 32 feature films (including two documentaries and one animated...

It’s nearly impossible to predict what the programming crew led by Artistic Director Julien Rejl will cook up for year four, but if the previous editions are any guide, they’ll once again champion films flying low under the radar—or completely...

The parallel selection dedicated to debut and sophomore features films had a chockfull of crème de la crème options last year beginning with solid opener and closing films in Laura Wandel’s L’intérêt d’Adam (review) and Alice Douard’s Love Letters (review)...

Santiago, Chile born filmmaker Marcela Saïd began in docu cinema before her move into narrative with The Summer of Flying Fish being selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. She would return to the Croisette...

Christian Petzold is doing the rounds stateside for the release of Miroirs No. 3 and fans of the German filmmaker will be pleased to know that he might Valentine card his fans by bringing former muse Nina Hoss and current...

The Cannes Film Festival’s La Résidence is welcoming Harry Lighton, Emma Branderhorst, Joecar Hanna, Saulé Bliuvaité, Mansi Maheshwari and Oliver McGoldrick to their 51st session. From March 16th to July 31st, this next generation of international filmmakers will reside in...

Ordeal by Innocence: Loznitsa Mines the Terrors of Naïveté A good man is hard to find, and if one were to be found, he’s likely wet behind the ears. So begins a retrospective parable in Two Prosecutors, the first narrative...

Matthias Schoenaerts, Makita Samba and Marton Csokas have been cast in Ellie Foumbi‘s spicy sophomore feature which gathered plenty of steam when Halle Berry joined the project last August. The trades announce that production on Fleur began this week. The...

A lucky eight film projects have landed support via Hubert Bals Fund’s HBF+Europe support schemes. The HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support scheme provides advanced financing for production, whilst HBF+Europe: Post-production Support helps consolidate funding once shooting is complete. Among the filmmakers...