Two weeks ago, the organisers of the Cannes Film Festival, which will celebrate its 79th edition in 2026, presented all the films in the various categories, both those competing in the Official Selection and those to be screened throughout the event, from 12 to 23 May. However, that was not all that the great celebration of European cinema had in store for this year, and today both the spectacular official poster for the edition featuring Thelma and Louise and the two categories yet to announce their selected works have been revealed.
The Short Films category has selected 10 films, all of which are 15 minutes or less in length, from among dozens of productions and co-productions from 136 countries. The award for this category will be announced on 23 May at the festival's closing ceremony.
The Short Films Competition
FRESH CUT - Hadrien Bels
THE LAST SPRING - Mathilde Bédouet
SISTERS' SWIM - Lola Degove
THE END - Niki Lindroth Von Bahr
PARA LOS CONTRINCANTES (For the opponents) - Federico Luis
PELOTON TRUENO (Thunder Platoon) - Theo Montoya
GIẤC MƠ LÀ ỐC SÊN (The dream is a snail) - Thien An Nguye
ALGUMAS COISAS QUE ACONTECEM AO LADO DE UM RIO (A few things happening by a river) - Daniel Soares
SPIRITUS SANCTUS - Michal Toczek
NIKO NIŠTA NIJE REKAO (Nobody said anything) - Tamara Todorović
The 'La Cinef' category, a selection of projects from film schools around the world, has chosen 14 live-action and five animated projects for this edition from among the 2,750 submitted for selection. Directed by 12 women and 9 men, they will showcase ideas and stories from four continents and 15 different countries. La Cinef Awards will be presented on Thursday, 21 May, at a special ceremony at the Buñuel Theatre in Cannes, followed by a screening of the winning projects.
La Cinef Selection
LASER-GATO (Laser-Cat) - Lucas Acher
PHOTOGRAPH OF AN INSANE WOMAN TO SHOW THE CONDITION OF HER HAIR - Arwen Aznag
TÚ, YO Y LA VACA (Me, You and the Cow) - Aina Callejón
PICKLED - Fanny Capu
BIRD RHAPSODY - Wonjung Choi
ALWAYS WANTED TO BE GOD, NEVER WANTED TO BE GOOD - Noa Epars & Marvin Merkel
PREKO PRAGA (Over the Threshold) - Tara Gajović
GROWING STONES, FLYING PAPERS - Roozbeh Gezerseh & Soraya Shamsi
SUNDAY'S CHILDREN - Reuben Hamlyn
SOMEWHERE I BELONG - Youssef Handouse
SILENT VOICES - Nadine Misong Jin
TRAKCJE (Axles) - Jakub Krzyszpin
ALDRIG NOK (Never Enough) - Julius Lagoutte Larsen
TIAN TIAN DE MI MI (Our Secrets) - Lenti Liang
SHADOWS OF THE MOONLESS NIGHTS - Mehar Malhotra
TJ28 (28 Days Left) - Yasmin Najjar
LEFT BEHIND, STILL STANDING - Vida Skerk
ONDE NASCEM OS PIRILAMPOS (Where Fireflies Sparkle) - Clara Vieira
WILL IT RAIN AGAIN TODAY - Wong Chau-Hong