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The film "Ulya," which recently premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, offers a striking but one-dimensional biopic of Latvian-born basketball phenomenon Ulyana Semjonova, who achieved significant success with the Soviet Union.
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival concluded with its closing ceremony, where awards were presented to various filmmakers and actors, including Paweł Pawlikowski for Best Director and Tao Okamoto for Best Actress. The event also featured celebrity appearances on the red carpet and an honorary Palme d'Or for Barbra Streisand.
The Cannes Film Festival showcased various film premieres, reviews, and award announcements, including a Golden Globes prize for 'Groundswell'. The event also featured numerous celebrity appearances, interviews, and notable statements from actors like Javier Bardem and Cate Blanchett on social and political issues.
The Cannes Film Festival featured an emotional tribute to the late actor Paul Walker, marking the 25th anniversary of the 'Fast & Furious' franchise. Co-star Vin Diesel delivered a tearful speech, honoring Walker's legacy and their bond.
Manuela Martelli's second feature film, "The Meltdown," a mystery drama exploring trauma through a 9-year-old's story, is debuting in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
Konstantina Kotzamani's first feature film, 'Titanic Ocean,' has been officially selected for its premiere in the significant 'Un Certain Regard' section of the 79th International Cannes Film Festival.
The debut feature from Palestinian filmmaker Rakan Mayasi, 'Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep,' has been boarded for world sales by Salaud Morisset and will premiere in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival.
Heretic has secured international sales rights for Valentina Maurel's new film, "Forever Your Maternal Animal," which is set to premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
The Nepali film 'Elephants in the Fog' has been chosen to be screened in the prestigious Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film 'Everytime,' a winner at the Cannes Un Certain Regard section, has been acquired by 1-2 Special for North American distribution. This deal brings the acclaimed movie to a new audience.
Sandra Wollner's film 'Everytime' has won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. Other notable events included the premiere of the French thriller 'The Birthday Party,' which received a 12-minute ovation.
Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo's debut feature 'Ben'Imana', premiering in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, offers an intense reckoning with the Rwandan Genocide through the story of a survivor leading her community towards reconciliation.
The Cannes Film Festival is underway, featuring reviews of new films like "Ashes" and "Nagi Notes." The event also drew numerous celebrities, including Demi Moore, Jane Fonda, Joan Collins, and the cast of "Fast and Furious."
Austrian writer-director Sandra Wollner's third feature film, 'Everytime,' which blurs time, reality, and fiction as an unlikely trio deals with grief on a never-happened family holiday, is set to have its world premiere at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.
Konstantina Kotzamani's first feature film, 'Titanic Ocean', will have its world premiere in the prestigious 'Un Certain Regard' competitive section of the 79th Cannes Film Festival (May 12-23, 2026).
Lejla Bekti has been appointed to preside over the jury for the 'Un Certain Regard' program.
Several films, including 'Ulya,' 'Gabin,' and 'I’ll Be Gone in June,' have secured international distribution or sales agent deals. These acquisitions were made ahead of their respective premieres at the Cannes Film Festival in sections like Un Certain Regard and Directors’ Fortnight.
“I’m Still Here” star Selton Mello will follow up his big studio turn in Tom Gormican’s “Anaconda” with João Paulo Miranda Maria’s “I Don’t Even Know Who I Was.” The film is produced by the recent Un Certain Regard-winning label Les Valseurs (“The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo”) and is currently being filmed in Paris. […]
Austrian director Sandra Wollner, born in Leoben in 1983, won an award in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes for her film "Everytime."
The Cannes Film Festival featured premieres of films like Pedro Almodóvar's 'Bitter Christmas' and Andrey Zvyagintsev's 'Minotaur,' which received an 8-minute standing ovation. The event also saw actors making political statements against Trump and Putin, and a press screening evacuation due to a medical emergency.
French-Costa Rican filmmaker Valentina Maurel makes her Cannes debut with 'Forever Your Maternal Animal,' selected for Un Certain Regard, almost four years after her debut feature won at Locarno.
Filming has concluded in New York for the thriller '20/20,' starring Sarah Gadon and John Gallagher Jr., which follows a young professional woman's increasing struggles.
The film 'Mortal Kombat II' has premiered, garnering mixed critical reviews but is projected for a strong opening weekend at the global box office. The sequel aims to build on the franchise's cinematic presence.
The Cannes Film Festival has announced an expansion of its 2026 slate, adding new voices and strengthening its Un Certain Regard and Cannes Premiere sections.
French actress Leïla Bekhti has been announced as the president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. She will oversee the selection and awards for the festival's second most important competition.
The Cannes Film Festival refuses to allow artificial intelligence to "dictate the law" in cinema, said the president of the event on the Croisette, Iris Knobloch, on Thursday, at the opening...