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Tags: AMERICAN SOLITAIRE, Arnaud Desplechin, BASTARDS OF SOUL, john carpenter, THE TALLEST DWARF, the thing expanded, TWO PIANOS “THE TALLEST DWARF” Director: Julie Forrest Wyman Filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman explores her family’s challenges with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, in this enchanting documentary that asks for understanding for Wyman, her family and her community.

Tags: Cannes 2026, Cara Delevingne, CLUB KID, Diego Calva, Jordan Firstman, queer cinema, Un certain regard Jordan Firstman arrives at Cannes with the kind of cultural reputation that almost invites skepticism. The 34-year-old American performer first became known through aggressively online comedy, viral provocations and a distinctly millennial form of queer performance art that often seemed designed to irritate as much as entertain.

Tags: Cannes 2026, Cannes Film Festival, Marché du Film, Romania, Romanian Cinema Romania arrived at Cannes this year with a message that extended beyond the films screening across the festival lineup. Through a high-profile Marché du Film panel titled “Why Romania? Why Now?” industry representatives presented the country as an increasingly sophisticated international production partner eager to attract co-productions, servicing work and foreign investment.

Tags: Cannes 2026, Catherine Deneuve, GENTLE MONSTER, Jella Haase, Lea Seydoux, Marie Kreutzer Marie Kreutzer’s “GENTLE MONSTER” arrives at Cannes wrapped in controversy, emotional devastation and impossible expectations. Competing for the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, the Austrian filmmaker’s latest feature is not merely another prestige European drama about fractured domestic lives.

Tags: Caméra d’or, Cannes 2026, Directors Fortnight, Eivind Landsvik, Low expectations, Quinzaine des Cinéastes Norwegian filmmaker Eivind Landsvik makes his feature debut at the 2026 Directors’ Fortnight with “LOW EXPECTATIONS,” a 105-minute drama competing for the Caméra d’or in its world premiere. Already recognized for his emotionally attuned visual style, Landsvik arrives in Cannes with strong pedigree from the short-film world, where his work has quietly built an international reputation.

Tags: Alan Guichaoua, All of a sudden, Cannes Film Festival, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Tao Okamoto, Virginie Efira Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi returns to Competition at the Cannes Film Festival with “ALL OF A SUDDEN,” his first feature since the international breakthrough success of “DRIVE MY CAR,” which won Best Screenplay at Cannes in 2021.

Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Danish Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, Grímur Hákonarson, Isabella Eklöf, Nikolaj Arcel, Nordic Cinema, Norwegian Film Institute PARIS — The Five Nordics, the collaborative platform uniting the film institutes of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, launched its first-ever joint press event at the Cannes Film Festival this week, unveiling a slate of upcoming feature films while emphasizing the growing strategic importance of Nordic collaboration...

Tags: Alena Alova, Amnon Rechter, Aviv Pinkus, Bryan Singer, Israeli Cinema, Joe Mazzello, Jon Voight, Lebanon War, MONUMENT, War Films Current world events have solidified the relevance of a film such as “Monument”. The picture tells the true story of Israeli architect Amnon Rechter and the memorial he created (along with his father, Yakov) that stood as a symbol to honor victims of war, no matter their religion or political affiliation.

Tags: August Diehl, Cannes Film Festival, FATHERLAND, Hanns Zischler, Pawel Pawlikowski, Sandra Hüller Paris – Acclaimed filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski is returning to the world stage with “FATHERLAND,” a new post-war drama starring Sandra Hüller, Hanns Zischler, and August Diehl. The project is expected to generate attention during this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Tags: Betty Gabriel, Chaz Ebert, Ebertfest, Get Out, Gregory Nava, independent cinema, James Vanderbilt, Judy Greer, Nuremberg, Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com, The American President, Tilda Swinton CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Illinois—Chaz Ebert, Roger Ebert’s widow, made sure to remind the Ebertfest audience last month this was really it: the final curtain call after twenty-seven years.