The Cinema of Unfinished Answers
As Claire Denis receives the Carrosse d’Or at Cannes Critics’ Week, the festival honors a filmmaker who has spent decades redefining the possibilities of…
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Cannes 2026
Finding a Voice in the Noise
With Shana, filmmaker and actress Shana Pinell transforms personal experience into a bold cinematic statement, earning the SACD Award for Best French Film at…
The Creatures We Carry
Sarah Arnold’s Too Many Beasts turns a deeply personal story into a striking portrait of contemporary Europe, earning the Europa Cinemas Award for Best…
When a City Remembers
Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning captures the fragile bond between people and place, earning the Audience Award with a film that…
A Pocket of Chaos, A Burst of Imagination
Romain F. Dubois turns a nimble, playful short into one of Cannes’ most striking discoveries, as Skinny Boots earns the Discovery Prize at Critics’…
Between Two Names, Between Two Homes
Berthold Wahjudi’s Vaterland turns a sibling reunion into a sharp, deeply personal exploration of mixed-race identity, earning the Canal+ Award at Cannes Critics’ Week.…
Growing Up at the Edge of Collapse
With Dua, Blerta Basholli and Nicole Borgeat transform a coming-of-age story into a deeply human portrait of adolescence unfolding beneath the shadow of war.…
A Name Given, A Name Taken Away
In A Girl Unknown, Zou Jing traces a young woman’s search for identity across three families, crafting one of Cannes Critics’ Week’s most emotionally…
Following the Trace of a Dream
In La Gradiva, Marine Atlan transforms memory, desire, and perception into one of the most haunting cinematic experiences of the year, earning the Grand…
The Armor We Inherit
With Iron Boy, Louis Clichy crafts a visually inventive tale about identity, resilience, and the invisible weight carried between generations. Among the discoveries that…