CANNES 2026 LINE-UP: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
Below is a list of films selected for Cannes Official Selection, Critics Week and Directors Fortnight 2026 originating from, set in or mostly filmed in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production partners where known. THIS LIST IS BEING UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
COMPETITION:
All Of A Sudden, dir: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Japan)
Int’l sales: Cinefrance Studios, Bitters End (Asia)
NA distribution: Neon
Hope, dir: Na Hong-Jin (South Korea)
Int’l sales: Plus M Entertainment, UTA Independent Film Group (North America)
NA distribution: Neon
Nagi Notes, dir: Kôji Fukada (Japan)
Int’l sales: MK2 Films
Parallel Tales, dir: Asghar Farhadi (Iran)
Int’l sales: UTA Independent Film Group (North America)
Sheep In The Box, dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda (Japan)
Int’l sales: Goodfellas, Gaga Corp (Asia)
UN CERTAIN REGARD:
All The Lovers In The Night, dir: Yukiko Sode
Int’l sales: Bitters End
Benimana, dir: Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo (Rawanda, Gabon, France, Norway)
Int’l sales: MK2 Films
Congo Boy, dir: Rafiki Fariala (Central African Republic, DR Congo, France, Italy)
Int’l sales: The Party Film Sales
Elephants In The Fog, dir: Abinash Bikram Shah (Nepal, Germany)
Int’l sales: Best Friend Forever
La Más Dulce, dir: Laïla Marrakchi (Morocco, France, Spain, Belgium)
Contact: Lumen
Yesterday The Eye Didn’t Sleep, dir: Rakan Mayasi (Palestine, Lebanon, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Qatar)
Contact: Atata
CANNES PREMIERE:
The Samurai And The Prisoner, dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan)
Int’l sales: Charades
NA distribution: Janus Films
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS:
Colony, dir: Yeon Sang-ho (South Korea)
Int’l sales: Showbox
CRITICS WEEK:
A Girl Unknown, dir: Zou Jing (China, France)
Int’l sales: Pyramide International
The Station, dir: Sara Ishaq (Yemen, Jordan, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
Int’l sales: Paradise City Sales
DIRECTORS FORTNIGHT:
9 Temples To Heaven, dir: Sompot Chidgasornpongse (Thailand, Singapore, Norway, France)
Int'l sales: Playtime Group
Dora, dir: July Jung (South Korea, France, Luxembourg)
Int’l sales: Finecut
Clarissa, dir: Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri (US)
Int’l sales: Neon International
We Are Aliens, dir: Kohei Kadowaki (Japan, France)
[Animation]
Int’l sales: Charades
ACID:
Living Twice, Dying Thrice, dir: Karim Lakzadeh (Iran)
Contact: Repassfilm
Promised Spaces, dir: Ivan Marković (France, Germany, Serbia, Cambodia)
Int’l sales: Luminalia
