The opening day has arrived for the Cannes Film Festival, one of the most prestigious festivals in the cinema world. The 79th Cannes Film Festival will last until May 23.
The jury members of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where South Korean director Park Chan-wook is the jury president, are as follows: Demi Moore, Chloe Zhao, Ruth Negga, Laura Wandel, Isaach De Bankole and Diego Cespedes.
Celebrities flocked to France before the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival this evening. Demi Moore, one of the jury members of the festival, was among the first names to come to Cannes.
Famous model Heidi Klum also arrived in France to appear on the red carpet. Actors such as Nathan Mitchell and Lucas Bravo were also seen attending the festival.
Elijah Wood, who became famous with the Lord of the Rings series, also came to France with his wife. The famous actor will attend the opening ceremony to present the honorary Palme d’Or award to master director Peter Jackson.
On the other hand, independent films came to the fore this year. Cannes Film Festival selectionin front; There are new films by famous directors such as Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodovar, Pawel Pawlikowski, Ira Sachs, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Laszlo Nemes and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
This year, 22 films will compete at the Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d’Or award. Here are those movies:
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The Beloved – Rodrigo Sorogoyen
The Man I Love – Ira Sachs
Fatherland – Pawel Pawlikowski
Moulin – Laszlo Nemes
Histoire de la nuit – Lea Mysius
Fjord – Cristian Mungiu
Notre salut – Emmanuel Marre
Gentle Monster – Marie Kreutzer
Nagi Notes – Koji Fukada
Hope – Na Hong-Jin
Sheep in the Box – Hirokazu Kore-eda
Garance – Jeanne Herry
The Unknown – Arthur Harrari
All of a Sudden – Ryusuke Hamaguchi
The Dreamed Adventure – Valeska Grisebach
Coward – Lukas Dhont
La Bola Negra(The Black Ball) – Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo
A Woman’s Life – Charline Bourgeois-Taquet
Parallel Tales – Asghar Farhadi
Bitter Christmas – Pedro Almodovar
As every year, many Turkish actors will attend the Cannes Film Festival this year. Names such as Caner Cindoruk, Dilan Çiçek Deniz, Engin Altan Düzyatan, Görkem Sevindik, Ozan Akbaba, Özge Gürel and Sinem Ünsal will attend the events to be held within the scope of the “Türkiye Invites You” reception jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cinema and the Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA).
Demet Özdemir, who has made a name for herself with the TV series Eşref Rüya, will also walk on the red carpet of the festival on May 13, wearing the outfit of the brand she is the face of.
On the other hand, the Honorary Palme d’Or will be presented to master actors Barbra Streisand and Peter Jackson at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which will be opened with the movie “The Electric Kiss” by Pierre Salvadori.
The Cannes Film Festival will end on May 23.
