Cannes Film Festival

Genre: All genre

It’s the dream of many a filmmaker to walk up the red carpet and into the Palais where their film is screening in Competition to a full house. But there is more to Cannes than the feature and shorts Competition. Some films find a home in Un Certain Regard, others are launched at Critics’ Week or Directors’ Fortnight, stars of tomorrow are uncovered in La Cinef, a special section for shorts and mid-length films for emerging talent submitted by film schools, and the frenzied Cannes Market is where significant deal-making takes place. Each year the festival presents the ‘Official Selection’ (a Competition for features and shorts, Un Certain Regard, Special Screenings and La Cinef) and two ‘Non Official Selections’ (Critics’ Week and Directors’ Fortnight).

Sections

Official Sections

In Competition Features
Out of Competition
Un Certain Regard
In Competition Shorts
La Cinef
Cannes Classics
Special Screenings
And from 2024, Immersive Competition

Non-Official Sections*

Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) Dedicated to discovering new directors. Each year they offer opportunities to about 20 filmmakers. Ten feature films are selected (seven in Cannes Competition) and 10 shorts.
Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Cineastes) An independent section held parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, Directors’ Fortnight is open to the expression of individual talent and original directorial style. It screens a program of features, shorts and documentaries.

* These non-official sections are independent of the Cannes Film Festival. They are in charge of their own respective selections ie apply to each separately.

Tips for Attendees

‘Postcards were not very successful. There were few appropriate places to leave them.’

‘There is definitely an importance placed on feature films over short films.’

‘The Screen Australia office put on some incredibly beneficial events. The lunch with festival directors was an amazing opportunity to meet valuable contacts for future festival submissions, and the Australian drinks were a great opportunity to meet other Australian filmmakers.’

Awards

2021 - Won - Nitram - Best Actor - Caleb Landry Jones

2018 - Won - All These Creatures - Palme d’Or - Shorts Competition

2014 - Won - Charlie's Country - Prize of the best actor - Un Certain Regard

2011 - Won - Snowtown - Special Mention - President of the Jury

2010 - Won - Deeper Than Yesterday - Kodak Discovery Award for a Short Film

2010 - Won - Deeper Than Yesterday - Petit Rail d'Or

2009 - Won - Samson & Delilah - Camera d’Or

2008 - Won - Jerrycan - Jury Prize

2006 - Won - Ten Canoes - Special Jury Prize

2005 - Won - Clara - Special Mention

2003 - Won - Australian Rules - Cannes Junior Special Jury Prize

2003 - Won - Cracker Bag - Palme d'Or

1999 - Won - Amy - Grand Prix Cannes Junior

1999 - Won - Amy - Prix Education Nationale

1999 - Won - Siam Sunset - Rail d'Or

1996 - Won - Love Serenade - Camera d'Or

1995 - Won - Swinger - Prix de Jury (Second Jury Prize)

1994 - Won - Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The -

1993 - Won - Piano, The - Palme d'Or, Best Film (shared) - Jan Chapman

1993 - Won - Piano, The - Best Actress - Holly Hunter

1992 - Won - Strictly Ballroom - Prix de la Jeunesse (Chosen by Youth Jury)

1992 - Won - Strictly Ballroom - Honourable Mention

1991 - Won - Proof - Special Mention for Excellence - Camera d'Or Jury

1989 - Won - Evil Angels - Best Actress - Meryl Streep

1987 - Won - Palisade - Palme d'Or Best Short Film

1986 - Won - Peel - Palme d'Or for Best Short Film

1980 - Won - Breaker Morant - Best Supporting Actor - Jack Thompson

Screenings

2025 - Dangerous Animals

2025 - Body, The

2024 - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

2024 - Surfer, The

2024 - Withered Blossoms

2023 - New Boy, The

2022 - Stranger, The

2022 - MumLife

2022 - Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022 - Elvis

2021 - Nitram

2019 - Demonic

2018 - All These Creatures

2018 - Dots

2017 - David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

2017 - Top of the Lake: China Girl series 2

2017 - Peel

2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road

2015 - Under the Sun

2015 - Guests, The

2014 - Charlie's Country

2014 - Rover, The

2014 - These Final Hours

2013 - Great Gatsby, The

2013 - Tau Seru

2012 - Yardbird

2012 - Sapphires, The

2011 - Sleeping Beauty

2011 - Toomelah

2011 - Bear

2011 - Snowtown

2010 - Muscles

2010 - Tree, The

2010 - Deeper Than Yesterday

2009 - Samson & Delilah

2009 - Bright Star

2009 - Cicada

2008 - Jerrycan

2008 - My Rabbit Hoppy

2008 - Flame of the West

2006 - Look Both Ways

2006 - 2:37

2006 - Suburban Mayhem

2006 - Jindabyne

2006 - Ten Canoes

2006 - Snow

2006 - Sexy Thing

2006 - Water Diary, The

2005 - Jewboy

2005 - Yellow Fella

2005 - Clara

2005 - Blue Tongue

2005 - Wolf Creek

2004 - Somersault

2004 - Footnote

2003 - Australian Rules

2003 - Unit #52

2003 - Watermark

2003 - Cracker Bag

2003 - Japanese Story

2002 - Holding Your Breath

2001 - Moulin Rouge

2001 - Martin Four

2001 - Bird in the Wire

2000 - Soft Fruit

2000 - Stop

2000 - Mallboy

1999 - Amy

1999 - Siam Sunset

1999 - Strange Fits of Passion

1999 - Milk

1998 - Fetch

1998 - Dance Me to My Song

1998 - I Want You

1998 - Head On

1998 - Dark City

1997 - Final Cut

1997 - Well, The

1997 - Welcome to Woop Woop

1996 - Quiet Room, The

1996 - Film Noir

1996 - No Way to Forget

1996 - This Film is a Dog

1996 - Love Serenade

1995 - Swinger

1995 - Despondent Divorcee

1995 - Lessons in the Language of Love

1994 - Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The

1994 - Muriel's Wedding

1994 - Book of Dreams: Welcome To Crateland

1993 - Excursion To The Bridge Of Friendship

1993 - Piano, The

1993 - Broken Highway

1993 - Frauds

1993 - Bedevil

1992 - Passion Play, A

1992 - Strictly Ballroom

1992 - Map Of The Human Heart

1991 - Holidays on the River Yarra

1991 - Proof

1990 - Space Between the Door and the Floor, The

1990 - Night Cries - A Rural Tragedy

1990 - Night Out, A

1990 - Hang Up

1989 - Sweetie

1989 - Malpractice

1989 - Celia

1989 - Prisoner of St Petersburg, The

1989 - Evil Angels

1988 - Navigator, The: A Medieval Odyssey

1988 - Breaking Loose

1988 - Mapantsula

1988 - Pandamonium

1988 - Phobia

1988 - Pleasure Domes

1988 - Song Of Air, A

1988 - Ghosts...of the Civil Dead

1987 - Palisade

1987 - Surfer, The

1987 - Feathers

1987 - Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh

1987 - Sentimental Bloke, The

1986 - Backlash

1986 - Burke and Wills

1986 - Cactus

1986 - Passionless Moments

1986 - Peel

1986 - Devil in the Flesh

1986 - Two Friends

1986 - Fast Talking

1986 - Girl's Own Story, A

1986 - Fringe Dwellers, The

1985 - Bliss

1985 - Witness

1985 - Coca Cola Kid, The

1984 - Man of Flowers

1983 - Tender Mercies

1983 - Year of Living Dangerously, The

1982 - Monkey Grip

1982 - Heatwave

1980 - Breaker Morant

1979 - My Brilliant Career

1978 - Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The

1978 - Getting of Wisdom, The

1978 - Letter To A Friend

1976 - Devil's Playground, The

1976 - High Fidelity

1975 - Sunday Too Far Away

1971 - Please, Don't Stand on My Sunshine

1970 - David Perry

1965 - Clay

1962 - Australian Landscape Painters, The

1960 - Sunshine State, The

1956 - Walk Into Paradise

1955 - Jedda

1949 - Valley Is Ours, The

1949 - Cane-Cutters

1949 - Gold Town

Markets

Cannes Film Market

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Start:: 12/05/2026
End:: 24/05/2026

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