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Cannes 2026 Lineup Revealed: John Travolta to premiere directorial debut at film festival

From Paweł Pawlikowski 's '1949' to Andrey Zvyagintsev's 'Minotaur', take a look at the top-flight competition and the lineup of films this year

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival nominations are finally here. The official selections were presented by Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate. The 79th Festival de Cannes runs from May 12, 2026, to May 23, 2026. During the announcement, longtime chief Frémaux revealed that “95% of the selection” would be revealed, with the status of some films still being decided over the next few weeks. This year, the festival also pays a rich tribute to Barbra Streisand and Peter Jackson, who will each receive an honorary Palme d’Or.

Here's a look at the official selections, updating live:

Opening film

'The Electric Kiss' — Pierre Salvadori

Competition

'Minotaur' — Andrey Zvyagintsev

'The Beloved' — Rodrigo Sorogoyen  

'The Man I Love' — Ira Sachs 

'1949' — Paweł Pawlikowski 

'Moulin' — Laszlo Nemes

'Histoire de la nuit' — Léa 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

'Sudden' — Ryusuke Hamaguchi

'The Dreamed Adventure' — Valeska Grisebach

'Coward' — Lukas Dhont

Uncertain Regard

'La más dulce' — Laïla Marrakchi

'Club Kid' — Jordan Firstman

'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' — Jane Schoenbrun

'Yesterday The Eye Didn’t Sleep' — Rakan Mayasi

'I’ll Be Gone in June' — Katharina Rivilis

'Everytime' — Sandra Wollner

'The Meltdown' — Manuela Martelli

Special Screenings

'John Lennon: The Last Interview' — Steven Soderbergh

'Avedon' — Ron Howard

'Les Survivants du Che' — Christophe Réveille

'Les Matins Merveilleux' — Avril Besson

Midnight Screenings

'Roma Elastica' — Bertrand Mandico

'Full Phil' — Quentin Dupieux

'Colony' — Yeon Sang-ho

'Jim Queen' — Nicolas Athane — and Marco Nguyen

'Sanguine' — Marion Le Coroller

Out of Competition

'Her Private Hell' — Nicolas Winding Refn

'Diamond' — Andy Garcia

'Karma' — Guillaume Canet

'Objet du deli' — Agnès Jaoui

'De Gaulle: L’Âge de Fer' — Antonin Baudry 

Cannes Premiere

'Propeller One-Way Night Coach' — John Travolta

'Kokurojo: The Samurai and the Prisoner' — Kiyoshi Kurosawa

'Heimsuchung' — Volker Schlondorff

'The Third Night' — Daniel Auteuil

Travolta's directorial debut feature, 'Propeller One-Way Night Coach', is slated to premiere on Apple TV this year May. Inspired by the '97 kids book of the same name, the 'Grease' star wrote for his son, the film explores the golden age of aviation, and serves as the Cannes premiere.

The logline reads, "Young airplane enthusiast Jeff (played by newcomer Clark Shotwell) and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett) set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime. Between airline meals, charming flight attendants (played by Ella Bleu Travolta and Olga Hoffmann), unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers, and a thrilling glimpse at first class, the journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy’s future." The film premieres at the Debussy Theater at the Palais des Festivals.