Festivals

Gentle Monster
Cannes
The Marie Kreutzer-directed drama is Netflix's third Cannes buy after the animated "In Waves" and Spanish epic "The Black Ball."
Sheep in the Box
Exclusive
Exclusive: Japanese filmmaker and Cannes perennial Kore-eda is back at the festival with his eighth Palme d'Or contender; he won in 2018 for "Shoplifters." Watch a first clip from "Sheep in the Box" here.
ZODIAC, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chloe Sevigny, 2007. ©Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection
Exclusive
Exclusive: The American Cinematheque will partner with the Paris for another New York incarnation of its popular festival, with highlights including an archival 35mm print of "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" and a new 4K restoration of "The Man Who Wasn't There."
Family Movie
Bentonville
The annual Arkansas festival will also screen festival hits like John Early's "Maddie's Secret," Liz Sargent's "Take Me Home," Ayden Mayeri's "Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story," and more.
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Gong Li and Jane Fonda speak on stage during the opening ceremony of the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Thompson on Hollywood
The opening night crowd enjoyed a light period romance, "The Electric Kiss." It won't cross the Atlantic.
Tuner
Exclusive
Exclusive: Rooftop Films announces the first round of its 2026 slate for its 30th season in New York.
Clockwise from top left: Mentor and producer Sara Murphy with filmmaker Matthew Saville; the Square Peg Social crew at the opening event; from left, mentor and producer Alejandro De Leon, Lars Knudsen and Amy Knudsen at the closing-night party; Lars reading his introduction with Ari Aster.
Submissions are now open for the second edition of Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen's non-competitive filmmaking incubator, which takes place in Austin this September.
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Host Didier Allouch, Jury Members Diego Céspedes, Ruth Negga, Stellan Skarsgård, Demi Moore, Jury President Park Chan-wook, Chloé Zhao, Isaach de Bankolé, Laura Wandel and Paul Laverty speak during the Jury press conference at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)
Thompson on Hollywood
At the opening day press conference, political chat was front and center, often drawing applause from the international press corps.
SeriesFest 2026 held an Impact in TV panel moderated by Katey Rich in Denver, CO
SeriesFest
Corbin Bernsen's drama pilot and Mandy Patinkin's comedy series took home top honors at the Denver-based TV festival, alongside "Choir Games" (Unscripted), "Banana" (Digital Short), "Haint" (Late Night), and more category champions.
'The Story of Documentary Film'
Sundance
Sundance screened just Chapter One of a 16-hour opus that is the follow-up to "The Story of Film: An Odyssey."
Sheep in the Box
Cannes
With nine films already among the official selection, expect newer buyers to surprise when vying for any remaining breakout discoveries.
'Filipiñana'
SFFILM
See all the winners from the 2026 San Francisco International Film Festival.
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