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Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Unveils Starry 2026 Lineup With Films By Kantemir Balagov; Clio Bernard; Esiri Brothers, Radu Jude, Reed Van Dyk & Quentin Dupieux

By Melanie Goodfellow

Kantemir Balagov’s New Jersey-set drama Butterfly Jam, starring  Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough, will open the 58th edition of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. It is among 19 features, selected from 1,800 submissions, and nine short and medium-length works announced on Tuesday by the parallel section for its 2026 edition running from May 13 to 23, alongside […]