Cannes official film selection revealed

One of the big differences in the 2016 Cannes Film Festival is that there has been no Closing Night film announced. Rather, the winner of the Palme d’Or will be shown in the final slot.

As many expected, in the Out of Competition line-up are Steven Spielberg's The BFG and Jodie Foster’s Money Monster, so we may well see both George Clooney and Julia Roberts on the red carpet alongside their director, Foster.

Cafe Society directed by Woody Allen will open the Film Festival on 11th May 2016, marking a record-breaking third time he will raise the curtain on Cannes. This new film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively and Kristen Stewart. 

Other big Hollywood names to make the cut include Sean Penn in his latest directorial role with The Last Face, which stars Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Jean Reno. The Nice Guys by Shane Black will feature Out of Competition and stars Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. We hope to see them both on the red carpet. British veteran Ken Loach will also show his film I, Daniel Blake, and rumour has it that this will be his last film.

French actress Marion Cotillard is a regular to the Cannes Film Festival and will not disappoint this year as she will be starring in not one but two entries, It’s Only The End Of The World – directed by Xavier Dolan and Mal de Pierres – directed by Nicole Garcia.

Romanian film directors will also feature in the 69th edition of the Film Festival with two films In Competition, past Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu’s Baccalaureat and Cristi Puiu’s SierraNevada, and the debut of Dogs by director Bogdan Mirica in the category 'Un Certain Regard'.

Below are the lists of films that were unveiled at today press conference.

In Competition

Toni Erdmann – directed by Maren Ade
Julieta – directed by Pedro Almodóvar
American Honey– directed by Andrea Arnold
The Unknown Girl – directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Personal Shopper – directed by Olivier Assayas
It’s Only The End Of The World – directed by Xavier Dolan
Ma Loute – directed by Bruno Dumont
Paterson – directed by Jim Jarmusch
Rester Vertical – directed by Alain Guiraudie
Aquarius – directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho
Mal de Pierres – directed by Nicole Garcia
I, Daniel Blake – directed by Ken Loach
Ma’Rosa – directed by Brilliante Mendoza
Loving – directed by Jeff Nichols
Bacalaureat – directed by Cristian Mungiu
Agassi – directed by Park Chan-Wook
The Last Face – directed by Sean Penn
Sieranevada – directed by Cristi Puiu
Elle – directed by Paul Verhoeven
The Neon Demon – directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

Un Certain Regard

Varoonegi – directed by Behnam Behzadi
Apprentice – directed by Boo Junfeng
Voir Du Pays – directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin
La Danseuse – directed by Stephanie Di Giusto
Clash – directed by Mohamed Diab
La Tortue Rouge - directed by Michael Dubok de Wit
Fuchi Bi Tatsu – directed by Fukada Koji
Omar Shakhsiya – directed by Maha Haj
Me’Ever Laharim Vehagvaot – directed by Eran Kolirin
After The Storm – directed by Kore-Eda Hirokazu
Hymyileva Mies – directed by Juho Kuosmanen
La Large Noche de Francisco Sanctis – directed by Francisco Marquez & Andrea Testa
Caini – directed by Bogdan Mirica
Pericle Il Nero – directed by Stefano Mordini
The Transfiguration – directed by Michael O’Shea
Captain Fantastic – directed by Matt Ross
Uchenik – directed by Kirill Serebrennikov

Outside Competition

The BFG – directed by Steven Spielberg
Money Monster – directed by Jodie Foster
The Nice Guys – directed by Shane Black
Gok Sung – directed by Na Hong-Jin

Midnight Screenings

Gimme Danger – directed by Jim Jarmusch
The Train to Busan – directed by Yeon Sang-Ho
A Chad Tragedy – directed by  Mahamat-Saleh Aroun
The Death of Louis XIV – directed by Albert Serra
L’Ultima Spiaggia – directed by Thanos Anastopolous and Davide Del Degan