PARIS: The first English language film by the Romanian Palm d’or winner Cristian Mungiu, Fjord, and the new film by the Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, Fatherland, have been selected for the Official Competition of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival (12 – 23 May 2026).
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, which is a Latvian minority coproduction and was shot in Latvia, will also run for the Palm d’or, the same as the French production Moulin, shot by the Hungarian helmer Laszlo Nemes in Budapest. This is the first French language film by Nemes.
Latvian/ Estonian/Polish/Lithuanian biographical drama Ulya directed by Viesturs Kairišs has been selected for the Un Certain Regard competition. Valesa Grisebach’s The Dreamed Adventure, which was shot in Bulgaria as a Bulgarian minority coproduction, was also selected for the main competition.
Films from FNE Partner Countries in Cannes 2026 Official Selection:
Official Competition:
Fjord (Romania, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland)
Directed by Cristian Mungiu
Produced by Mobra Films
Coproduced by Why Not Productions, Eye Eye Pictures, Garagefilm International, Filmgate Films, Snowglobe, Aamu Film Company
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), the film institutes in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, and also by Film i Väst, Vestnorsk, Mediefondet Zefyr, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, France 3 Cinéma, Eurimages, Creative Europe MEDIA, in partnership with the Romanian Television (TVR), NRK, DR and YLE, and with the participation of Raiffeisen Bank, Cinema City, Catena, Aqua Carpatica, BCR, Apa Nova, Kaufland, Superbet, Boiron, Dentsu, Provident, Dr. Oetker, Ursus, Cris-Tim, PPC, Domeniile Sâmburești, ETI, Transavia, Borsec, and Groupama
Minotaur (France, Germany, Latvia)
Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Produced by MK2 FilmsCoproduced by Razor Filmproduktion, Forma Pro Films, Aslanyurek Film Production, CG Cinema
Supported by the Latvian Developement and Investement Agency (LIAA), the Riga Film Fund, Arte France Cinéma, LEAF Entertainment
Fatherland (Italy, Poland, France, Germany)
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Produced by Our Films
Coproduced by Extreme Emotions, Nine Hours, Circle One
Supported by the Polish Film Institute (PISF), among others
The Dreamed Adventure (Germany, France, Bulgaria, Austria)
Directed by Valeska Grisebach
Produced by Komplizen Film Production
Coproduced by Kazak Productions, Miramar Films, Panama Films, Valeska Grisebach, New Matter Films, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/ARTE, and in collaboration with ARTE Franc
Supported by Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderungsanstalt, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Creative Europe MEDIA, Aide aux cinémas du monde, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Institut Français, the Bulgarian National Film Center, Österreichisches Filminstitut und ÖFI+, Filmfonds Wien
Un Certain Regard:
Ulya (Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Lithuania)
Directed by Viesturs Kairišs
Produced by Ego Media
Coproduced by Allfilm, Staron Film, Tremora
Supported by the National Film Centre of Latvia, the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (kulka.ee), the Polish Film Institute (pisf.pl), the Lithuanian Film Centre, the Riga City Council
Click HERE to see the Official Selection in full.
