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First-ever animated opening film at Cannes Critics' Week (In Waves, 2026). Dupieux's Vertiginous closes Directors' Fortnight.
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Cannes Critics' Week 2026: First Animation Opener, Record 1,050 Submissions, and a Chinese-Director Breakout
The 65th Cannes Critics' Week opens with an animated feature for the first time in its history — Phuong Mai Nguyen's *In Waves* — selected from a record 1,050 submissions. Full breakdown of the seven-title competition and what it says about emerging-director financing in 2026.
Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2026: Balagov Opens, Dupieux Closes With Animation, Claire Denis Takes Carrosse d'Or
Directors' Fortnight 2026 frames its lineup around two French-anchored bookends — Kantemir Balagov's English-language *Butterfly Jam* opening, Quentin Dupieux's animated *Vertiginous* closing — with Claire Denis receiving the Carrosse d'Or. Full breakdown plus the commercial read on a Fortnight increasingly positioned as Cannes' commercial auteur alternative.
Pathé's Cannes Play: Boarding Bong Joon Ho's $60M Animated Feature 'Ally'
Pathé has boarded Bong Joon Ho's debut animated feature 'Ally' as international sales agent, positioning the $60M piglet squid adventure as a hot Cannes Marché title with CJ ENM co-financing and a 2027 worldwide release.