Asghar Farhadi
Iranian filmmaker, two-time Academy Award winner for A Separation (2012) and The Salesman (2017). In Cannes 2026 Competition with Parallel Tales (Histoires parallèles).
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Cannes 2026 Sales-Agent Power Rankings: Who Controls the Pre-Marché Pipeline
Six international sales agencies — MK2 Films, The Match Factory, Wild Bunch International, Charades, Goodfellas, and Playtime — concentrate the bulk of the Cannes 2026 Competition and parallel-section deal flow. This is what each agency brings to the Marché, what packaging premiums they can command, and how buyers should think about agent-tier pricing.
Cannes 2026 Oscar Pipeline: Which Competition Films Will Travel to the 2027 Awards Race
Four Cannes 2026 competition directors have previously won the Academy Award for Best International Feature. A forecast of which 2026 Palme d'Or contenders are most likely to cross into the 2027 Oscars race — and which distribution deals will shape that trajectory.
Cannes 2026 Is the Most Auteur-Heavy Competition in a Decade: What Buyers Should Read Into It
Eleven of the 21 films in the 2026 Cannes main competition come from directors who have previously won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix, or an Academy Award for Best International Feature. For acquisitions buyers, that concentration changes both pricing dynamics and distribution strategy.
Cannes 2026 Official Selection: Complete Breakdown of the 79th Edition Lineup
Cannes unveiled 21 films in Competition, six Out of Competition, six Midnight Screenings, 15 Un Certain Regard titles, and five Cannes Premiere selections for its 79th edition (May 12-23, 2026). A complete breakdown of every section announced at the Pathé Palace on April 9.