Ira Sachs
American independent filmmaker (Keep the Lights On, Passages). In Cannes 2026 Competition with The Man I Love.
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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.
Mubi's Pre-Cannes 2026 Strategy: How the Platform-Plus-Theatrical Model Is Reshaping Specialty Acquisition
Mubi enters Cannes 2026 with the deepest theatrical footprint in its history, the strongest balance sheet of any pure-play specialty buyer, and an acquisition mandate that increasingly competes head-to-head with Neon and A24 for Competition titles. Here's how the model works and what it means for sellers.
American Cinema at Cannes 2026: One Competition Slot, Two Documentaries, and the Jane Schoenbrun Moment
Cannes 2026 features just one fully American-directed film in main competition (Ira Sachs' *The Man I Love*), but the U.S. presence extends through Jane Schoenbrun opening Un Certain Regard, documentaries from Ron Howard and Steven Soderbergh, and John Travolta directing Cannes Premiere.
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.