Valeska Grisebach

Five Women in Cannes 2026 Competition: Who They Are and What It Says About Gender Parity

Cannes 2026 has five women directors in the 21-film main competition — 23.8%, consistent with 2024 and 2025 but still short of the industry's stated 30% parity target. Profiles of Herry, Mysius, Grisebach, Kreutzer, and Bourgeois-Tacquet, and what their films signal about the European women's auteur market.