Festival de Cannes – International film festival for more than 78 years festival-cannes.com

The Cannes Film Festival is an international film festival. The 79th edition will be held from May 12 to 23, 2026.

Carried by its 78 editions, the international Festival de Cannes is one of the world’s most widely publicized events and certainly the most important film festival in terms of worldwide impact. Through the works, artists and themes it platforms on the world stage over the course of its 12-day line-up, the event is forever engaged in a process of self-renewal.

We put ten questions to Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate since 2007, on what the Festival de Cannes means today.