The Cannes lineup is rarely finalized by the time the first press conference ends. Two weeks after unveiling its initial 2026 slate on April 9, the Festival de Cannes returned Wednesday with the customary late additions, adding 16 more titles across Competition, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Premiere, Special Screenings, and the Family Screening sidebar for the 79th edition, which runs May 12 through May 23.
The biggest addition is the just-announced “Paper Tiger,” from filmmaker James Gray, which now officially joins the Competition. Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller, the film had been one of the most discussed possible late arrivals after Cannes signaled that more titles could still be added, and its inclusion gives the festival one more heavyweight American auteur play in the Palme d’Or race.
Un Certain Regard also got a stronger late push with Zachary Wigon’s “Victorian Psycho,” starring Maika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Jason Isaacs, and Jacobi Jupe—a gothic horror film set in 1858 about an eccentric young governess who arrives at a remote manor and becomes the center of growing suspicion as the household around her turns increasingly violent. You can see the first look image and teaser poster below.
Additionally, Un Certain Regard will feature Judith Godrèche’s “A Girl’s Story,” with Tess Barthélémy, Valérie Dréville, Maïwène Barthélémy, Ariane Labed, Anja Verderosa, and Victor Bonnel; Konstantina Kotzamani’s debut “Titanic Ocean,” featuring Arisa Sasaki, Melina Mardini, Haruna Matsui, Hanase Kotone, Aki Kigoshi, Hanna Muro, Riku Nakamura, Masahiro Higashide, and Sei Matobu; and Laetitia Masson’s “Ulysse,” starring Élodie Bouchez, Stanislas Merhar, Romane Bohringer, Sebastien Judea, and Thomas Badinot, which will close the section.
Cannes Premiere also expanded with Maria Martinez Bayona’s debut “The End of It,” plus Gessica Généus’ “Mary Magdalene,” Tiago Guedes’ “Aqui,” Christophe Honoré’s “Mariage au goût d’orange,” and Géraldine Nakache’s “Si Tu Penses Bien.” In Special Screenings, the festival also added Rostislav Kirpičenko’s debut “Spring,” Leah Nelson’s animated first feature “Tangles,” Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz’s debut “Le Triangle d’Or,” and the documentary “Groundswell” from Joshua and Rebecca Tickell. The Family Screening selection gets Olivier Clert’s animated first feature “Lucy Lost.”
Diego Luna also lands in Special Screenings with “Ashes,” his adaptation of Brenda Navarro’s novel about Lucila, a 21-year-old who moves to Spain with her brother to reunite with their mother. Directed by Luna, the film stars Anna Díaz, Adriana Paz, Irene Escolar, Laura Gómez, Dan Feria, Sergio Bautista, and Luisa Huertas.
That rounds out an already stacked Official Selection first announced earlier this month, with Cannes now effectively locking its final shape ahead of the full program rollout in early May. As usual, the last additions say as much about the festival’s identity as the first wave did: prestige auteurs still drive the headline slots, but Cannes continues to make room for debuts, animation, documentaries, and sidebars that can produce some of the Croisette’s best discoveries.
Below, you can see a still and poster for “Victorian Psycho.”
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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