1,869 feature films were considered for this selection, which was finalized at 2 a.m. on the eve of the official press conference. With 28 countries represented in the final selection, French productions, as is often the case, secured a substantial share of the lineup. This is not only because this is a French festival, it is also due to the fact that French cinema continues to represent a highly dynamic pool of expertise and talent in the movie industry, with 220 films produced annually, covering all film genres and, more than is the case in other countries, offering a special place to auteur directors.

France is also an active player in film production on the global stage through the large number of international co-productions in which it participates. Eight of these films, majority and minority co-produced by France, are included in the Cannes Official Competition.

French Films in the Official Competition:

100% French Productions

• From the Land of the Moon by Nicole Garcia
• Staying Vertical by Alain Guiraudie

Majority-French Co-Productions

• Slack Bay by Bruno Dumont (Germany)
• Elle by Paul Verhoeven (Germany)
• Personal Shopper by Olivier Assayas (Germany, UK, Belgium)

Minority-French Co-Productions

• The Unknown Girl by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne (Belgium)
• Sieranevada by Cristi Puiu (Romania, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia)
• I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach (UK, Belgium)
• It's Only the End of the World by Xavier Dolan (Canada)
• Bacalaureat by Cristian Mungiu (Romania, Belgium)

Short Films

• Après Suzanne by Félix Moati
• La Laine sur le dos by Lotfi Achour (co-production, Tunisia)

French films in Un Certain Regard:

• The Stopover by Delphine & Muriel Coulin (majority co-production, Greece)
• The Dancer by Stéphanie Di Giusto (majority co-production, Belgium, Czech Republic)
• The Red Turtle by Michael Dudok de wit (majority co-production, Belgium)
• Dogs by Bogdan Mirica (majority co-production, Bulgaria, Romania)
• Clash by Mohamed Diab (minority co-production, Egypt)
• Harmonium by Koji Fukada (minority co-production, Japan)
• Pericles by Stefano Mordini (minority co-production, Belgium, Italy)

French films in Special Screenings:

• Le Cancre by Paul Vecchiali
• Hissène Habré by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
• Exile by Rithy Panh
• The Death of Louis XIV by Albert Serra (majority co-production, Spain)
• L'Ultima spiaggia by Thanos Anastopoulos & Davide Del Degan (minority co-production, Greece, Italy)

The complete selection can be found on the attached press release, issued by the Cannes Film Festival.