French films included in the 2016 Cannes Official Selection

Two productions solely produced by France, three majority-French co-productions, and five minority-French co-productions: a total of ten films representing France feature among the twenty productions selected in the 2016 Official Competition for the Cannes International Film Festival. Without forgetting 7 films in Un Certain Regard section, and 5 films in Special Screenings.

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)