International competition

WEDNESDAY 27 au SUNDAY 31 MAY 2026 - Espace Miramar, Cannes

This year'she international competition will feature ten films from all over the world: France, the UK, Greece, India, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Chile, Hungary, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, India, Argentina, Denmark and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The aim of the films selected is to take a systemic approach to the major issues and challenges of our time: respect for living beings, preservation of ecosystems, access to water, food, energy, health, education, youth, culture, technology and the economy.

The members of the international jury have been carefully chosen to represent bothecological and social commitment, and the world of cinema.

This year, they will have to decide between the ten documentaries, and award three of them the FIFES prizes: the Prix Spécial du Jury, the Prix Coup de Coeur and the Graine d'Or, the festival's highest distinction. A fourth film will be awarded the Prix du Public.

10 films selected by the selection committee for #FIFESCANNES2026

Laurie Lassalle

France
84 min.
2025
Documentaire

Nanna Frank Møller, Zlatko Pranjić
Danemark, Bosnie et Herzégovie 92 min. 2024 Documentaire VO en bosnien, sous-titrée français
Hannah Papaceck Harper

France, Royaume-Uni
93 min.
2025
Documentaire
VO en anglais, sous-titrée français

Marion Esnault, Marcelo Lara
Chili, France 65 min. 2025 Documentaire VO en espagnol, sous-titrée français
Gyorgy Palfi
Allemagne, Hongrie, Grèce 96 min. 2025 Fiction VO en grec, sous-titrée français
Kinshuk Surjan
Belgique, Pays-Bas, Inde 108 min. 2024 Documentaire VO en hindi, sous-titrée français
Mauricio Albornoz Iniesta
Argentine 96 min. 2025 Documentaire VO en espagnol, sous-titrée français
Richard Ladkani
Autriche, Brésil, États-Unis, Canada, Allemagne 112 min. 2025 Documentaire VO en portugais, sous-titrée français
Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano
Canada 110 min. 2024 Documentaire VO en anglais, sous-titrée français
Tania Anaya
Brésil 84 min. 2025 Animation VO en portugais, sous-titrée français

The international jury

The members of the international jury have been carefully chosen to represent ecological and social commitment in the world of cinema.

We also make sure that from one edition to the next we alternate between a president and a president of the jury. Following Sophie Rabhi (France) in 2022, Emmanuel Cappellin (France) in 2023, Delia Ackerman (Peru) in 2024 and James Gérard (Australia) in 2025, Marie-Dominique Michaud (Canada) will chair this year's international competition jury.

Delia Ackerman at FIFES 2023 during the debate following the screening of her film Hatun Phaqcha.

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Marie-Dominique Michaud

Présendente du jury international 2026
Productrice, conceptrice et réalisatrice

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Asgeir Helgestad

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Natalie Zimmerman

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Théo Fernandez

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Jean-Philippe Marquis

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Magali Zevallos

Jury international 2026
productrice et réalisatrice

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Yanqiu Fei