Caméra d’Or 2026: Check out all the films in the running!
As the 79th Festival de Cannes approaches, let’s take a look at the debut feature films competing for the 2026 Caméra d’Or. Each year, this prestigious award honors the best debut film from the Official Selection, the Semaine de la Critique, and the Directors’ Fortnight. Last year, Hasan Hadi won the trophy for his film The President Cake, presented in the Directors’ Fortnight.
This year, 29 films are competing for the 2026 Caméra d’Or, which will be awarded by the Jury chaired by Monia Chokri.
FESTIVAL DE CANNES
This year, 15 feature film debuts from the Festival’s Official Selection are included in the list of films competing for the Caméra d’Or. Among them:
- 2 films Out of Competition, in the Midnight Screenings
- 6 films in Un Certain Regard
- 5 films in the Special Screenings (including 1 in the Family Screening)
- 1 film in Cannes Première
- 1 film in Cannes Classics
BEN’IMANA
Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo
CLUB KID
Jordan Firstman
ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG (LES ÉLÉPHANTS DANS LA BRUME)
Abinash Bikram Shah
I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE
Katharina Rivilis
JIM QUEEN
Marco Nguyen & Nicolas Athané
L’ÂGE D’OR (THE GOLDEN AGE)
Bérenger Thouin
LES MATINS MERVEILLEUX
Avril Besson
LUCY LOST
Olivier Clert
LE TRIANGLE D’OR
Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz
sanguine (species)
Marion Le Corroller
TANGLES
Leah Nelson
TITANIC OCEAN
Konstantina Kotzamani
the end of it
Maria Martinez Bayona
VESNA
Rostislav Kirpičenko
YESTERDAY THE EYE DIDN’T SLEEP
Rakan MayasiQuinzaine des Cinéastes
Five debut feature films are included in this year’s Directors’ Fortnight selection and are in the running for the Caméra d’Or. Check out the list:
9 TEMPLES TO HEAVEN (9 TEMPLES VERS LE CIEL)
Sompot Chidgasornpongse
ATONEMENT (L'APAISEMENT)
Reed Van Dyk
L’ESPÈCE EXPLOSIVE (TOO MANY BEASTS)
Sarah Arnold
LOW EXPECTATIONS (LAVE FORVENTNINGER)
Eivind Landsvik
WE ARE ALIENS
Kohei KadowakiSEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE
In 2026, nine of the feature films selected for the Semaine de la Critique are debut films competing for the Caméra d’Or. Discover them below:
ADIEU MONDE CRUEL (Goodbye Cruel World)
Félix de Givry
DU FIOUL DANS LES ARTERES (FLESH AND FUEL)
Pierre Le Gall
IN WAVES
Phuong Mai Nguyen
LA FRAPPE (The Blow)
Julien Gaspar-Oliveri
LA GRADIVA
Marine Atlan
Seis meses en el edi-ficio rosa con azul (SIX MONTHS IN A PINK AND BLUE BUILDING)
Bruno Santamaría Razo
AL MAHATTAH (THE STATION)
Sara Ishaq
VIVA (ALIVE)
Aina Clotet
Wu ming nü hai (a girl unknown)
Zou JingThe 2026 Caméra d’Or will be awarded on May 23 during the Awards Ceremony of the 79th Festival de Cannes.
