MEDIA & FILM

Features by regional filmmakers appear across the festival’s main and parallel sections Arab cinema once again has a strong presence at the Cannes Film Festival, with selections across both the main sections and parallel categories in the 2026 event. This year's line-up includes features by Moroccan, Palestinian and Yemeni directors, as well as shorts from Tunisia, Syria, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco and Sudan. Egyptian-French filmmaker Arthur Harari is also in main competition