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On Tuesday 14 April 2026, Film Fund Luxembourg announced the official selections for the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, highlighting several Luxembourg co-productions and talents.

The selections showcased Luxembourg’s contribution to international cinema and featured projects in both the Directors’ Fortnight and industry-focused events.

The Directors’ Fortnight, created in 1969, operated as an independent section of the Cannes Film Festival and focused on bold and innovative filmmaking while giving a platform to emerging and established directors. In this section, the official selection included 3 co-productions supported by Film Fund Luxembourg. These included Dora, the third feature film by South Korean director July Jung, which Les Films Fauves co-produced with partners in France and South Korea.

The selection also included La Libertad Doble by Argentine director Lisandro Alonso, which Les Films Fauves co-produced with partners in Argentina, Colombia and Germany. The third film, Death Has No Master by Venezuelan director Jorge Thielen Armand, came from a co-production between Luxembourg company Deal Productions and partners in Venezuela and Canada. 

Created by the SRF, the Directors’ Fortnight stood as an independent parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival dedicated to showcasing bold cinematic voices. It remained one of the festival’s most prestigious platforms for both emerging and established filmmakers. These selections confirmed the strong presence of Luxembourg co-productions at Cannes, widely recognised as a leading global showcase for cinema. 

At the Marché du Film, Dead Dad Girl, the debut feature by Luxembourg director Stephen Korytko, featured in the “PÖFF Goes to Cannes” showcase. Samsa Film co-produced the project with a Belgian partner. The film featured Luxembourg actors including Luc Schiltz, Sophie Mousel and Philippe Thelen.

The film also introduced several emerging Luxembourg talents, including Louise Balthazar in her first feature role, alongside Emily Amor, Maximilien Blom, Mick Daubenfeld, Lou Mergen, Zachary O’Neill, Giulia Pagliarini, Emilie Pierra, Davide Sorvillo and Alicem Whitehead in supporting roles. Anselm Havu worked as director of photography, Audrey Dhyvert led production design, Alain Goniva handled sound and Loïc Collignon worked as sound mixer.

The “PÖFF Goes to Cannes” programme highlighted international projects at different stages of post-production and supported new voices in global cinema.

Other Luxembourg contributions also featured in the 2026 festival programme. The Immersive Competition poster highlighted Ceci est mon cœur, an immersive work by Nicolas Blies and Stéphane Hueber-Blies. a_BAHN produced the project in Luxembourg and Cannes Immersive presented it the previous year.

Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps returned to Cannes with a role in Diamond by Andy Garcia, which screened out of competition.

Samsa Film also co-produced Full Phil, the next feature film by Quentin Dupieux, which premiered in the Midnight Screenings section. 

Luxembourg graphic designer Michel Welfringer created the poster and graphic design for the Directors’ Fortnight.