| Location | Théâtre Croisette, J. W. Marriott, Cannes, France |
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| Founded | 1969 |
| Language | French, English |
| Website | www |
TheDirectors' Fortnight (French:Quinzaine des cinéastes, formerlyQuinzaine des réalisateurs)[1] is an independent section held in parallel to theCannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events ofMay 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as an act of solidarity with striking workers.[2]
The Directors' Fortnight showcases a programme of shorts and feature films anddocumentaries worldwide.
Programming is overseen by an artistic director. The current artistic director is Julien Rejl who has programmed Director's Fortnight since 2023.[3]
Past artistic directors includePierre-Henri Deleau [fr] (1969–1999),Marie-Pierre Macia [fr] (1999-2003),Olivier Père (2004–2009),Frédéric Boyer (2009–2011),Édouard Waintrop [fr] (2012–2018) andPaolo Moretti [fr] (2018-2022).
In partnership with The Fondation Chantal Akerman, for the first time ever, the audience will award one of the films in the main selection with the "Audience Award" or "Choix du Public". It's the first ever official award presented by the section, since its creation in 1969:[4][5]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Universal Language | Une Langue universelle | Matthew Rankin | Canada | [6] |
| 2025 | The President's Cake | مملكة القصب | Hasan Hadi | Iraq, Qatar, United States | [7] |
The award was created in 2003, and highlights European productions screened at the Directors Fortnight section:[8]
Awarded to the best French-language feature of the sidebar.
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wild Foxes | La danse des renards | Valéry Carnoy | France, Belgium | [9] |
| Year | Director(s) | Nationality | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jacques Rozier | France | |
| 2003 | Clint Eastwood | United States | |
| 2004 | Nanni Moretti | Italy | |
| 2005 | Ousmane Sembène | Senegal | |
| 2006 | David Cronenberg | Canada | |
| 2007 | Alain Cavalier | France | |
| 2008 | Jim Jarmusch | United States | |
| 2009 | Naomi Kawase | Japan | |
| 2010 | Agnès Varda | France | |
| 2011 | Jafar Panahi | Iran | |
| 2012 | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey | |
| 2013 | Jane Campion | New Zealand | |
| 2014 | Alain Resnais (posthumous) | France | |
| 2015 | Jia Zhangke | China | |
| 2016 | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland | |
| 2017 | Werner Herzog | Germany | |
| 2018 | Martin Scorsese | United States | |
| 2019 | John Carpenter | ||
| 2021 | Frederick Wiseman | ||
| 2022 | Kelly Reichardt | ||
| 2023 | Souleymane Cissé | Mali | |
| 2024 | Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom | |
| 2025 | Todd Haynes | United States | [10] |
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Love at First Fight | Les Combattants | Thomas Cailley | France | [11] |
| 2015 | Embrace of the Serpent | El abrazo de la serpiente | Ciro Guerra | Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina | [12] |
| 2016 | Wolf and Sheep | Shahrbanoo Sadat | Denmark, Afghanistan | [13] | |
| 2017 | The Rider | Chloé Zhao | United States | [14] | |
| 2018 | Climax | Gaspar Noé | Belgium, France | [15] | |
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