2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup, Including New Films From Steven Spielberg, Jodie Foster and Many More

The annual Cannes Film Festival is just around the corner, and that means one thing: Time for a wickedly early (if you’re not lucky enough to be on the ground in France already) announcement of the festival’s main lineup. The 69th edition of the festival stuck to tradition, and announced every title in competition (along with Un Certain Regard titles and other assorted offerings) during a morning press conference that promised a flurry of activity and a level of giddy joy rarely matched in the cinephile world.

This year’s lineup includes plenty of expected titles, from out of competition offerings like Steven Spielberg’s “The BFG” and Jodie Foster’s “Money Monster” to no less than two new films from Jim Jarmusch (his Adam Driver-starring “Paterson” and an Iggy Pop doc), along with films from Andrea Arnold, Jeff Nichols, Sean Penn, Olivier Assayas, the Dardenne brothers, Nicolas Winding Refn and many, many more.

As previously announced, Woody Allen’s “Cafe Society” will open the 69th edition of the festival, playing out of competition. “Mad Max: Fury Road” director George Miller will preside over the jury picking the Palme d’Or winner.

Check out the full lineup below.

READ MORE: Cannes Wish List: 44 Films We Hope Make the Festival’s 2016 Lineup

Competition
“Toni Erdman,” directed by Maren Ade
“Julieta,” directed by Pedro Almodovar
“Personal Shopper,” directed by Olivier Assayas
“American Honey,” directed by Andrea Arnold
“The Unknown Girl,” directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
“It’s Only the End of the World,” directed by Xavier Dolan
“Slack Bay,” directed by Bruno Dumont
“Paterson,” directed by Jim Jarmusch
“Rester Vertical,” directed by Alain Guiraudie
“Aquarius,” directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho
“From the Land of the Moon,” directed by Nicole Garcia
“I, Daniel Blake,” directed by Ken Loach
“Ma’Rosa,” directed by Brillante Mendoza
“Bacalaureat,” directed by Cristian Mungiu
“Loving,” directed by Jeff Nichols
“The Handmaiden,” directed by Park Chan-Wook
“The Last Face,” directed by Sean Penn
“Sieranevada,” directed by Cristi Puiu
“Elle,” directed by Paul Verhoeven
“The Neon Demon,” directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

Un Certain Regard
“Varoonegi,” directed by Behnam Behzadi
“Apprentice,” directed by Boo Junfeng
“Voir du Pays,” directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin
“La Danseuse,” directed by Stephanie di Giusto
“Clash,” directed by Mohamed Diab
“La Tortue Rouge,” directed by Michael Dubok de Wit
“Fuchi Bi Tatsu,” directed by Fukada Koji
“Omar Shakhsiya,” directed by Maha Haj
“Me’Ever Laharim Vehagvaot,” directed by Eran Kolirin
“After The Storm,” directed by Kore-Eda Hirokazu
“Hymyileva Mies,” directed by Juho Kuosmanen
“La Large Noche de Francisco Sanctis,” directed by Francisco Marquez and Andrea Testa
“Caini,” directed by Bogdan Mirica
“Pericle Il Nero,” directed by Stefano Mordini
“Captain Fantastic,” directed by Matt Ross
“The Transfiguration,” directed by Michael O’Shea
“Uchenik,” directed by Kirill Serebrennikov

Out of Competition
“The BFG,” directed by Steven Spielberg
“Goksung,” directed by Na Hong-Jin
“Money Monster,” directed by Jodie Foster
“The Nice Guys,” directed by Shane Black

Special Screenings
‘L’ultima Spiaggia,” directed by Thanos Anastopoulous and Davide del Degan
“A Chad Tragedy,” directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
“The Death of Louis XIV,” directed by Albert Serra
“Le Cancre,” directed by Paul Vecchiali

Midnight Screenings
“Gimme Danger,” directed by Jim Jarmusch
“The Train to Busan,” directed by Yeon Sang-Ho

The Cannes Film Festival runs May 11-22.

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Check out a trailer from last year’s Palme d’Or winner, “Dheepan,” up above.