The Cannes Film Festival 2026 slate features new films from Catherine Deneuve and Marion Cotillard, and John Travolta's directorial debut.

French legend and Cannes regular Catherine Deneuve returns to the Croisette with not one but two films. Meanwhile Hollywood icon and licensed pilot John Travolta makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of his own children's novel about the golden age of aviation. FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson also tells us about the latest collaboration from former French power couple Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet – their first since splitting up last summer.