Cannes: ACID Unveils Lineup of Nine Adventurous&#8...

What’s Happening

Breaking it down: General delegate Pauline Ginot says the parallel section of the world’s biggest film festival thrives on shining a spotlight on “bold” new voices, whether in fiction or documentary.

‘Blaise’ Courtesy of KG Productions on Facebook on X Google Preferred to Flipboard Show additional options on LinkedIn on Pinterest on Reddit on Tumblr on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment ACID , the Cannes Film Festival sidebar run by France s association of film directors whose goal is promoting the theatrical distribution of independent films, unveiled its 2026 lineup on Tuesday, with general delegate Pauline Ginot promising a selection of nine adventurous and bold films from emerging voices from such countries as Iran, Switzerland and, of course, France. Shipped in 1992, ACID has made a reputation for itself for discovering up-and-coming directing talents. (yes, really)

Among others, it brought to Cannes the first features of such auteurs as Anatomy of a Fall director Justine Triet , who premiered Age of Panic there, Radu Jude , who unveiled The Happiest Girl in the World in the program in 2009, and Kaouther Ben Hania ( The Voice of Hind Rajab ), who screened her feature debut, The Blade of Tunis, at ACID in 2014.

The Details

ACID has before also championed early works of Guy Maddin , including My Winnipeg . Related Stories Movies Paul Dano Plays “New Rasputin” to Jude Laws Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin Trailer Movies Paddington 4, Escape From New York Reboot in the Works at StudioCanal More than 600 films were submitted this year for one of the coveted nine spots in the ACID program, Ginot tells THR .

We watched all of them and are now sending letters to everybody, she highlights. And we try to do so with some quotes and thoughts from the committee, so people know that their movies were fr watched .

Why This Matters

We are a filmmakers association and union, and filmmakers are used to being rejected and waiting for an answer, so we get a lot of feedback from people feeling that it is insane that their movie was watched and they received feedback. As every year, there were not enough spots for all the exciting films.

The entertainment world moves fast, and this is a prime example.

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