2026 Cannes: Daniel Soares, Federico Luis, Theo Montoya & Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’s Phạm Thiên Ân in Palme d’Or (short) Comp!

Ten short films—nine clocking in at 15 minutes, with Portuguese filmmaker Daniel Soares’ latest just a minute shy—are vying for the Palme d’Or for Short Film (3,184 submissions in all), in what may be the most strikingly auteur-forward lineup in years.