It’s well known: in France, and more specifically on the Côte d'Azur, May is all about cinema, screenings, and encounters. The Cannes Film Festival is one of those events we eagerly await every year. Among all the films being showcased, there are those from ACID (Association of Independent Cinema for its Distribution). From May 13 to 22, 2026, it will present a beautiful selection of independent feature films, both fiction and documentaries. Let’s take a look at the works presented during this 34th edition of ACID.
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Nine fictions and documentaries presented this year
In total, nine feature films chosen by 13 filmmakers from several hundred will be showcased — six first feature films. These works feature a variety of styles and themes that illustrate “both the alarming madness of our time and our infinite capacity to cope.” This lineup aims to be engaging, representing “gestures that bring us together, stories rooted in a poetic reality that is joyful, unexpected but above all free, and unformatted [...], powerful and resistant gestures — and hope,” asserts ACID.
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Since 1993, ACID has showcased films from all around the world to highlight independent cinema, introducing breathtaking works to the general public, and also finding distributors so these films can be shown in French cinemas.
Family, friendship, prison... A wide range of themes addressed
You can look forward to Barça Zou, by Paul Nouhet, a skate film about youth and friendship. Blaise, by Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue, offers a sharp-witted animation about a family willing to do anything to be loved,.t: 400;"> while Heart Secret by Tom Fontenille will dive into the intimacy of the same family to explore identity and grief. In the Mouth of the Ogre by Mahsa Karampour will touch on memory, following a Persian brother and sister as they journey through the roads of the United States.
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With Detention, Guillaume Massart explores the lives of prison officers and opens the doors to an otherwise closed world. Living Twice, Dying Thrice mixes family tensions and the quest for identity as three minors who survive a mine collapse decide to fake their own deaths so their families can collect compensation. Bad Star by Lola Cambourieu and Yann Berlier will confront us with the mechanisms of control within a couple, while Promised Spaces.
d’Ivan Marković takes us to the heart of a ghost town built in Cambodia, where residents include workers, housekeepers, gardeners, and the stories brought by each of them. Finally, Virages by Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter will introduce us to Johanna, a mechanical enthusiast who chooses to bring her old Beetle back to life to reconnect with the world she loves so much.Are you tempted by some of these films? Then head to Cannes for the screenings and meetings of ACID, from May 13 to 22!
ACID Cannes
From May 13 to 22, 2026
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