Cannes 2026

Cannes Market Accelerator

The National Directors Division (NDD) of the Directors Guild of Canada is proud to announce selections for the NDD Market Accelerator Delegation at the Cannes International Film Festival 2026 running from May 15 – 17.

Berkley Brady

Alberta
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet (Drama)

Arshad Khan

Québec
Faultline/Daraar (Drama)

Yung Chang

Ontario
Eggplant (Crime)

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

Manitoba
Wolves Don’t Live By the Rules (Speculative Fiction, Drama, Satire, Horror)

Lowell Dean

Saskatchewan
Pay or Play (Action Comedy)

Caitlyn Sponheimer

British Columbia
The Dishes (Dark Comedic spin on a Family Drama)

Zarrar Kahn

Ontario
Suffering is Optional (Drama, Coming-of-Age, Apocalypse, Thriller)

Darcy Hennessey

British Columbia
Mountain Baby (Drama)