Director Javier Calvó, from left, Penelope Cruz and director Javier Ambrossi pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'La bola negra' during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 22, 2026. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP)
The 79th Cannes Film Festival is underway, kicking off 12 days of nonstop premieres, photo calls and red carpet glamour. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Didi Stone poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Coward’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Tilda Swinton poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘La bola negra’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Arisa Sasaki poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Titanic Ocean’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Rami Malek poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Man I Love’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Rossy De Palma poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Bitter Christmas’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Via Lemann, left, and Kevin Spacey pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘De Gaulle: Tilting Iron’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Halsey poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Man I Love’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Bruce Dern poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Rakele Menjivar poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Bitter Christmas’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Zo In-sung, from left, Hoyeon, director Na Hong-jin and Hwang Jung-min pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Hope’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 18, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Taylor Russell poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Hope’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Daisy Edgar-Jones poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Fjord’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 18, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Michael Fassbender, left, and Alicia Vikander share a kiss upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Hope’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Bella Hadid poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Garance’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Jury member Demi Moore poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Paper Tiger’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Nacho Lavilla, from left, director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Victoria Luengo, Javier Bardem, Marina Foïs and Isabel Peña pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Beloved’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Miles Teller, left, and Adam Driver pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Paper Tiger’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Kristen Stewart poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Full Phil’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP)Cate Blanchett poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Paper Tiger’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Eric Cantona poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Beloved’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Denis Ménochet, from left, Marion Cotillard, Leonardo Sbaraglia and director Guillaume Canet pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Karma’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)John Travolta, left, and Ella Bleu Travolta pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Léa Seydoux, left, and Catherine Deneuve pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Gentle Monster’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Jella Haase poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Gentle Monster’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Emma Mackey, from left, Charlotte Le Bon and Kristen Stewart pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Full Phil’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Léa Seydoux poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Gentle Monster’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP)Laetitia Casta, right, and Vincent Macaigne pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Karma’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)John Travolta poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Karma’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Reggie Absolom, left, and director Jordan Firstman pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Club Kid’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Cara Delevingne, left, and director Jordan Firstman pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Club Kid’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset, left, and director Rafiki Fariala pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Congo Boy’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Diane Kruger poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Fatherland’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Dylan Sprouse, left, and Barbara Palvin pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Parallel Tales’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Jordana Brewster, from left, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez pose for photographers upon arrival for the 25th anniversary of the film ‘The Fast and the Furious’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Hofit Golan poses for photographers upon arrival for the 25th anniversary of the film ‘The Fast and the Furious’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Mélanie Thierry poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘A Woman’s Life’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Isabella Menin poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘A Woman’s Life’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Tyrese Gibson poses for photographers upon arrival for the 25th anniversary of the film ‘The Fast and the Furious’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Jordana Brewster, left, and Michelle Rodriguez pose for photographers upon arrival for the 25th anniversary of the film ‘The Fast and the Furious’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Gustave Kervern, from left, Madeleine Baudot, Vimala Pons, director Pierre Salvadori, Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier and Gilles Lellouche pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘The Electric Kiss’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Hannah Einbinder, from left, director Jane Schoenbrun and Gillian Anderson pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Samira Wiley poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Tangles’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Elijah Wood, centre, takes a selfie photogragh with William Jackson, from left, Katie Jackson and Mette-Marie Kongsved at the opening ceremony and premiere of the film ‘The Electric Kiss’ during 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Director Peter Jackson, recipient of the honorary Palme d’Or, poses for photographers during the opening ceremony of the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Gillian Anderson poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)Jury member Demi Moore poses for photographers at the jury photo call at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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