In&Out Cannes 2026: LGBTQIA+ Cinema Returns to the Croisette
November 14–21, 2026 — Cannes
There is something particularly fitting about LGBTQIA+ cinema returning to Cannes.
The city is internationally synonymous with film, glamour and the red carpet, but Cannes is also a place where cinema can challenge conventions, open conversations and give visibility to stories that might otherwise remain on the margins. This November, In&Out Cannes returns for its 15th edition, bringing another diverse collection of films to the Croisette from November 14 to 21.
The festival has become an important part of the LGBTQIA+ cultural calendar on the French Riviera, and this year’s edition continues its collaboration with the Rencontres cinématographiques de Cannes (RCC), now celebrating its 39th edition. Since last year, the RCC has hosted the majority of In&Out screenings, strengthening a relationship that brings queer cinema into the heart of Cannes’ established cinematic culture.
For 2026, the programme offers ten films that explore some of the questions running through LGBTQIA+ lives and imaginations: desire, identity, family, parenthood, social expectations, memory, political conviction and the complicated business of constructing a life that feels authentically your own.
Some of these films are intimate and deeply personal. Others look outward, examining society, history and the forces that shape the way people are allowed—or expected—to live.
Together, they demonstrate precisely why LGBTQIA+ cinema remains so important. These aren’t simply films about LGBTQIA+ people. They are stories about love, family, identity, prejudice, ambition, ageing, politics, belonging and the messy contradictions of being human.
And, as always with In&Out, audiences are invited not simply to watch, but to discover something unexpected.
France • 2026 • 1h34 • directed by Pierre-Ange Carlotti • starring Paul Kircher, Romeo Beckham, Guillaume Canet
Sacha Gallo is 21 years old and knows how to do only one thing: play tennis. Having been coached by his father his entire life, they dream together of winning their first major title in Paris. The arrival of a new rival will shake his convictions. Sacha will have to face another challenge: love. An unexpected opponent, as powerful as it is
South Korea • 2026 • 2h04 • original version with French subtitles • directed by Park Joon-ho • starring Cho Youhyun, Kim Hyeonmok, Cho Dae-Hae
Cheol-jun, 27, fled North Korea to live in the South. While waiting for his parents to join him, the young gay man tries to meet people, but his unique circumstances and natural shyness hold him back… until the day Yeong-jun, a warm-hearted young man, introduces him to his friends. A whole new world then opens up for Cheol-jun—one filled with friendships, crushes, wild parties… and sometimes, disillusionment.
Mon., Nov. 16 at 1:00 p.m. – Espace Miramar Tue., Nov. 17 at 9:00 a.m. – Les Arcades Cinéma
MÉLI-MÉLO
Canada • 2027 • 1h 42 • original version with French subtitles • directed by Leah Nelson • • starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Abbi Jacobson, Bryan Cranston • Jury Prize, Deauville American Film Festival
Sarah, an artist and activist in 1990s San Francisco, returns to her small hometown because her mother has Alzheimer’s, and finds herself caught up in a family whirlwind that is as tender as it is chaotic.
Juggling a budding romance, professional ambitions she refuses to give up, and relatives who are as whimsical as they are helpless in the face of the disease, she tries to stay the course.
Determined to push her family to finally face reality, she embarks with them on an unlikely journey to Mexico. Sarah will have to let go of the need to control everything, accept her mother’s decline, and learn to see her family in a new light. To become the daughter her family needs, she must first embrace their flaws, their contradictions, and all the imperfect beauty of the bonds that unite them.
TRAILER:
Tue., Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. – L’Olympia Cinema Sat., Nov. 21 at 1:45 p.m. – L’Olympia Cinema
EN HAUT DE LA PILE (AT THE TOP OF THE PILE)
France • 2026 • 1h42 • directed by Louis-Julien Petit • starring Anthony Bajon, Aliocha Schneider, Alexandra Lamy
Arthur and Maxime dream of becoming parents, even if it means breaking the law. Their loved ones decide to get involved, each with their own convictions and ideas.... The problem is, not all of them are good ones.
TRAILER:
Tue., Nov. 17 at 9:00 p.m. – Les Arcades Cinema Wed., Nov. 18 at 4:15 p.m. – Cinéum Cannes Fri., Nov. 20 at 1:45 p.m. – L’Olympia Cinema
THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING
Great Britain • 2026 • 1h54 • original version with French subtitles • directed by Sophie Heldman • starring Flora Nicholson, Clare Dunne, Mia Tharia
Edinburgh, 1810. Two teachers find themselves at the center of a scandal when a wealthy aristocrat enrolls her 15-year-old “illegitimate” granddaughter, who has just arrived from India, in their boarding school. Isolated, Jane Cumming makes an accusation whose consequences will turn everyone’s lives upside down. The two women must then confront prejudice and defend their reputations. Their legal battle will last for years and cause a scandal in Scottish high society.
TRAILER:
Wed., Nov. 18 at 1:30 p.m. – La Licorne Wed., Nov. 18 at 4:15 p.m. – Cinéma L’Olympia Wed., Nov. 18 at 6:45 p.m. – Cinéum Cannes
INSTINCT DE FAMILLE (FAMILY INSTINCT)
France • 2026 • 1h16 • directed by Maurice Hermet • starring Alice Dufour, Charlotte Gabris, Jeremy Lopez
Julie and Christel want to have a child. When Julie asks two of her former partners to be sperm donors, a dinner brings old wounds, jealousy, and hopes to the surface. An intense, intimate drama about family, parentage, and redemption.
Wed., Nov. 18 at 1:30 p.m. – Cinéum Cannes Wed., Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. – Les Arcades
UN PEU AVANT MINUIT (JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT)
France • 2026 • 1h50 • directed by Nicolas Pariser • starring Melvil Poupaud, Chiara Mastroianni, Golshifteh Farahan
On the verge of breaking up with his partner, with whom he lives in Nancy, 49-year-old Léo learns of the death of his biological father, whom he never knew. While waiting for an appointment with a notary in Italy, he spends a few days in Paris, where he lived when he was younger.
Through conversations with his activist daughter and encounters with ghosts from his past, he questions his relationship with the world and, above all, his relationships with women. Has he been fair, respectful, and loving?
TRAILER:
Thu, Nov. 19 at 9:00 p.m. – Espace Miramar Fri, Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. – Cinéma Les Arcades Sun, Nov. 22 at 6:00 p.m. – Cinéma Les Arcades
LE PROCÈS (THE TRIAL)
Germany • 2026 • 2h02 • original version with French subtitles • directed by Kai Stänicke • starring Paul Boche, Emilia Schüle, Julika Jenkins
After 14 years, Hein returns to his island village, but the community does not recognize him and demands a trial to prove his identity.
TRAILER:
Fri., Nov. 20 at 4:00 p.m. – Cinéum Cannes Fri., Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. – Cinéma Les Arcades
UN DÉTOUR PAR DIANE (A DETOUR THROUGH DIANE)
Belgium • 2027 • 1h32 • directed by Ann Sirot • starring Ninon Borsei, Sandrine Blancke, Lucas Meister, Peter Van Den Begin
Diane hates men as much as she desires them. Her mother was raped three years before she was born. When Diane learns this, she has only one thing on her mind: avenging her mother. But her mother wants only one thing: to finally become the woman she should have been. Between the one who wants to be remembered and the one who wants to be forgotten, tensions run high.
TRAILER:
Sat., Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. – Théâtre Croisette
BADINTER
France • 2027 • 1h46 • directed by Pierre Godeau • starring Bastien Bouillon, Georgia Scalliet, Yoann Blanc
In 1972, Robert Badinter’s life was turned upside down when he agreed to defend a man sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. Despite a relentless defense, his client was guillotined. Deeply scarred by the experience, he embarked on a historic fight that would make him the man who abolished the death penalty in France.
What makes the 2026 In&Out Cannes programme particularly interesting is the breadth of its stories.
There are films about love and desire, but also films about ageing parents, family, parenthood, identity, historical prejudice, political conviction, memory and justice.
Some are explicitly connected to LGBTQIA+ experiences. Others approach those experiences through wider questions about what it means to belong, to love, to create a family or to challenge the expectations imposed upon us.
LGBTQIA+ cinema should never be confined to one narrow definition of what a “queer story” looks like. Our lives contain comedy, tragedy, politics, romance, family drama, history, sexuality, friendship, ambition, disappointment and everything in between.
That is exactly where In&Out has always found its strength.
For its 15th edition, the festival once again turns cinema into a place for freedom, encounters, discussion and discovery—bringing stories from LGBTQIA+ communities and perspectives to one of the world’s great cinema cities.
And perhaps the best reason to attend is also the simplest:
You never quite know which film is going to stay with you long after the credits have rolled.
In&Out Cannes 2026
November 14–21, 2026
Screenings take place at venues throughout Cannes, including L’Olympia, Les Arcades, Cinéum Cannes, Espace Miramar, La Licorne and Théâtre Croisette.
The full RCC programme and festival information can be found through the Rencontres cinématographiques de Cannes.
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