2026 EMERGING FILMMAKER SHOWCASE

OFFICIAL SELECTION OF FILMS

All screenings will take place in the Palais des Festivals. Q&A with filmmakers after each screening.

For the LGBTQ+ Showcase, please enter the Entrée Méditerranée gate located at the Village Riviera side that opens at 8:30am to Festival Badge holders. After passing through security walk (right) towards the Palais des Festivals and enter the Entrée Méditerranée door. You will see an American Pavilion representative holding an AmPav sign who will direct you through the doors to the elevator where you will go to the 3rd Floor Salles Palais H. You will be directed to the screening room.

Go to indiewire.com/ampav-efs26 for EFS program guide.

STUDENT Showcase

Tuesday, May 19

5:45PM-7:35PM | Palais F

In the Eye of the Beholder
Dir. Megan Whitham

East Did Meet West
Dir. Aiko Lozar

At What Cost?
Dir. Ant Roberson

Blooky: The Book Who Wanted to Be Read
Dir. Pablo Diaz De Leon Hicks

Katti (unfriend)
Dir. Kanishka Aggarwal

Fuel Up
​​​​​​​Dir. Anne Koolen

Her Wedding
Dir. Qinting Wang

LGBTQ+ Showcase

Wednesday, May 20

9:00AM-10:50AM | Palais H

Dandelion
Dir. Fiona Obertinca

So Be It
Dir. Matthew Sorgie

Welcome to Tool Shed
Dirs. Daniel Talbott, Andrew Klaus-Vineyard

Queerbait
Dir. Nate Gualtieri

Big Bass
Dir. Drew Dickler

Zari
​​​​​​​Dir. Shruti Parekh

EMERGING Showcase

Wednesday, May 20

6:00PM-7:50PM | Palais H

Monster Slayer
Dir. Catie Skipp

LUKi and the Lights
Dir. Toby Cochran

Saverio
Dir. Ellen Ancui

Poisoned Skies
Dir. Caroline Friend

The Drive
Dir. David Arrow

A Matter of Time
Dirs. Ana Milena Rojas Alarcon, Brian Patrick Hoffman

Lawyered Up
​​​​​​​Dir. Tatiana Blackington James