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