Cannes May 18 Daily Schedule & Announcements

Mon May 18, 2026

The American Pavilion is open daily from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Check out our full programming schedule here.

9:00 AM - Pavilion OPEN

10:30 AM - IndieWire: In Conversation - The Man I Love

Director Ira Sachs and co-writer Mauricio Zacharias join Chris O'Falt

2:00 PM - INDIEWIRE: FUTURE OF FILMMAKING: The Future of Film Festivals

Presented by United for Business

4:00 PM - IndieWire: In Conversation - Diego Calva 

Mexican actor Diego Calva joins IndieWire Executive Editor Ryan Lattanzio

6:00 PM - Pavilion CLOSED

9:00 PM-1:00 AM - Queer Night

The best, the biggest, and the only LGBTQ+ dance party at the festival!

Free to all Festival and Marche’ badge holders. Purchase drink tickets here.