Cannes 2026: The Cinema Crossroads
2026 Cannes Film FestivalBFM News and UpdatesDirectors May 12, 2026
New York filmmaker Vagabond Beaumont arrived in Cannes to push his latest work — and found himself stepping back into the cinema that made him, bumping into old collaborators and new alliances on the streets of the South of France.
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Jean Claude Barny’s Fanon in Chicago
BFM News and UpdatesDirectorsFeaturesFilm ShowcaseFranceInternationalSupport BFM February 25, 2026 0
“Fanon is a powerful cinematic portrait of Frantz Fanon — psychiatrist, revolutionary thinker, and author of The Wretched of the Earth — whose work continues to shape global conversations on colonialism, racialized violence, psychological trauma, and liberation.”
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INTERVIEW: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side
ChicagoDirectorsFeaturesFilm HistoryFilm ShowcaseInterviewsProductionUnited States October 18, 2025
Christopher Adams, a Chicago native and founder of Impakt Studio, combines self-reliance with creativity in film and animation. His versatile works include Grammy-nominated music videos and documentaries. Influenced by his father’s ingenuity, Adams emphasizes care in storytelling, aiming to rewrite narratives about Chicago’s Black community while fostering an independent film ecosystem.
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INTERVIEW: Walking the Path with Mandla Dube: Kalushi/Makeba/Yasuke
AnimationDirectorsFilm HistoryFilm ShowcaseIn-ProductionInternationalInterviewsMixed BagProductionReflectionsSouth AfricaTrailers October 12, 2025
“That’s the thing about Mandla: his life is always rooted somewhere in the land, history, and struggle, even when he’s jetting between Johannesburg, Bologna, and Tokyo.”
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