The Ministry of Armed Forces announced that its Mission Cinéma et Industries Créatives (MCIC) will attend the 79th Cannes Film Festival from 12 to 23 May 2026. Three films have been pre‑selected for support: Lazlo Nemes’s “Moulin”, competing for the Palme d’Or and filmed at the Montluc prison memorial; Antonin Baudry’s “La bataille de Gaulle, l’ége de fer”, which received editorial and logistical assistance from MCIC; and a third feature film. In addition, three feature films were chosen for a Cannes Premiere to celebrate MCIC’s 10th anniversary. All selected titles were filmed on military locations. One depicts a French general’s escape to London after the 1940 armistice; another is Daniel Auteuil’s “La troisieme nuit”, shot at Thorée‑les‑Pins, depicting a 1942 Vichy roundup of foreign Jews and the actions of a civil servant who helped save lives. The selection honors the memory of resistance and the sacrifices of soldiers and civilians.
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