Paper Tiger press conference at Cannes

Festival de Cannes posted the English-language press conference for “Paper Tiger” to its official channels during the 2026 festival, adding a public record of remarks around James Gray’s Competition entry. The festival’s media library says the event was published on May 17, and Cannes’ YouTube channel carries the upload under the title “PAPER TIGER - Press conference - English - Cannes 2026.” The official press-conference schedule lists the session at 16:43 on May 17. Cannes identifies the participants as director James Gray, actors Adam Driver and Miles Teller, and producers Rodrigo Teixeira, Anthony Katagas and Raffaella Leone. ### Who was in the room for the Cannes session? The Cannes press page names six participants for the “Paper Tiger” event: Rodrigo Teixeira, Adam Driver, James Gray, Miles Teller, Anthony Katagas and Raffaella Leone. The same lineup appears on the festival’s press-conference listing and the media-library entry for the session. The May 17 timing matters because Cannes organizes its Competition titles around tightly scheduled photocalls, screenings and press appearances. (festival-cannes.com) In this case, the festival’s own archive places “Paper Tiger” among the official press events from that day on the Croisette. ### What does Cannes say the film is about? Festival de Cannes describes “Paper Tiger” as a story set in New York, Queens, in 1986. (festival-cannes.com) The festival synopsis says two very different brothers join forces in a dubious deal linked to the Russian mafia, and that the arrangement turns into a nightmare that threatens their family, integrity and bond as brothers. A separate Cannes feature on James Gray says the film marks his return to familiar terrain in New York and to themes tied to family, loyalty and Brighton Beach. (festival-cannes.com) The festival article says Gray returned to Cannes with “Paper Tiger” in contention for the Palme d’Or, 30 years after his debut feature “Little Odessa.” ### Why did the press conference draw attention beyond the room itself? (festival-cannes.com) YouTube and the Cannes media library turned the session into an on-demand festival document. The English-language video was visible on the festival’s YouTube feed this week, and Cannes also published the same press conference in its own media archive. The official upload matters because Cannes uses those channels to preserve filmmaker and cast remarks in a standardized format. (festival-cannes.com) For viewers who were not in the press room, the public posting provides the festival’s own version of the event rather than a secondary clip or excerpt. That makes the upload one of the clearest source documents tied to the film’s Cannes campaign. (youtube.com) ### Where does “Paper Tiger” sit inside the 2026 Cannes lineup? The Festival de Cannes film page lists “Paper Tiger” in Competition in the Official Selection. Cannes’ April announcement on the 2026 Official Selection and later additions page place the film within the festival’s top lineup, where titles compete for the Palme d’Or. James Gray’s Cannes history is part of the film’s framing in the festival’s own coverage. (festival-cannes.com) The festival article on Gray says “Paper Tiger” is his fifth film in Competition at Cannes. ### Where can readers watch or verify the session now? The full English-language press conference remains available through Cannes’ YouTube upload and through the festival’s media library entry for “PAPER TIGER by James GRAY – Press Conference.” The film’s festival page and the Cannes press-conference schedule provide the supporting record for the date, participants and Competition status. (festival-cannes.com) (youtube.com) (festival-cannes.com)