AlloCiné lists Cannes winners' release dates
- AlloCiné published a release-date roundup on May 24 listing when Cannes prize winners including 'Fjord', 'Valeur sentimentale', 'Notre salut' will reach cinemas. - The guide provides preliminary French theatrical dates and noted some films have national release plans while others await distribution deals as of May 24. - AlloCiné's list included 'Fjord' and 'La Bola Negra' among Cannes winners with tentative release schedules. (allocine.fr)
AlloCiné’s May 24 roundup is useful for one reason: it turns Cannes prizes into an early release calendar, at least for France. The site listed French theatrical plans for several 2026 winners, including Palme d’Or winner *Fjord*, screenplay winner *Notre salut* and directing prize winner *La bola negra*, while also signaling that some titles still do not have firm distribution outcomes. (allocine.fr) The clearest date in the guide is for *Fjord*. AlloCiné’s film page lists Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner for an August 19, 2026 French theatrical release, with Le Pacte as distributor. The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, according to the same listing. (allocine.fr) *Notre salut* is further out on the calendar. AlloCiné lists Emmanuel Marre’s Cannes screenplay winner for September 30, 2026 in French cinemas, with Condor Distribution handling the release. The film’s cast listing includes Swann Arlaud and Sandrine Blancke. (allocine.fr) The Cannes release map extends beyond those two titles. AlloCiné’s page for *Minotaure*, the Grand Prix winner, shows a French release date of October 14, 2026 through Les Films du Losange. The site’s Cannes awards page identifies the film as the Grand Prix recipient. (allocine.fr) *La bola negra* shows the other side of the picture: a prizewinner with visibility but no dated launch yet. AlloCiné lists Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s film as “Prochainement en salle,” or coming soon, and names Le Pacte as distributor, but its page does not give a day-and-date French opening. The Cannes awards page identifies it as a directing prize winner. (allocine.fr) One wrinkle is that AlloCiné’s roundup excerpt refers to “Valeur sentimentale” as the Grand Prix title, while AlloCiné’s Cannes palmarès page lists *Minotaure* as Grand Prix winner. In other words, the roundup appears to function as a practical release tracker rather than a substitute for the official awards list, and some entries may still be moving as French distributors lock plans. (allocine.fr) The bigger takeaway is narrow but concrete: Cannes ended on May 23, and by May 24 French trade-facing release information was already emerging for several winners. For anyone tracking when the festival’s top titles actually reach theaters, AlloCiné currently points to August 19 for *Fjord*, September 30 for *Notre salut*, October 14 for *Minotaure*, and an undated “coming soon” slot for *La bola negra*. (allocine.fr)
