UK director Harry Lighton, who made waves last Cannes with debut feature Pillion, has been unveiled as one of six emerging directors selected for the 51st session of the Cannes Film Festival’s La Résidence program.
He is joined by Emma Branderhorst, Joecar Hanna, Saulé Bliuvaité, Mansi Maheshwari and Oliver McGoldrick in the session running from March 16 to July 31, 2026.
“Getting a spot in La Résidence is beyond exciting. Other filmmakers I know who’ve done it rave about it. It means I can block out five months to knuckle down to writing my next script and getting to do that in Paris… are you kidding me?! Magnifique. I hope to come away with a script, some new filmmaker pals, and a Parisian husband,” Lighton said in a release revealing his cohort of participants.
Starring Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård, Pillion made a strong impression when it
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