Cannes Focus COPRO Introduces Seven Projects – and Filmmakers With ‘Bold and Distinctive Visions’ (EXCLUSIVE)

May 7, 2026 3:00am PT Cannes Focus COPRO Introduces Seven Projects – and Filmmakers With ‘Bold and Distinctive Visions’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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It’s time: Cannes’ Focus COPRO, dedicated to first feature films, has announced this year’s seven projects.

That includes “A Summer Tale” (Germany) directed by Berthold Wahjudi, “Algiers Haze” (France) by Sarra Ryma, Gaël Kamilindi’s “The Zebra’s Shadow” (Switzerland), Laura Obradors’ “The Woodworm” (Spain), Alexandra Matheou’s “Shibboleth” (Cyprus and Greece), “The Snail Automation” by Thien An Nguyen (Vietnam, South Korea) and Dean Wei’s “The Apple Doesn’t Fall…” (China, Germany).

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