16 of Cannes’ Hottest Directors, From Pedro Almodóvar to Céline Sciamma (Exclusive Photos)

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Pedro Almodóvar, "Pain and Glory"

Photographed by Nico Bustos in Madrid for TheWrap

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Abel Ferrara, "Tommaso"

Photographed by Paolo Santambrogio in Rome for TheWrap

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Jérémy Clapin, "I Lost My Body"

Photographed by Hélène Cica in Paris for TheWrap

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Danielle Lessovitz, "Port Authority"

Photographed by Hélène Zünd in Brooklyn for TheWrap

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Xavier Dolan, "Matthias & Maxime"

Photographed by Shayne Laverdière in Montreal for TheWrap

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Pippa Bianco, "Share"

Photographed by Jai Lennard in New York City for TheWrap

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Céline Sciamma, "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"

Photographed by Thomas Laisné in Paris for TheWrap

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Ira Sachs, "Frankie"

Photographed by Rick Wenner in New York City for TheWrap

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Asif Kapadia, "Diego Maradona"

Self-portrait Photographed in Darjeeling, India for TheWrap

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Werner Herzog, "Family Romance, LLC"

Photographed by Lena Herzog on a train between Tokyo and the Aomori Prefecture, Japan for TheWrap

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Justine Triet, "Sibyl"

Photographed by Kris Dewitte in Paris for TheWrap

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Bas Devos, "Ghost Tropic"

Photographed by Kris Dewitte in Paris for TheWrap

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Corneliu Porumboiu, "The Whistlers"

Photographed by Cornel Brad in Budapest for TheWrap

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Kantemir Balagov, "Beanpole"

Photographed by Anna Temerina in Moscow for TheWrap

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Midi Z (with actress/screenwriter Wu Ke-Xi), "Nina Wu"

Photographed by Kris Dewitte in Taipei for TheWrap

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Dexter Fletcher, "Rocketman"

Photographed by Gavin Bond in London for TheWrap

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In Memoriam
Agnès Varda, 1928-2018
13 times in the official selection, Honorary Palme d'Or in 2015

Photographed by Shayan Asgharnia in Los Angeles, October 2017 for TheWrap

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