This month, two prominent spring film festivals revealed their extraordinary lineups. The 76th Cannes Film Festival, which will take place May 16-27, and the 22nd Tribeca Film Festival, which will be held June 7-18, are two innovative showcases that celebrate the best in U.S and world cinema and encompass new narrative and documentary films, television programs and industry panels. Congratulations to the following AFI Alumni and Fellow whose projects will premiere at these prestigious festivals this year. If we missed your project, please email us at [email protected] and let us know!

2023 Cannes Film Festival Lineup

In Competition

THE ZONE OF INTEREST – Winner of The Grand Prix

–James Wilson (AFI Class of 1991), Producer

LA CHIMERA

–Christos Dervenis (AFI Class of 2000), Line producer: Switzerland

MAY DECEMBER

–Nicholas Erickson (AFI Class of 2015), Associate Producer

–Thorsten Schumacher (AFI Class of 2001), Executive Producer

–Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), Editor

–Chris Tenzis (AFI Class of 2019), Assistant Editor

Midnight

HYPNOTIC

–Jake Vollmer (AFI Class of 2019), Art Department Assistant

Out of Competition

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

–Melinda Sue Gordon (AFI Class of 1980), Still Photographer

THE IDOL 

–Claudia Ethridge (AFI Class of 2018), Set Designer

2023 Tribeca Film Festival

US Narrative Competition

THE GRADUATES – Winner of the Best Cinematography Award

–Saba Zerehi (AFI Class of 2014), Producer

–Carolina Costa (AFI Class of 2013), Cinematographer

MOUNTAINS – Winner of the U.S. Narrative Feature Special Jury Mention

–Rhianon Jones (AFI Class of 2007), Executive Producer

SMOKING TIGERS – Winner of the Nora Ephron Award Special Jury Mention, Best Performance and Best Screenplay

–Guo Guo (AFI Class of 2020), Producer

–Mengyao Mia Zhang (AFI Class of 2020), Editor

–Yiming Zhao (AFI Class of 2020), Production Designer

–Samantha Gao (AFI Class of 2020), Associate Producer/Production Manager

–Sarah Hyunji Park (AFI Class of 2021), Associate Producer/Production Office Coordinator

Documentary Competition

MAESTRA

–Diane Becker (AFI Class of 2006), Executive Producer

Spotlight Narrative

THE BLACKENING

–Dwjuan F. Fox (AFI Class of 2007), Line Producer/UPM

BUCKY F*CKING DENT

–Jeff Powers (AFI Class of 2009), Cinematographer

CINNAMON

–Ayinde Anderson (AFI Class of 2018), Cinematographer

COLD COPY

–Roxine Helberg (AFI Class of 2011), Writer/Director/Producer

–Arndt-Wulf Peemöller (AFI Class of 2010), Editor

DOWNTOWN OWL

–Maria Freire (AFI Class of 2019), Assistant Editor

ERIC LARUE

–Andrew Wheeler (AFI Class of 2010), Cinematographer

FRESH KILLS

–Ben Hardwicke (AFI Class of 2013), Cinematographer

–Vadim Aynbinder (AFI Class of 2013), Camera Operator

HE WENT THAT WAY

–Sean Bagley (AFI Class of 2015), Cinematographer

LAROY

–Mingjue Hu (AFI Class of 2023), Cinematographer

THE LINE

–Thomas Mahoney (AFI Class of 2008), Co-Executive Producer

–Stefan Weinberger (AFI Class of 2012), Cinematographer

–Dorian Tocker (AFI Class of 2017), Assistant Editor

THE LISTENER

–Anka Malatynska (AFI Class of 2007), Cinematographer

OUR SON

–Bill Oliver (AFI Class of 2005), Writer/Director

THE PERFECT FIND

–Mel Jones (AFI Class of 2010), Executive Producer

Spotlight Documentary

EVERY BODY

–Leah Anova (AFI Class of 2005), Cinematographer

INVISIBLE BEAUTY

–Rick Rosenthal (AFI Class of 1973), Executive Producer

Spotlight+

IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL

–Rhianon Jones (AFI Class of 2007), Co-Executive Producer

Viewpoints

PLAYLAND

–Jo Jo Lam (AFI Class of 2020), Cinematographer

–Dae Hyun Kim (AFI Class of 2020), Steadicam Operator

Midnight

ONE NIGHT WITH ADELA

–Diego Trenas (AFI Class of 2019), Cinematographer

PERPETRATOR

–Sevdije Kastrati (AFI Class of 2011), Cinematographer

Tribeca TV

THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY

–Eli Jorné (AFI Class of 2006), Writer/Executive Producer

Indie Episodic (NOW)

TAKING ROOT: SOUTHEAST ASIAN STORIES OF RESETTLEMENT IN PHILADELPHIA

–Oanh-Nhi Nguyen (AFI Class of 2024), Director/Producer/Creator

Shorts

BELLYBUTTON

–Adam Leene (AFI Class of 2018), Cinematographer

ECSTASY

–Carolina Costa (AFI Class of 2013), Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Executive Producer/Producer

THE K-TOWN KILLER

–Xiyu Lin (AFI Class of 2020), Production Designer

SEALED OFF

–Kees Van Oostrum (AFI Class of 1977), Executive Producer