Det er disse film og instruktører, der konkurrerer om Guldpalmen på årets filmfestival i Cannes:
* Amour (Love) - Michael Haneke
* Baad El Mawekaa (After The Battle) - Yousry Nasrallah
* Cosmopolis - David Cronenberg
* Da-Reun Na-Ra-E-Suh (In Another Country) - Hong Sangsoo
* De Rouille Et D'os (Rust and Bone) - Jacques Audiard
* Do-Nui Mat (The Taste Of Money) - Im Sang-Soo
* Dupã Dealuri (Beyond The Hills) - Cristian Mungiu
* Holy Motors - Leos Carax
* Jagten - Thomas Vinterberg
* Killing Them Softly - Andrew Dominik
* Lawless - John Hillcoat
* Like Someone In Love - Abbas Kiarostami
* Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson
* Mud - Jeff Nichols
* On The Road - Walter Salles
* Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love) - Ulrich Seidl
* Post Tenebras Lux - Carlos Reygadas
* Reality - Matteo Garrone
* The Angels' Share - Ken Loach
* The Paperboy - Lee Daniels
* V Tumane (In The Fog) - Sergei Loznitsa
* Vous N'avez Encore Rien Vu (You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!) - Alain Resnais