As is the case for this year's Official Competition (Grace of Monaco), Un Certain Regard (Party Girl), and International Critics' Week (FLA), the Directors' Fortnight will open with a French production: Girlhood by Céline Sciamma, whose previous films include Naissance des pieuvres and Tomboy.

The Directors' Fortnight program will also feature a special screening of P'tit Quinquin (Li'l Quinquin), a humorous thriller mini-series by Bruno Dumont made for the broadcaster Arte, with all four episodes to be shown in a single block (4 X 52 mins).

French films in the lineup (including co-productions)
Girlhood by Céline Sciamma
Love at First Fight by Thomas Cailley
Eat Your Bones by Jean-Charles Hue
P'tit Quinquin by Bruno Dumont
Alleluia by Fabrice du Welz (co-production)
National Gallery by Frederick Wiseman (co-production)
Refugiado by Diego Lerman (co-production)
Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem by Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz (co-production)

Short films produced or co-produced by France
8 Balles by Franck Ternier
Cambodia 2099 by Davy Chou
Guy Môquet by Denis Herenger
Man on the Chair by Dahee Jeong (co-production)

The complete lineup can be found on the Directors' Fortnight website.