UPDATE: Outgoing Directors’ Fortnight chief Edouard Waintrop revealed a 20-strong 50th anniversary lineup today that includes a return engagement for some, and a surprise inclusion for one of the most controversial filmmakers ever to hit the Croisette. Gaspar Noé will world premiere his Climax, appearing for the first time in the section after turns in Official Selection with such films as Love, Enter The Void and Irreversible. Climax has been kept close to the vest, with some conflicting information circulating (we will update when we know more).

The Fortnight will open with Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra’s Birds Of Passage. The 1970s-set film about the early days of the drug trade is a return to the section for Guerra whose 2015 Embrace Of The Serpent became Colombia’s first Foreign Language Oscar nominee.

Also notable on the roster are Guillaume Nicloux’s Les Confins Du Monde. His Valley Of Love debuted in Competition in 2015 and starred Gérard Depardieu who is also in the new film. Two films are out of Sundance: Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace with Ben Foster, and Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy, “a delirious fever state of a Nicolas Cage revenge flick,” as described by Deadline’s Joe Utichi.

French helmer Marie Monge makes her Fortnight debut with her debut feature Joueurs starring Tahar Rahim and Stacy Martin. Spanish director Arantxa Echevarria is the other first-timer with Carmen Y Lola.

Also in the mix are two animated features, Mirai from Japan’s Mamoru Hosoda and Samouni Road from Italy’s Stefano Savona. Italy is also repped by the closing film, Troppa Grazia which stars Alba Rohrwacher and is directed by Gianni Zanazi.

The section will also confer the Carosse d’Or to Martin Scorsese with a screening of Mean Streets on May 9.

PREVIOUS: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival’s parallel Directors’ Fortnight section. It’s also the last one to be curated by outgoing artistic/executive director, Edouard Waintrop, whose final selection is being announced this morning. Waintrop, who will be replaced by Paolo Moretti for 2019, has had an impactful run, strengthening and reinvigorating the offerings, routinely snagging films by Competition-ordained filmmakers and introducing new talent to the world stage. This year is expected to be no different. We’re updating the list below as the titles are unveiled, so check back. The Fortnight runs May 9-18.

FEATURE FILMS

Pajaros De Verano (Birds Of Passage), dirs: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra – Opening Film

Amin, dir: Philippe Faucon

Climax, dir: Gaspar Noé

Carmen Y Lola, dir: Arantxa Echevarria

Comprame Un Revolver (Buy Me A Gun), dir: Julio Hernandez Cordon

Les Confins Du Monde, dir: Guillaume Nicloux

El Motoarrebatador (The Snatch Thief), dir: Agustin Toscano

En Liberté, dir: Pierre Salvadori

Joueurs (Treat Me Like Fire), dir: Marie Monge

Leave No Trace, dir: Debra Granik

Los Silencios, dir: Beatriz Seigner

Ming Wang Xing Shi Ke De (The Pluto Moment), dir: Ming Zhang

Mandy, dir: Panos Cosmatos

Mirai, dir: Mamoru Hosoda

Le Monde Est A Toi, dir: Romain Gavras

Petra, dir: Jaime Rosales

Samouni Road, dir: Stefano Savona

Teret (The Load), dir: Ognjen Glavonic

Weldi (Dear Son), dir: Mohamed Ben Attia

Troppa Grazia, dir: Gianni Zanazi – Closing Film

SHORT FILMS

Basses, dir: Félix Imbert

This Magnificent Cake!, dirs: Emma De Swaef, Marc Roels

La Chanson, dir: Tiphaine Raffier

La Lotta, dir: Marco Bellocchio

Las Cruces, dir: Nicolas Boone

La Nuit Des Sacs Plastiques, dir: Gabriel Harel

Our Song To War, dir: Juanita Onzaga

O Órafao, dir: Carolina Makowicz

Skip Day, dir: Patrick Bresnan

Le Sujet, dir: Patrick Bouchard