Artists invited to the Lumière festival

Actors, directors, or producers of the 2026 program films or cinema-loving artists will be at the Lumière festival to introduce screenings!

Joel and Ethan Coen, Lumière Award 2026, will introduce 
Meeting with Joel and Ethan Coen on Friday, October 16 at 3pm at the Théâtre des Célestins.
Lumière Award ceremony, followed by Inside Llewyn Davis on Friday, October 16 at 7:45pm at the Convention Centre.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? on Saturday, October 17 at 4pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Blood Simple on Saturday, October 17 at 4:45pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).
No Country for Old Men on Saturday, October 17 at 5:15pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 3).
Coen brothers All-Nighter: Fargo, No Country for Old Men, Raising Arizona, Burn After Reading on Saturday, October 17 at 8:45pm at Halle Tony Garnier.
The Big Lebowski on Sunday, October 18 at 3pm at Halle Tony Garnier.

Joel Coen will introduce
The Tragedy of Macbeth on Friday, October 16 at 11:15am at Cinéma Comœdia.

Ethan Coen will introduce
Honey Don't! on Friday, October 16 at 11:15am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).

Frances McDormand will introduce
The Tragedy of Macbeth on Friday, October 16 at 11:15am at Cinéma Comœdia.
Blood Simple on Saturday, October 17 at 4:45pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).

Tsui Hark will introduce
Conversation with Tsui Hark on Sunday, October 11 at 11am at Pathé Bellecour.
Peking Opera Blues on Sunday, October 11 at 3pm at Cinéma Comœdia.
Time and Tide on Sunday, October 11 at 7pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
Once Upon a Time in China on Sunday, October 11 at 8pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Shanghai Blues on Monday, October 12 at 11am at Lumière Terreaux.
Peking Opera Blues on Monday, October 12 at 2:30pm at UGC Astoria.
Once Upon a Time in China on Monday, October 12 at 8pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).

Agnès Jaoui will introduce
Family Resemblances on Monday, October 12 at 2pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).
The Taste of Others on Monday, October 12 at 7:30pm at Auditorium of Lyon.
Look at Me on Tuesday, October 13 at 4:15pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Family Resemblances on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:45pm at Cinéma Comœdia.
Crescendo on Tuesday, October 13 at 8:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 3).
Meeting with Agnès Jaoui on her cinephilia on Wednesday, October 14 at 2:30pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Surprise screening selected by Agnès Jaoui on Wednesday, October 14 at 4:30pm and 4:45pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).
Look at Me on Wednesday, October 14 at 5:30pm at UGC Astoria.

Zhang Ziyi will introduce
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on Sunday, October 11 at 3pm at Halle Tony Garnier.
The Grandmaster on Sunday, October 11 at 5pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Meeting with Zhang Ziyi (followed by Poem) on Monday, October 12 at 3pm at Pathé Bellecour.
The Road Home on Monday, October 12 at 4:45pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).
The Grandmaster on Monday, October 12 at 7:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
The Road Home on Tuesday, October 13 at 10:45am at Cinéma Comœdia.

Todd Haynes will introduce
Far from Heaven on Sunday, October 11 at 2:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).
Poison on Sunday, October 11 at 8:30pm at Cinéma Comœdia.
I'm Not There on Monday, October 12 at 5:15pm at Cinéma Comœdia.
Safe on Monday, October 12 at 6:45pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Meeting with Todd Haynes on Tuesday, October 13 at 11am at Pathé Bellecour.
I'm Not There on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:15pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
Far from Heaven on Tuesday, October 13 at 8pm at Le Zola/Villeurbanne.
Safe on Wednesday, October 14 at 2:45pm at UGC Astoria.
Surprise screening selected by Todd Haynes on Wednesday, October 14 at 7pm and 7:15pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).
Poison on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Far from Heaven on Thursday, October 15 at 10:45am at Cinéma Comœdia.

Nadine Labaki will introduce
Caramel on Wednesday, October 14 at 2:45pm at Cinéma Comœdia.
Where Do We Go Now? on Wednesday, October 14 at 5pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Capernaum on Wednesday, October 14 at 8pm at UGC Astoria.
Meeting with Nadine Labaki on Thursday, October 15 at 11am at Pathé Bellecour.
Caramel on Thursday, October 15 at 5pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Capernaum on Thursday, October 15 at 8pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).
Where Do We Go Now? on Friday, October 16 at 11am at Lumière Terreaux.

Robert Eggers will introduce
Meeting with Robert Eggers on Friday, October 16 at 10:45am at Pathé Bellecour.
Nosferatu on Friday, October 16 at 2:15pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).
Robert Eggers All-Nighter: The Witch, The Lighthouse, Nosferatu on Friday, October 16 at 10:30pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
The Lighthouse on Saturday, October 17 at 11:15am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).

Wim Wenders will introduce
Summer in the City on Friday, October 16 at 2pm at Lumière Terreaux.
The First Image – Wim Wenders on Saturday, October 17 at 10:15am at Pathé Bellecour.
From Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter Zumthor on Saturday, October 17 at 2:15pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).

Bérénice Bejo will introduce
Alice on Sunday, October 18 at 10:45am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Irène Jacob will introduce
O Brother, Where Art Thou? on Sunday, October 11 at 4:30pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
Barton Fink on Monday, October 12 at 11:15am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).
A Special Day on Thursday, October 15 at 1:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
The Drift on Saturday, October 17 at 11:45am at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Alice on Sunday, October 18 at 10:45am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Abel Ferrara will introduce
Bad Lieutenant on Sunday, October 11 at 2:30pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Zeros and Ones on Sunday, October 11 at 8:30pm at Lumière Terreaux.

Bernard Lavilliers will introduce
Conversation and presentation of his new album on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:45pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Claude Lelouch will introduce
A Man and a Woman on Tuesday, October 13 at 8pm at UGC Astoria.
A Man and a Woman on Wednesday, October 14 at 11:30am at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
A Man and a Woman on Thursday, October 15 at 11:15am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).

Daniel Kamwa will introduce
Pousse-pousse on Friday, October 16 at 4:30pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Pousse-pousse on Saturday, October 17 at 11:15am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Chen Kun-hou will introduce
Osmanthus Alley on Monday, October 12 at 5pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Osmanthus Alley on Tuesday, October 13 at 4:30pm and 4:45pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Laurent Heynemann will introduce
Les Mois d'avril sont meurtriers on Friday, October 16 at 4:45pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Les Mois d'avril sont meurtriers on Saturday, October 17 at 9:30am at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Radu Mihaileanu will introduce
Train of Life on Thursday, October 15 at 6:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
Train of Life on Friday, October 16 at 10:45am at Cinéma Comœdia.
Train of Life on Saturday, October 17 at 1:30pm at UGC Astoria.

Costa-Gavras will introduce
Never on Sunday on Monday, October 12 at 4:30pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Hanna K. et Music Box - Ce passé qui ne passe pas, Hanna K. et Music Box - Ce passé qui ne passe pas on Tuesday, October 13 at 3:45pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Hanna K. et Music Box - Ce passé qui ne passe pas, Hanna K. et Music Box - Ce passé qui ne passe pas on Wednesday, October 14 at 11am at Lumière Terreaux.

Javier Bardem will introduce
The Beloved on Saturday, October 17 à 10:30am at Pathé Bellecour (3e salle).

Caleb Deschanel will introduce
Meeting with Caleb Deschanel on Thursday, October 15 at 3pm at Pathé Bellecour.
Wildwood on Thursday, October 15 at 4:45pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).

Rafiki Fariala will introduce
Congo Boy on Sunday, October 18 at 2:15pm at Cinéma Comœdia.

Wim Wenders will introduce
From Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter Zumthor on Saturday, October 17 at 2:15pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).

Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard and Denis Ménochet will introduce
Karma on Wednesday, October 14 at 7pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).

Bérenger Thouin will introduce
That Golden Age on Saturday, October 17 at 7:15pm at Lumière Terreaux.

Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi will introduce
The Black Ball on Tuesday, October 13 at 8:45pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Daniel Auteuil and Reinartz will introduce
When the Night Falls on Saturday, October 17 at 8:15pm at Cinéma Comœdia.

Lukas Dhont, Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne will introduce
Coward on Saturday, October 17 at 8:15pm at UGC Astoria.

Christophe Honoré, Paul Kircher and Malou Khebizi will introduce
Orange-Flavoured Wedding on Saturday, October 17 at 6:45pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Andreï Zviaguintsev will introduce
Minotaur on Sunday, October 11 at 5:30pm at Cinéma Comœdia.

Laszlo Nemes, Gilles Lellouche and Olivier Demangel will introduce
Moulin on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).

Lee Chang-dong will introduce
Possible Love on Thursday, October 15 at 7:30pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Brad Bird will introduce
Ray Gunn on Wednesday, October 14 at 4:30pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Jean-Gabriel Périot and Alice Diop will introduce
A Life, A Manifesto on Saturday, October 17 at 4:30pm at Lumière Terreaux.

Stéphane Audiard (novelist) will introduce
Burn After Reading on Thursday, October 15 at 8pm at Cinéma MDP/Pierre-Bénite.
Splendor on Friday, October 16 at 4:45pm at Cinéma Comœdia.
Fargo on Friday, October 16 at 8:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 3).
Rollerball on Friday, October 16 at 9:15pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Ugly, Dirty and Bad on Saturday, October 17 at 2:30pm at Cinéma St-Denis.
Gone to Earth on Sunday, October 18 at 10:45am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
Burn After Reading on Sunday, October 18 at 11:15am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).

Emmanuel Barnault will introduce
Jane comédienne on Sunday, October 18 at 10:30am and 10:45am at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Patricia Barsanti (Société Cinématographique Lyre) will introduce
Run, Man, Run on Sunday, October 11 at 5pm at Lumière Bellecour.
Run, Man, Run on Tuesday, October 13 at 9:30pm and 9:45pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Romain Baudéan will introduce
D'autres vies que la sienne on Saturday, October 17 at 4:45pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Margaret Bodde (The Film Foundation) will introduce
Anything Goes – Tops is the Limit on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:15pm at Lumière Terreaux.
Gone to Earth on Wednesday, October 14 at 9am at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Gone to Earth on Thursday, October 15 at 6pm at Lumière Terreaux.

Olivier Bomsel (author of Toto) will introduce
Tontaine et Tonton, Soin thanatos on Monday, October 12 at 2:15pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Venus Beauty Institute on Monday, October 12 at 6:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
Venus Beauty Institute on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:15am at Cinéma Comœdia.

Frida Beineix will introduce
Betty Blue on Sunday, October 11 at 8pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
Betty Blue on Monday, October 12 at 5:15pm at Lumière Terreaux.

Serge Bromberg (Blackhawk Films) will introduce
Tempest on Friday, October 16 at 2pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Christian Carion (filmmaker, Lumière 2026 ambassador) will introduce
Miller's Crossing on Sunday, October 11 at 10:45am at Cinéma Comœdia.
The Easy Life on Sunday, October 11 at 11:15am at Cinéma Comœdia.
Fargo on Sunday, October 11 at 5pm at UGC Ciné Cité Part-Dieu.
No Country for Old Men on Monday, October 12 at 2:15pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
Miller's Crossing on Monday, October 12 at 4pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
A Serious Man on Monday, October 12 at 7pm at Écully Cinéma - Centre Culturel/Écully.
The Man Who Wasn't There on Tuesday, October 13 at 10:45am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
The Easy Life on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:15am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
The Unbearable Lightness of Being on Tuesday, October 13 at 2pm at UGC Astoria.
The Thomas Crown Affair on Tuesday, October 13 at 8pm at Ciné Mourguet/Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon.
The Pizza Triangle / Jealousy, Italian Style on Friday, October 16 at 11am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
The Deer Hunter on Friday, October 16 at 1:30pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
Zorba the Greek on Sunday, October 18 at 10:45am at Cinéma Comœdia.

Émilie Cauquy (Cinémathèque française) will introduce
Zouzou on Sunday, October 11 at 11:30am and 11:45am at Institut Lumière (Villa).
Zouzou on Tuesday, October 13 at 1:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Camille Chamoux présentera
The Barber - L'Homme qui n'était pas là on Wednesday, October 14 at 9:30pm21h30 at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Joël Chapron (film historian, specialist in Eastern European cinema, Lumière 2026 ambassador) will introduce
Agnès of God on Sunday, October 11 at 8pm at UGC Astoria.
Moonstruck on Monday, October 12 at 10:45am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Fiddler on the Roof on Monday, October 12 at 5pm at UGC Astoria.
1984 on Monday, October 12 at 7:30pm at Lumière Bellecour.
Agnès of God on Monday, October 12 at 9:30pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).
Erotikon on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:30am at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Jesus Christ Superstar on Tuesday, October 13 at 2:15pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
From Saturday to Sunday on Wednesday, October 14 at 9:30am and 9:45am at Institut Lumière (Villa).
Birds, Orphans and Fools on Wednesday, October 14 at 11:15am at Cinéma Comœdia.
Rollerball on Wednesday, October 14 at 5:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
A Soldier's Story on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:15pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
1984 on Thursday, October 15 at 11:15am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
Ecstasy on Thursday, October 15 at 2pm and 2:15pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).
Birds, Orphans and Fools on Thursday, October 15 at 4:15pm and 4:30pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).
The Bouquinquant Brothers on Thursday, October 15 at 6:15pm and 6:30pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).
The Opportunists on Saturday, October 17 at 10:45am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
The Bonnadieu House on Saturday, October 17 at 1:45pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Jesus Christ Superstar on Saturday, October 17 at 5:45pm at UGC Astoria.
The Cincinnati Kid on Saturday, October 17 at 10pm at Lumière Terreaux.
Agnès of God on Sunday, October 18 at 9am at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
The Bouquinquant Brothers on Sunday, October 18 at 2pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Teesha Cherian (Film Heritage Foundation, India) will introduce
The Pure One on Wednesday, October 14 at 6pm at Lumière Terreaux.
The Pure One on Thursday, October 15 at 1:45pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Nathalie Chifflet (French Film Critics Union) will introduce
Delusions of Grandeur on Sunday, October 11 at 10:45am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).

Arthur Chu (Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute) will introduce
Osmanthus Alley on Monday, October 12 at 5pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
Osmanthus Alley on Tuesday, October 13 at 4:30pm and 4:45pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Spencer Collantes (Clockwork) will introduce
Ken Russell's the Devils on Monday, October 12 at 9:30pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Ken Russell's the Devils on Tuesday, October 13 at 4:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).

Catherine Corsini will introduce
The Deer Hunter on Sunday, October 11 at 5:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 3).

Bianca Dantas (Filmothèque Distribution) will introduce
Shanghai Express on Saturday, October 10 at 4:30pm and 4:45pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).
Shanghai Express on Sunday, October 11 at 8:45pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Marc Daquin will introduce
The Bouquinquant Brothers on Wednesday, October 14 at 8:30pm at Lumière Bellecour.
The Opportunists on Thursday, October 15 at 2pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
The Mark of the Day on Thursday, October 15 at 11:15am at Cinéma Comœdia.

Laurent Delmas (journalist, film critic and author, Lumière 2026 ambassador) will introduce
The Insect Woman on Tuesday, October 13 at 5pm at Cinéma Comœdia.
What Time is It on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
O Brother, Where Art Thou? on Tuesday, October 13 at 8:30pm at Cinéma St-Denis.
Miller's Crossing on Tuesday, October 13 at 9:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).
True Grit on Wednesday, October 14 at 10:45am at Cinéma Comœdia.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? on Wednesday, October 14 at 8pm at Les Amphis/Vaulx-en-Velin.
Blood Simple on Wednesday, October 14 at 9:30pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
The Drift on Thursday, October 15 at 10:45am at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
Raising Arizona on Thursday, October 15 at 2:30pm at Ciné Toboggan/Décines.
Raising Arizona on Friday, October 16 at 2:30pm at Cinéma Comœdia.
Wrong Again, That's My Wife, Big Business, Double Whoopee on Saturday, October 17 at 2:30pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).
Shanghai Express on Saturday, October 17 at 3:45pm at UGC Astoria.
The Night in Varennes on Saturday, October 17 at 5pm at CinéDuchère.
Barton Fink on Sunday, October 18 at 1:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).
We All Loved Each Other So Much on Sunday, October 18 at 2:30pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).
What Time is It on Sunday, October 18 at 4:15pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Audrey Diwan will introduce
A Special Day on Saturday, October 17 at 11am at UGC Astoria.

Shivendra Singh Dungarpur (Film Heritage Foundation, India) will introduce
The Pure One on Wednesday, October 14 at 6pm at Lumière Terreaux.
The Pure One on Thursday, October 15 at 1:45pm at Institut Lumière (Hangar).

Thibaut Evrard will introduce
Alice on Sunday, October 18 at 10:45am at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 2).

Gian Luca Farinelli (Cineteca di Bologna) will introduce
Ugly, Dirty and Bad on Sunday, October 11 at 11:30am at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Ugly, Dirty and Bad on Monday, October 12 at 5pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 1).

Léo Favier will introduce
Beauty and Collapse on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:45am and 12pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Marina Foïs will introduce
D'autres vies que la sienne on Saturday, October 17 at 4:45pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).

James Franco will introduce
True Grit on Saturday, October 17 at 7:45pm at UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (Screen 2).

Heleen Gerritsen (Deutsche Kinemathek) will introduce
Epilogue on Wednesday, October 14 at 2pm at Lumière Terreaux.
Epilogue on Thursday, October 15 at 9am and 9:15am at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Pierre-Henri Gibert will introduce
The First Image – Wim Wenders on Saturday, October 17 at 10:15am at Pathé Bellecour.

Hippolyte Girardot will introduce
Zorba the Greek on Saturday, October 17 at 7pm at Pathé Bellecour (Screen 1).

Laurence Hagège (50th anniversary of André Malraux's death) will introduce
Days of Hope on Thursday, October 15 at 4pm at Lumière Terreaux.
Days of Hope on Friday, October 16 at 9:30am and 9:45am at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Jen Hashida (NBC Universal / Universal US) will introduce
Anything Goes – Tops is the Limit on Monday, October 12 at 9am at Institut Lumière (Hangar).
Anything Goes – Tops is the Limit on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:15pm at Lumière Terreaux.

Hernani Heffner (Cinemateca Rio de Janeiro) will introduce
The Drunkard on Monday, October 12 at 2:30pm at Lumière Terreaux.
The Drunkard on Tuesday, October 13 at 9am and 9:15am at Institut Lumière (Villa).

Fabio Herbst (Murnau Stiftung) will introduce
Secrets of a Soul on Wednesday, October 14 at 2:15pm and 2:30pm at Institut Lumière (Villa).