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Cannes Film Festival

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Directors with the Most Films in the Contention for the Palme d'Or

This list features directors with the most films in contention at the Cannes Film Festival.

RANK

DIRECTOR

FILMS IN CONTENTION

WINS

1

Ken Loach

15

2

2

Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

10

2

3

Wim Wenders

10

1

4

Nanni Moretti

9

1

5

Lars von Trier

9

1

6

Carlos Saura

9

0

7

Robert Altman

8

1

8

Ethan & Joel Coen

8

0

9

Ettore Scola

8

0

10

Jean-Luc Godard

8

0

11

Jim Jarmusch

8

0

12

Marco Bellocchio

8

0

13

Marco Ferreri

8

0


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References

Wikipedia contributors, 2025. List of Cannes Film Festival records. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cannes_Film_Festival_records#Directors_with_most_films_in_main_competition [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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