Three films with African connections were selected for the Un Certain Regard section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Africanews reported.

'Ben'imana', the first feature by Rwandan director Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, is co-produced by Rwanda, Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire and explores community-led trials for justice and reconciliation after the genocide.

'Congo Boy' by Congolese director Rafiki Fariala follows a young aspiring musician whose family fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo and who is pursuing his ambitions in the Central African Republic. French-Moroccan director Laïla Marrakchi's 'La más dulce' ('Strawberries') follows two Moroccan women who travel to Spain for seasonal strawberry-picking work.

The films were included in Un Certain Regard and were not competing for the Palme d'Or, the report noted.