CINEMANIA 2026: French-speaking Belgium in the spotlight, tickets on sale

Montreal is about to live twelve days to the rhythm of French-language cinema. From Wednesday, November 4 to Sunday, November 15, 2026, CINEMANIA unfolds its 32nd edition across the city's screens: the Monument-National, the Cineplex Odéon Quartier Latin, the Cinémathèque québécoise, the Cinéma du Musée, the Cinéma du Parc, the Cinéma Beaubien and the Théâtre Outremont. Founded in 1995, the festival has become North America's largest showcase of French-language film.

The opening film is from Quebec: PARADIS, by Jérémy Comte, kicks off the festival on November 4 at the Monument-National. On November 9, the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts hosts the 32nd edition gala, with the preview of Villeneuve: L'ascension d'une légende, by Yan Lanouette Turgeon. The competition jury is co-chaired by Marc Labrèche and Karin Viard.

After Morocco last year, this 32nd edition's guest of honour is French-speaking Belgium. Another highlight: actor Théodore Pellerin receives the CINEMANIA d'Honneur on Wednesday, November 11, at the benefit gala at Auberge Saint-Gabriel. He is also the face of the official poster, drawn from Xavier Dolan's Juste la fin du monde (It's Only the End of the World): the film turns ten this year and gets a special screening during the festival.

New this year: the Journées de la série francophone, from November 2, devoted to series from here and elsewhere. The full programme, unveiled on October 21, lines up features, documentaries and shorts from across the French-speaking world, most screened in their original version with English subtitles.

Tickets are on sale: single tickets, a 6-film Carnet at $82 and the Passeport Cinéphile at $245, for up to 30 screenings, with film reservations through Ticketpro's Flex Pass platform. Information and tickets: festivalcinemania.com. The festival's full fact sheet is on festivaltv.tv.

— Moïse 1er, the Festival Explorer