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BFI Unveils Great 8 Cannes Slate, Streams Footage May 8

5/7/2026

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The British Film Institute announced the Great 8 lineup for Cannes Market, funded by the British Council and the institute.
The slate includes In Starland, Daughter of Eden, Ancestors, FLORID, Black Church Bay, MASC, Our Share of Sand and Salvation.
Unseen footage will stream online for buyers from Friday 8 May.
Past Great 8 titles Aftersun, I Am Not A Witch and Saint Maud earned awards and strong box-office returns.

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The British Film Institute announced the Great 8 lineup for Cannes Market, funded by the British Council and the institute.
The slate includes In Starland, Daughter of Eden, Ancestors, FLORID, Black Church Bay, MASC, Our Share of Sand and Salvation.
Unseen footage will stream online for buyers from Friday 8 May.
Past Great 8 titles Aftersun, I Am Not A Witch and Saint Maud earned awards and strong box-office returns.