INTERMEDIATE: Wscripted has launched its sixth Cannes Screenplay List showcasing projects by female and non-binary filmmakers and screenwriters seeking production and financing partners. (scroll down for full list)
The list was launched in partnership with MUBI, a long-time supporter of women in cinema, with recent female-directed acquisitions including the Cannes 2026 Un Certain Regard opener. Teen Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Jane Schoenbrun.
The 30 games on this year’s list include When We Are Sisters by Fatimah Asghar, known for the HBO web series Black Girls again Ms. Marvel on Disney+.
Sri Lankan-British filmmaker Chloe Abrahams is also highlighted for her first narrative feature Before the Echo Made a Soundis in Sri Lanka. He previously made waves with Mango flavorwhich won the British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Documentary and the Audience Award at the BFI London Film Festival.
Angelique Knights, Canadian Screen Award winner as producer of Bria Mack Gets a Lifehe is also nominated for his first feature directorial debut Ecdysisset in the world of music video models during the height of music television in the 2000s.
In a new development, the list was presented to the producers in the new digital platform Wscripted+ with the aim of making the projects of simulation better.
“After five years of handing out projects from the Cannes Screenplay List to producers during the Cannes Film Market, we decided to do things differently in 2026 and let producers get shortlisted directly using the new Wscripted+ technology,” said Ellie Jamen, Founder of Wscripted.
Jamen said Wscripted hopes to shorten development lead times and funding with the new system.
“We are betting on new technologies to remove barriers so that producers can find the right projects that complement their creative work. This is an important part of our work to fight for the amazing projects of women selected on the Cannes Screenplay list”
Recent documented success stories from previous nominees include Jumai Yusuf’s pre-sale Cocoa dollwhich was shortlisted for the Second Cannes Screenplay. It has since been acquired by international sales agent Fearfolks, while Jake Casey and Jonathan Unger are producing.
Photo by Nathalie Marchak A Good Tripnominated for the Inaugural Cannes Screenplay List also announced Shailene Woodley as the leading star with Anonymous Federation and Gabman producing.
Wscripted received 300 applications this year for this year’s list.
Sixth Screenplay List Written in 2026
- Ada and the Doctor, Matison LeBlanc (True Crime Drama, US)
- Batmitzvah for adults, Rachel McKay Steele (Comedy Drama, US)
- Aphrodite’s shadow, Anoula Cilento (Coming of Age Drama, US)
- Arezou, Sophia Kiapos (Historical Drama, US)
- planned, Mithra B. Alavi (Romantic Comedy, US)
- Baby, Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz (Coming of Age Drama, US)
- Before the Echo Made a Sound, Chloe Abrahams (Psychological Mystery Thriller, UK)
- But some of us are brave, Jainaba M. Seckan (Historical Drama, US)
- Death and His Friends, Kudi Maradzika (Family Drama, South Africa)
- Ecdysis, Angelie Knights (Psychological Drama, Canada)
- turn around, Natascha Sofia Snellman (Drama, US)
- Listen, Ran Jing (Psychological Horror, US)
- freedom, Astrid Silvain (Psychological Thriller, France)
- gift girl, Kyla Simone Bruce (Future Crime, UK/Germany)
- Last stop in Q, Suhashini Krishnan (Time Travel Romance, US)
- Melt, Jessica Riches (Psychological Horror Thriller, UK)
- Martha Mustang, Jenny Waldo (Comedy Drama, US)
- party line, Sarah Stunt (Coming of Age Drama, US)
- Punk Never DiesLindsay Stidham (Historical Drama, US)
- Real Men, Jordana Howard and Chris Webster (Psychological Thriller, US)
- Coming to You, Janet Rose Nguyen (Supernatural Horror, Canada)
- Sliding Home, Karyn Peyton (Sports Comedy, US)
- Fruit of Our Wombs, Marina Shron (Psychological Horror, US)
- The Girl Who Cried Wolf, Alicia Herder (Magical Reality Drama, US)
- Manager’s Wife, Jhanvi Motla (Drama, US)
- The Mesopotamia, Esra Saydam, Ramata Sy (Romantic Noir, US)
- The Mysterious Snail’s Wife, Jiwon Lee (Horror, US)
- This is a metaphor, Maia Henkin (Grounded sci-fi romance thriller, US)
- When we were sisters, Fatimah Asghar (Drama, US)
- Woman Hollering, Lindsey Villarreal (Body Horror, US)
