[3] Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president for the main competition.

[1] The festival opened with The Dead Don't Die by Jim Jarmusch,[8] and closed with The Specials by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano.

Six of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.

[22] The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 26 April 2019.

[23] Soviet Union The Cinéma de la Plage is a part of the Official Selection of the festival.