The annual outdoor Ciné Quartier film event in Cannes, which has become a beloved Riviera-wide summer highlight, returns this June.

It’s that time of the year again: Grab your honey, a blanket and a picnic, head on over to Cannes, and enjoy the wonderful al fresco movies the Mairie de Cannes and its partner Cannes Cinéma have on tap for you. Like its predecessors, this ninth edition of Ciné Quartier presents a stellar lineup of classic and contemporary movies at various open air venues across town all summer long.

The particularly enticing 2016 programme features a well-orchestrated series of cinematographic fan favourites, ranging from box office hits and glam movie stars who habitually grace the red carpet over at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, to diamonds in the raw that are yet waiting for their global breakthrough.

Monday, 27th June – Place Saint Jin-Jin, Cannes

Nous trois ou rien (The Three of Us) by Kheiron with Leïla Bekhti and Gérard Darmon

Monday, 4th July – La Frayère, Cannes La Bocca

Les Minions by Pierre Coffin with the voices of Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet

Monday, 11th July – Gradins du Riou, Cannes

Les Tuches 2 – Le rêve Américain (The American Dream) by Olivier Baroux with Jean-Paul Rouve and Isabelle Nanty

Monday, 18th July, Esplanade Favre Le Bret, Cannes

Jurassic World 3D (original English language version) by Colin Trevorrow with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard

Monday, 25th July – Ranguin, Cannes La Bocca

Le Nouveau Stagiaire (The Intern) by Nancy Meyers with Robert De Niro and Anna Hathaway

Monday, 1st August – Parking Berthelot / République, Cannes

Vice-Versa by Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen with the voices of Charlotte Le Bon and Pierre Niney

Monday, 8th August – Place du marché de Cannes La Bocca

007 Spectre (James Bond) by Sam Mendes with Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux

Tuesday, 16th August – Esplanade Favre Le Bret, Cannes

Star Wars – Le réveil de la force 3D (The Force Awakens – in English language original) by J.J . Abrams with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega

Monday, 22nd August – Lycée Carnot, 90 boulevard Carnot, Cannes

Chocolat by Roschdy Zem with Omar Sy and James Thiérrée

Sunday, 28th August – Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, Cannes

Minuit à Paris by Woody Allen with Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams

Doors open for all Ciné Quartier shows at 9pm, with projections starting at 10pm, except Minuit à Paris which starts at 9pm.

Most shows, unless otherwise noted, are in original French language, although several are rumoured to be subtitled in English. And the best news, all films are free admission. So, see you there!

Lead image © Noom Peerapong; final image courtesy Ville de Cannes