Raline Shah, Asmara Abigail, Prilly Latuconsina, and Jolene Marie each had their own reason to be at Cannes 2026. Here is what they carried onto the red carpet.

The 79th Cannes Film Festival runs May 12 to 23 on the French Riviera. Twenty-two films compete for the Palme d'Or. Thousands of industry professionals fill the Croisette. And somewhere inside all of that, four Indonesian women walked red carpets that the rest of the world was watching.

Raline Shah. Asmara Abigail. Prilly Latuconsina. Jolene Marie.

Each of them was there for a different reason. Each of them arrived with something specific to carry. And together, on the same week that Indonesia premiered four films at Critics' Week and Kamila Andini made history at the Women in Cinema Gala, they made May 2026 the most concentrated moment of Indonesian presence the Croisette has ever seen.

This is the story of why each of them was there and what they brought with them.

 
Raline Shah: The Red Sea Film Foundation Invited Her. She Arrived in Kebaya.

Raline Shah kebaya Sapto Djojokartiko Chopard Women in Cinema Gala Cannes 2026

Raline Shah attended the Women in Cinema Gala at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 14, 2026, as an official guest of the Red Sea Film Foundation, invited as part of the foundation's campaign activities for the gala. The Women in Cinema initiative celebrates women creatives from the Arab world, Asia, and Africa who are reshaping the global entertainment industry. That is the room Raline was invited into.

It is not a room that invites by accident. The same gala honored Kamila Andini, Genevieve Nnaji, and Laïla Marrakchi. Demi Moore, Rami Malek, Diane Kruger, Alicia Vikander, and Chloé Zhao were in the room. Raline posed alongside Diane Kruger and Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao on the red carpet at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc.

Raline has attended Cannes since 2022, consistently in contexts connected to the film industry rather than celebrity tourism. She is also one of Chopard's Indonesian ambassadors, with Chopard being the official partner of Cannes since 1998, crafting the Palme d'Or in ethical gold. Her Cannes presence is built on both relationships simultaneously.

What she wore on May 14 was a kebaya by Indonesian designer Sapto Djojokartiko, paired with Chopard jewelry. Wearing a kebaya into a room that included the most internationally recognized names in global cinema is not a styling decision. It is a statement about what Indonesia looks like when it belongs in the room.

Raline stated in an official press release: "Indonesia has grown into an important part of the global film industry, with the work of female filmmakers that is truly remarkable. Women in Cinema by the Red Sea Film Foundation at this year's Cannes Film Festival also confirms it, and I am very happy to witness it firsthand."

 
Asmara Abigail: Her Film Got Her There. The Red Carpet Followed.

Asmara Abigail at Cannes 2026. She was invited because her work earned it. That is the cleanest reason to be on this carpet

Asmara Abigail's reason for being at Cannes 2026 is the most direct of the four. She did not attend as a guest of a brand or a foundation. She attended because her film was selected.

Mothers Are Mothering, the Indonesian short film she stars in alongside Happy Salma and Yudi Ahmad Tajudin, is one of four Indonesian films premiering at Critics' Week through the Next Step Studio Indonesia 2026 program. Critics' Week, or La Semaine de la Critique, is one of the oldest and most respected parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival, dedicated to first and second films. This year, for the first time in its history, it chose Indonesia as its country of focus for the Next Step Studio initiative.

The film, directed by Khozy Rizal and Singaporean filmmaker Lam Li Shuen, follows a woman trapped in an abusive marriage who reconnects with a former lover. The story deliberately blurs the line between reality and imagination. Director Khozy Rizal chose Asmara Abigail because she, Happy Salma, and Yudi Ahmad Tajudin have the range to hold that blurring together across the film's runtime.

Asmara Abigail has been one of Indonesia's most consistent screen performers for over a decade. She starred in Joko Anwar's Satan's Slaves and Impetigore, received three Citra Award nominations including one for Kamila Andini's Yuni, and was selected for Berlinale Talents in 2023. Her presence on the Croisette is not a debut. It is an arrival that her filmography has been building toward for years.

 
Prilly Latuconsina: She Brought a Pocong to Cannes and Made It a Conversation.

Prilly Latuconsina black velvet gown Cannes Film Festival 2026 Holy Crowd Critics Week Indonesia

Prilly Latuconsina arrived at Cannes on May 13, 2026, wearing a black velvet halter neck gown paired with bold gold accessories, carrying with her one of the most unexpected premises to arrive at the Croisette this year: a film about a pocong who becomes a symbol of public attention, exploitation, and collective delusion.

Holy Crowd, directed by M. Reza Fahriyansyah and Ananth Subramaniam, is one of the four Indonesian short films selected for Critics' Week through the Next Step Studio Indonesia 2026 program. Prilly plays Ratna, a woman who mysteriously rises from the dead during her own funeral procession. Instead of returning to ordinary life, her body is believed by the surrounding community to have the power to bring miraculous healing. What follows is a satire about public attention, social exploitation, and how quickly a person can be turned into a symbol by the people around them.

Prilly described the film's appeal directly: "What attracted me most was not the horror aspect, but how the human behavior around Ratna felt very realistic. This film is about public attention, exploitation, and how someone can suddenly be turned into a symbol by society. Sometimes people are not actually interested in the person. They are interested in the attention."

That is not the kind of analysis you hear from a celebrity at a red carpet. It is the kind of analysis you hear from an actress who chose this role for what it says about the world it was made in.

Prilly attended Cannes alongside Omara Esteghlal and fellow Indonesian talents Agnes Naomi, Yusuf Mahardika, and Nazyra C. Noer, visiting the Indonesian Cinema booth and connecting with producers and filmmakers at the festival. Her presence at Cannes reflects a broader shift in how Indonesian actors are engaging with international film platforms, not as tourists of the red carpet but as participants in the industry conversation that happens beyond it.

 
Jolene Marie: She Attended a Palme d'Or Premiere and Wore Intan Avantie to It.

Jolene Marie black kebaya Intan Avantie Cannes 2026 Gentle Monster world premiere Palme d'Or

Jolene Marie made her Cannes Film Festival debut on May 15, 2026, attending the world premiere of Gentle Monster at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, Palais des Festivals. The film, directed by Austrian auteur Marie Kreutzer and starring Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve, is competing for the Palme d'Or at the 79th edition of the festival. It received a six-minute standing ovation at its premiere and is considered one of the strongest competition titles of 2026.

Jolene was invited as a public figure and Indonesian entertainment talent to attend the premiere and walk the red carpet of one of the official Palme d'Or competition screenings. Her profile made the invitation make sense. Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu is Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2019 and Runner-Up Puteri Indonesia 2019, who represented Indonesia at Miss International 2019 in Tokyo and finished in the Top 8. She has been active in acting, presenting, entertainment, and international forums since 2007.

What she chose to wear to the Gentle Monster premiere made the night more than a red carpet appearance. Jolene arrived in a black kebaya designed by Indonesian designer Intan Avantie, bringing Indonesian cultural identity to the Palme d'Or competition red carpet.

Four women. Four completely different paths to the same French Riviera. Raline through a decade of building her international network and her relationship with the Red Sea Film Foundation. Asmara through the kind of screen work that earns a seat at Critics' Week. Prilly through a film about a pocong that became a social satire good enough for the same program. Jolene through an invitation to the main competition premiere of one of Cannes 2026's most discussed films.

Indonesia did not send a delegation to Cannes this year. It did not need to. It arrived through the individual work of the people who earned their place on the Croisette one decision at a time.

 
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The Croisette Is Still Running Until May 23.
Cannes Film Festival 2026 runs until May 23 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. Follow the full Indonesian presence at @festivaldecannes. The Palme d'Or is awarded on May 23.

Sources of Photos
All photography from the Cannes Film Festival 2026 red carpet was sourced from official festival, brand, and talent documentation.

Festival de Cannes Official Instagram — @festivaldecannes

Asmara Abigail Official Instagram — @asmaraabigail

Jolene Marie Official Instagram — @joleneemarie

Prilly Latuconsina Official Instagram — @prillylatuconsina

Raline Shah Offical Instagram - @ralineshah