Cannes 2018 – tilting at windmills?

Image: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote from Terry Gilliam is the closing night film at Cannes 2018

We are getting used to the lack of Australian films at Cannes, but is there any evidence of a changing selection policy?

Each year the Guardian puts the complete list of features online, which is a handy resource. I looked at the list for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 so see if I could locate any trends.