Overview
- Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord won the Palme d’Or on Sunday, with Mungiu describing the film as a plea for tolerance and marking his second Palme de Oro.
- The Best Director prize was shared ex aequo between Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo for La bola negra and Pawel Pawlikowski for Fatherland, signaling the jury’s intent to spread recognition.
- La bola negra received one of the festival’s longest ovations and is set to open in Spanish cinemas on October 2, while press reports say Netflix has acquired U.S. rights in a deal that remains unconfirmed by the streamer.
- Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur took the Grand Prix and used its acceptance to call for an end to the war in Ukraine, underscoring the festival’s focus on contemporary political themes.
- Federico Luis won the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film with Para los contrincantes, the first Argentine to do so, a recognition that boosts the international profile of Argentine short filmmaking and may widen festival-to-market paths for other films.