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Cannes Film Festival Awards Controversial Docs and Dramas

Updated 2026-05-18 20:05 UTC 2 sources Neutral

At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, Joshua and Rebecca Tickell won the Golden Globes Prize for Documentary with their film ‘Groundswell’. Meanwhile, Cristian Mungiu’s English-language debut ‘Fjord’ received an exuberant standing ovation. Both films premiered during this year's festival.

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Variety

Joshua and Rebecca Tickell Win Golden Globes Prize for Documentary at Cannes Film Festival

Husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Joshua and Rebecca Tickell were jointly awarded the Golden Globes Prize for Documentary in Partnership With Artemis Rising Foundation during the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Their film “Groundswell” follows experts, Indigenous leaders and farm

2026-05-18 19:49 UTC

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Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve Gets An Exuberant 12-Minute Standing Ovation — The Longest Of The Year So Far In Cannes

Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu‘s latest film, Fjord, starring Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), had its world premiere in Cannes tonight and received a 12-minute standing ovation. Fjord marks Mungiu’s English-language debut. In it, the co-stars pl

2026-05-18 19:59 UTC