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Cannes Film Festival Awards Romanian Director

Updated 2026-05-24 06:05 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the top film prize at Cannes for 'Fjord', marking his second victory. The jury, led by Park Chan-Wook, struggled to decide on other categories.

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Al Jazeera
This marks the second time that Romanian director Cristian Mungiu has won the prestigious prize.
2026-05-23 20:35 UTC
Deadline
What’s historically been great about the Cannes jury press conference at the end of the festival is that it provides a window into what this conclave was thinking and the choices made for award selections. However, few reporters got the chance to ask hard hitting questions, and the jury was st
2026-05-23 20:56 UTC
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