Films supported by Eurimages received multiple awards at the closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d’Or for Fjord by Cristian Mungiu (a co-production between Romania, France, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden).

The award marks the 12th Palme d’Or in Cannes history for a film supported by the Fund, underscoring its longstanding contribution to excellence in European and international cinema.

Previous Eurimages-supported films to win the coveted Palme d’Or include Triangle of Sadness (2022), Titane (2021), Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), and Dancer in the Dark (2000).

In addition to the Palme d’Or, three other Eurimages-supported productions received awards in the official competition:

• Best Actor – Coward (Belgium, France, Netherlands) by Lukas Dhont – Valentin Campagne & Emmanuel Macchia
• Best Actress – All of a Sudden (France, Japan, Germany, Belgium) by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi – Virginie Efira & Tao Okamoto
• Best Director – Fatherland (Poland, Italy, Germany, France) by Pawel Pawlikowski

Other Cannes sections also singled out Eurimages-supported co-productions.

In the Un Certain Regard section, the top prize was awarded to Everytime (Austria, Germany) by Sandra Wollner and at Critics’ Week the Grand Prix was awarded to La Gradiva (France, Italy) by Marine Atlan, while the SACD Prize went to Dua (Switzerland, France, Kosovo*) by Blerta Basholli.

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.