Director Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, Camera d'Or award winner for the film "Ben'imana", director Cristian Mungiu, Palme d'Or award winner for the film "Fjord", next to cast members Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan and Tilda Swinton, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, co-winners of the Best Actor award winner for their roles in the film "Coward", Isaach De Bankole, Jury member of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, Directors Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, co-winners of the Best Director award for the film "La bola negra" (The Black Ball), Director Pawel Pawlikowski, co-winner of the Best Director award for the film "Fatherland", Director Valeska Grisebach, Jury Prize award winner for the film "Das Getraumte Abenteuer" (The Dreamed Adventure - L'Aventure revee), Director Andrey Zvyagintsev, Grand Prix award winner for the film "Minotaur" (Minotaure), Nadine Labaki, on stage during the closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 23, 2026. Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters
CANNES, France—Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or top prize for the second time on Saturday with his Norwegian-set drama that explores clashing cultures, “Fjord.”
This year’s jury president, South Korean director Park Chan-wook, praised the film for helping shed light on understanding different views “in an artistically magnificent manner.”
