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Fjord by Romania’s Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes’ top prize
Business World Philippines
|May 25, 2026
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.
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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.”
Celebrities including Geena Davis, who was featured on this year’s festival poster in a shot from 1991’s Thelma & Louise, as well as Tilda Swinton and Gael Garcia Bernal appeared on stage to introduce the prizes in a ceremony that was largely free of politics and full of praise for cinema.
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This story is from the May 25, 2026 edition of Business World Philippines.
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