Neon Claims Seventh Consecutive Palme d'Or at Cannes for 'Fjord'

Key Points:

• Cristian Mungiu won his second Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for "Fjord," marking Neon’s seventh consecutive top prize from the festival.
• Neon, a U.S. distributor, continued its dominance at Cannes with pre-festival deals on six competition titles, extending a winning streak that began with Bong Joon Ho’s "Parasite" in 2019.
• "Fjord" is Mungiu’s first film shot in English and Norwegian, reflecting his ongoing themes of globalization and cultural divides, despite the change in setting from his native Romania.
• The Cannes jury, chaired by Park Chan-wook, awarded best actor to Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne for "Coward," best actress to Virginie Efira and Okamoto Tao for "All of a Sudden," and best screenplay to Emmanuel Marre for "A Man of His Time."
• Other major awards included the Grand Prix to Andrey Zvyagintsev’s "Minotaur," the jury prize to Valeska Grisebach’s "The Dreamed Adventure," and best director shared by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for "The Black Ball" and Pawel Pawlikowski for "Fatherland."