Romanian director Mungiu wins Cannes Palme d'Or with 'Fjord'; Spanish duo Ambrossi and Calvo take Best Direction

At the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu claimed his second Palme d'Or for 'Fjord,' a film that turns its gaze on the mechanics of fundamentalism across cultures and creeds. The award places him among a rare few who have twice convinced cinema's most demanding jury that their work belongs at the summit of the art form. Spanish duo Los Javis took Best Director, affirming that European cinema continues to find urgent, inventive ways to reckon with the anxieties of the present moment. Together, the prizes suggest a festival that chose, deliberately, to honor films willi