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AWARDS FOR GERMAN FILMS & CO-PRODUCTIONS IN CANNES 2026

Awards

79th Festival de Cannes (May 12-23, 2026)

In Competition – Jury Prize
THE DREAMED ADVENTURE (DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER) by Valeska Grisebach (DE/FR/BG/AT, Komplizen Film, New Matter Films

In Competition – Grande Prize
MINOTAUR by Andrey Zvyagintsev (FR/DE/LV, Razor Film Produktion)

In Competition – Best Director
Pawel Pawlikowski  for FATHERLAND (VATERLAND) (PL/DE/IT/FR, Nine Hours)

Un Certain Regard Prize
EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner (AT/DE, The Barricades)

Un Certain Regard - Jury Prize
ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG (ELEFANTEN IM NEBEL) by Abinash Bikram Shah (NP/DE/BR/FR/NO, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Zischlermann Filmproduktion)

La Semaine de la Critique – CANAL+ Award for Short Film
“VATERLAND” OR A BULE NAMED YANTO („VATERLAND" ODER EIN BULE NAMENS YANTO) by Berthold Wahjudi (DE/ID, madfilms)