The 78th Cannes Film Festival has once again confirmed France’s role as engine and pillar in the co-production of the best international auteur cinema. Indeed, no fewer than 16 feature films that have gone through the selective filter of the Aide aux cinémas du monde fund (co-managed and co-financed by the CNC and the French Institute in order to encourage and support the international co-production of feature films between France and the rest of the world) were selected this year in the various categories of the Croisette–and nine of which won awards, including five in official competition.
The Aide aux cinémas du monde (ACM) was rewarded in the official competition by the Palme d’Or given to It Was Just an Accident [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, the Grand Prize given to Sentimental Value [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Joachim Trier
scheda film] by Norwegian director Joachim Trier, the double Best Directing and Best Actor awards received by The Secret Agent [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, by the Jury Prize given to Sirât [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Óliver Laxe
scheda film] by Spanish director Oliver Laxe and the Special Prize given to Resurrection [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan.

Three other films carrying the ACM label were in official competition: Two Prosecutors [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sergei Loznitsa
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intervista: Tarik Saleh
scheda film] by Swedish director Tarik Saleh, and Renoir [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Chie Hayakawa
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Films that benefited from the Aide aux cinémas du monde also shone bright in Un Certain Regard with the main award going to The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Diego Céspedes
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intervista: Tarzan Nasser
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intervista: Pedro Pinho
scheda film] by fellow Portuguese artist Pedro Pinho. The other ACM titles in Un Certain Regard were Aïcha Can't Fly Away [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Morad Mostafa
scheda film] by Egyptian director Morad Mostafa and Promised Sky [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Erige Sehiri
scheda film] by Tunisian filmmaker Erige Sehiri. Another feature supported by the ACM also had its world premiere in Official selection, in the Cannes Première section: Magellan [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz.

Finally, the Aide aux cinémas du monde rounded off its brilliant Cannes 2025 run in the parallel section, with the Critics’ Week Grand Prize going to A Useful Ghost [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke. The ACM title Sleepless City [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Guillermo Galoe
scheda film] by Spanish director Guillermo Galoe also took part in this competition.

Since its creation in 2012, the Aide aux cinémas du monde has supported 695 projects (590 fiction films, 92 documentaries, 11 animation titles and two hybrid films) of 113 different nationalities.