Overview
- Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi received the Golden Palm for 'Un Simple Accident,' a politically charged film reflecting his experiences in Iranian prison.
- German director Mascha Schilinski won the Jury Prize for 'In die Sonne schauen,' a generational story of four women on a rural German farm.
- Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' a family drama set in Norway, was awarded the Grand Prix, the festival's second-highest honor.
- Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho earned Best Director for 'O Secreto Agente,' a thriller set during Brazil's military dictatorship.
- The festival's final day was briefly disrupted by a power outage, later attributed to arson, but the awards ceremony proceeded as planned.