Romanian director Cristian Mungiu claimed his second Palme d'Or at Cannes 2026, joining a group of fewer than ten filmmakers to have achieved the feat in the festival's history.
Mungiu won his second Palme d'Or, nineteen years after his first in 2007.
He joins Coppola and Kusturica in the rare group of double Palme d'Or winners.
Cannes 2026, chaired by Park Chan-wook, was defined by politically charged filmmaking.
Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu claimed his second Palme d'Or at Cannes on Saturday evening, joining an exclusive group of eleven directors in the festival's entire history.
Mungiu is now the 11th director in Cannes history to win two Palmes d'Or.
His first Palme d'Or came in 2007 for '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'.
Romania further cements its status as a leading voice in European art-house cinema.
The Transylvanian winery Jidvei accompanies Romania's presence at the world's most prestigious film festival, bringing its flagship Fetească Regală to the red carpet.
Jidvei is named Romania's official wine at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
Fetească Regală, a native Transylvanian variety, leads the representation.
The partnership gives the winery top-tier international visibility.
The sixth edition of "Open City Hall" gives Bucharest residents a rare chance to explore the historic municipal palace, free of charge, on Saturday 23 May.
The Central Regional Development Agency organised a study visit to the Podkarpackie Voivodeship to learn from Poland's approach to managing European structural funds.
ADR Centru visited Poland's Podkarpackie Voivodeship to study its EU funds absorption model.
The partnership targets more effective integration of European policies at the regional level.
No concrete outcomes from the visit have yet been made public.