Six films that received funding from the European Union won awards at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which drew to a close on Saturday 23 May. The big winner of the night wasFjörd, by director Cristian Mungiu, whose development was funded by the EU and which won the prestigious Palme d’Or. Two further productions backed […]
Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, winners of Sakharov Prize 2025
The two journalists, imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, are the winners of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2025, which they will receive at a ceremony in the EP on 16 December. Announcing the award in the Chamber on Wednesday, EP President Roberta Metsola said: “By awarding this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of […]