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Karlovy Vary
The main award of the festival, the Crystal Globe, went to "Mýrin" (Jar City) an Icelandic-German coproduction directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The Ecumenical Jury awarded the Russian film "Prostye veš?i" (Simple Things) by Aleksej Popogrebskij which also won the FIPRESCI Prize.
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Cannes
In its 60th anniversary, the Golden Palm was awarded to a Romanian film for the first time: "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 3 Days" by Cristian Mungiu. The Ecumenical Jury choose Fatih Akin's "Edge of Heaven" (Auf der anderen Seite) as its winner.
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Locarno
Locarno 2005 was particularly important for INTERFILM. The organization, founded in Paris in 1955, celebrated its 50th anniversary there.
Awards
Current issues
At the 57th film festival Visions du Réel in Nyon the Interreligious Jury has awarded its Prize to the documentary "Dentro" by Elsa Amiel.
Jacqueline Jansen’s ‘Sechswochenamt’ won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the achtung berlin 2026 film festival. The jury awarded a Special Mention to Katrin Sikora’s documentary ‘Schwarze Häuser’.