In Official Competition in Cannes for the Ninth Year in a Row

For the ninth consecutive year, Film i Väst’s co-productions have been selected for the main competition, the Official Competition, at the Cannes Film Festival. Being nominated for the main competition in Cannes, and thus competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or, is highly esteemed in the international film world. It is also an explicit goal of Film i Väst to have a co-production in the Official Selection. Leading the way is Ruben Östlund, who has won two Palme d’Ors for Triangle of Sadness and The Square.

Here are Film i Väst’s co-productions nominated for the Palme d’Or in Cannes:

2025

• Tarik Saleh, Eagles of the Republic

• Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

• Oliver Hermanus, The History of Sound

2024

• Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice

• Magnus von Horn, The Girl with the Needle

2023

• Nuri Bilge Ceylan, About Dry Grasses

2022

• Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness, winner of the Palme d’Or

• Tarik Saleh, Boy from Heaven, winner of Best Screenplay

• Ali Abbasi, Holy Spider

• Cristian Mungiu, R.M.N.

2021

• Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World

2020 (Cannes 2020 Label)

• Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round

• Ninja Thyberg, Pleasure

• Magnus von Horn, Sweat

2019

• Corneliu Porumboiu, The Whistlers

• Jim Jarmusch, The Dead Don’t Die, Opening film

2018

• Nuri Bilge Ceylan, The Wild Pear Tree

• Lars von Trier, The House That Jack Built, Official Selection – Out of Competition

2017

• Ruben Östlund, The Square, Palme d’Or winner