Italy’s ‘Children of the Monkey,’ Spain’s ‘El Director’ and ‘Wild Is the Wind’ also score top prizes
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'You Don't Belong Here' Courtesy of the Seville European Film Festival Romania’s Florin Şerban added a Seville Golden Giraldillo to a Golden Leopard at Locarno on Saturday, winning Best Film in main competition at the 2026 Seville European Film Festival which also prized Venice New Horizons buzz title “Falling House” and Sweden’s Oscar entry “Adult Supervision.”
Seville’s biggest world premiere, Spain’s “The Director,” also scored a high profile award at a festival which works at multiple levels: a new talent springboard, an industry hub, further recognition for the large number ofEuropean films which partly fly under the radar, and a springboard for European productions breaking out to international sales or consolidating their contention for Oscar International Feature Film shortlist recognition.
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