Critique : AMS – Work Must Be - Diagonale 2026

Written by Tilek Cherikov and produced by Studio Oymo, the Kyrgyz project was honoured at the close of the pitching sessions, while French series R91 picked up the Buyers Upfront Award

The Serbo-Croatian project I Was Told to Save the World and the Polish effort House in a Bottle stood out on the winners’ list, with two awards apiece

Toplined by Élodie Bouchez, Soko and Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, the mini-series directed by Eva Husson stood tall among the six titles presented by Unifrance

The producer from the programme's guest country states he witnessed how images can flatten a country into a single story

The streamer’s head of original programmes Sarah Aubrey is gambling on Domingo Corral and the duo Alberto Rodrigues – Rafael Cobos in Spain, and on the creators of Dark in Germany

Produced by WILD FILMMAKER and directed by Michele Diomà, the movie “combines the production and aesthetic principles of the Nouvelle Vague with AI animation”

The FERA head reflects on her transition from the publishing sector to the audiovisual field, on the challenges linked to AI and on the uncertainties surrounding the future Agora programme

Mercedes Afonso’s documentary is a sensitive, optimistic and moving portrait of autism, shaped by the filmmaker’s deep love for her son Airam