Cannes press conference for 'Fjord' posted on YouTube

Festival de Cannes posted the English-language press conference for Cristian Mungiu’s Competition title “FJORD” on YouTube on May 21, 2026, according to the festival’s channel. The video appears under the title “FJORD - Press conference - English - Cannes 2026” and carries the YouTube ID e5EbL8jzqc0. The upload adds the film’s full Q&A session to the festival’s public-facing coverage, which also includes red-carpet streams, photocalls and other official events. ### Which “Fjord” video was posted? The Festival de Cannes YouTube channel lists the clip as “FJORD - Press conference - English - Cannes 2026.” YouTube’s page shows it was published on May 21, 2026, and the channel is the festival’s official account. A separate Festival de Cannes media-library entry refers to the same event as “Fjord by Cristian Mungiu, Press Conference.” That page says it was published on May 19, 2026, indicating the press conference was already part of the festival’s own video archive before the YouTube posting surfaced on Thursday. (youtube.com) ### Who is attached to the film at Cannes? Festival de Cannes identifies “FJORD” as a film directed by Cristian Mungiu and lists it in the 2026 Official Selection. (youtube.com) The festival’s film page says the production countries are Romania, France, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and gives the running time as 146 minutes. The festival’s editorial coverage describes “Fjord” as Mungiu’s first foreign-language film and says he returned to Competition nearly two decades after winning the Palme d’Or for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.” The same festival page names cast members including Lisa Carlehed, Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve in connection with the Cannes appearance. (festival-cannes.com) ### When did “Fjord” appear in the Cannes schedule? (festival-cannes.com) Festival de Cannes’ official live schedule for May 18 listed “FJORD de CRISTIAN MUNGIU” on the red-steps program at 6:00 p.m. and again in the evening “Rang I” lineup at 9:25 p.m. The schedule places the film among that day’s official festival events. The media-library entry for the press conference was then published on May 19, according to the festival website. (festival-cannes.com) By May 21, the English-language version was visible on YouTube, extending access beyond accredited festival attendees and on-site coverage. ### Why do these press-conference uploads matter during Cannes? Festival de Cannes says its YouTube operation covers press conferences, photocalls and official events from the 79th edition, alongside its live programming. (youtube.com) That makes the “FJORD” upload part of a broader distribution system in which the festival republishes filmmaker and cast appearances for a wider audience. The media briefing behind this story pointed to The Ringer’s “Ringer Dish” as an example of how Cannes coverage often treats Q&A sessions as a place where critics and journalists press filmmakers on themes, casting and intent. (festival-cannes.com) The Ringer’s show page identifies the podcast as focused on celebrity and pop-culture coverage, though the available search result did not provide a transcript for the Cannes discussion. (youtube.com) ### Where can viewers find it now? YouTube lists the video under ID e5EbL8jzqc0 on the Festival de Cannes channel, and the festival’s own site carries a corresponding media-library entry for the same press conference. Both pages remained accessible on May 21. The festival runs through May 23, 2026, according to its official site, and its YouTube channel continues to carry 2026 live coverage and event uploads. (theringer.com) That means additional “FJORD” materials — or related Cannes appearances by Mungiu and the cast — may still be added before the closing days of the festival. (youtube.com 1) (youtube.com 2)