Acclaimed director Joachim Trier said his new Cannes competition entry "Sentimental Value" is centred on reconciliation and family, topics the 51-year-old reflected on while working on the script with long-time collaborator Eskil Vogt.

Iranian director Jafar Panahi accepted the Palme d'Or for "It Was Just an Accident," a film directly inspired by his time in prison at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Panahi's film is filled with equal parts absurdist humour and rage,