Tokyo film festival: Milcho Manchevski’s film wins the Grand Prix
Sister Brother Manhole Cover won the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 39th edition. The Audience Award went to Heysel 85.
Milcho Manchevski’s Sister Brother Manhole Cover won the Tokyo Grand Prix, the top competition prize at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. The awards were presented at the closing ceremony on 4 November 2026. The festival published reactions from the winners on 5 November.
The festival lists the film as a co-production between North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania, Italy and the United Kingdom. The prize comes with ¥3 million. The jury, chaired by Rolf de Heer, singled out the way the film combines humour, tragedy and drama.
Other awards
Magic Atlas won the Special Jury Prize. Lisandro Alonso received the Best Director award for Double Freedom. The audience voted separately for Teodora Ana Mihai’s Heysel 85.
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