Oliver Laxe

Director at DIFF 2026

Oliver Laxe was born in Paris in 1982 to Galician parents and moved to Galicia, Spain, as a child. He studied filmmaking at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. His debut feature, You All Are Captains (2010), premiered at Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight) and won the FIPRESCI Prize. Mimosas (2016) won the Nespresso Grand Prize at Cannes Critics’ Week, while Fire Will Come (2019) won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes and the Golden Alexander at Thessaloniki. His fourth feature, Sirāt (2025), premiered in Competition at Cannes, winning the Jury Prize and later receiving Academy Award nominations for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound.