30/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - In a press release the European Commission welcomed the fact that the Cannes International Film festival, which culminated on 28 May was won by a European film, "The Wind that shakes the Barley" by Ken Loach, who was awarded the Palme d'Or. The Grand Prize went to "Flandres", by Bruno Dumont, and the "Best actress" award was awarded collectively to Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo and Chus Lampreave for their roles in "Volver" by Pedro Almodóvar, who won the "Best screenplay" award. The commission underlined that “these films were developed or distributed with support from the European Union's MEDIA programme”. The Commission explained that the European film industry is supported by the EU's Media Programme with an average of €90 million per year and the three winning films alone received a total support of €2.15 million.