Van de eerste films van Lars von Trier zoals Europa of Secrets and Lies van Mike Leigh in de jaren 90 tot recentere werken zoals Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Slumdog Millionaire, the King's Speech , Goodbye Lenin en The Artist : door MEDIA gefinancierde films werden met veel lof onthaald op festivals en prijsuitreikingen, van het festival van Cannes tot de Academy Awards (Oscars).
From the early films of Lars Von Tries like Europa or Mike Leigh's Secrets and Lies in the 90s' to more recent works such as Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Slumdog Millionaire, the King's Speech, Goodbye Lenin and The Artist, MEDIA-funded films have received critical acclaim at festivals and award ceremonies from the Festival de Cannes to the Academy Awards (Oscars).