The Montblanc Prize is an award intended for personalities whose works and thought support the progress of civilization. Montblanc is participating as a partner in the 59th edition of the Festival dei 2Mondi, thus renewing for the seventh time its support for culture and art in all its forms.

The 2016 Montblanc Award goes to to Rimas Tuminas, director of the play in the Festival's program, Eugene Onegin, produced by the Vakhtangov Theatre of Russia.