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  MEDIA funded films at San Sebastián Film Festival 2025

  Official Selection:

  Franz, by Agnieszka Holland (Czech Republic, Germany, Poland). 

  New Directors:

  Aro Berria, by Irati Gorostidi (Spain). Special Mention (KUTXABANK-NEW DIRECTORS AWARD)

  La Lucha, by José Alayón (Spain, Colombia).

  Weightless, by Emilie Thalund (Denmark). KUTXABANK-NEW DIRECTORS AWARD

  Horizontes latinos:

  La misteriosa mirada del flamenco, by Diego Céspedes (Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium). DAMA YOUTH AWARD

  Hijo mayor, by Cecilia Kang (Argentina, France).

  El mensaje, by Iván Fund (Argentina, Spain, Uruguay).

  Nuestra tierra, by Lucrecia Martel (Argentina, US, Mexico, France, The Netherlands, Denmark).

  Zabaltegi-Tabakalera:

  Fiume o Morte!, by Igor Bezinović (Croatia, Itàly, Slovenia). 

  Perlak:

  Vie privée (‘A Private Life’), by Rebecca Zlotowski (France). 

  Sentimental Value, by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany). 

  Amélie & la métaphysique des tubes (‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’), by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han (France). CITY OF DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM 

  ÁSTIN SEM EFTIR ER (‘The Love That Remains’), by Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France). 

  The Stranger, by François Ozon (France). 

  Made In Spain:

  En la alcoba del sultán (‘Close to the Sultan’), by Javier Rebollo (Spain, France, Tunisia). 

  Molt lluny (Zo Ver Weg) / ‘Away‘, by Gerard Oms (Spain, The Netherlands). 

  Una quinta portuguesa (‘The Portuguese House‘), by Avelina Prat (Spain, Portugal). 

  Romería, by Carla Simón (Spain, Germany). 

  Sirât, by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France). 

  Los Tortuga (‘The Exiles‘), by Belén Funes (Spain, Chile). DUNIA AYASO AWARD

  Velódromo:

  Rondallas (‘Band Together‘), by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Spain). 

  Movies for Kids:

  El Tresor de Barracuda (‘The Treasure of Barracuda’), by Adrià García (Spain, Belgium). 

  Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia). 

  Heidi: Rescue of the Lynx, by Tobias Schwarz, Aizea Roca (Germany, Spain, Belgium). 

  Grand Prix of Europe, by Waldemar Fast (Germany). 

  The Super Elfkins, by Ute von Münchwo-Pohl (Germany). 

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  MEDIA funded films at the Venice Film Festival 2025

  Competition

  Silent Friend, by ldikó Enyedi (Germany, France, Hungary). MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress to Luna Wedler / CinemaSarà Award | Fondazione Cineteca Italiana di Milano Winner / Edipo Re Award | Edipo Re Srl Sociale in collaboration with Università degli Studi di Padova and Università Ca’ Foscari / The International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) | FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics - Best Film from Venezia 82 / Green Drop Award | Green Cross Italia Ex Aequo / Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | International Interchurch Film Organisation

  Duse, by Pietro Marcello (Italy). Francesco Pasinetti Award | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani Winner: Best actress: VALERIA BRUNI TEDESCHI / La Pellicola d'Oro Award | Associazione Culturale S.A.S. Best prop maker: Michael Ceracchini for Duse / Soundtrack Stars Award | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani and Free Event
  Best Soundtrack: DUSE for the music by Fabrizio Elvetico, Marco Messina and Sacha Ricci

  Out of Competition

  The Girl Who Learned How To Kneel, by Hagai Levi (France, Netherlands, Germany). Serie. 

  The Last Viking, by Anders Thomas Jensen (Denmark, Sweden). 

  Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks), by Lucrecia Martel (France, Netherlands, Denmark, Argentina, US, Mexico). 

  Venice Immersive

  The Sad Story of the Little Mouse Who Wanted To Become Somebody, by Nicolas Bourniquel (France, Germany, Belgium).

  A Long Goodbye, by Kate Voet i Victor Maes (Belgium, Luxembourg). VENICE IMMERSIVE ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE

  Wall Town Wonders, by Ives Agemans (Belgium). 

  One True Path. Part 1, by Balthazar Auxietre (France). 

  Orizzonti

  The Site (Grand Ciel), by Akihiro Hata (France, Luxembourg). 

  Milk Teeth, by Mihai Mincan (Romania, France, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria). 

  A Year of School, by Laura Samani (Italy, France). ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR Giacomo Covi / Collateral Award: Authors under 40 Award dedicated to Valentina Pedicini | Parallelo 41 Produzioni - Best directing: Laura Samani / Lanterna Magica Award | Associazione Nazionale C.G.S. / NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD – PREMIO FABIO SARTOR | NUOVOIMAIE - (Nuovo Istituto Mutualistico Artisti Interpreti Esecutori) in collaborazione con il Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani e il Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani - Best New Young Actors: GIACOMO COVI, PIETRO GIUSTOLISI and SAMUEL VOLTURNO

  Mother, by Teona Strugar Mitevska (Belgium, Macedonia, Sweden, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India). 

  International Film Critics’ Week

  Cora(Gorgonà), by Evi Kalogiropoulou (Greece, France)

  Stereo Girls (Les immortelles), by Caroline Deruas Peano (France, Canada). 

  Giornate degli Autori

  Short Summer, by Nastia Korkia (Germany, France, Serbia). LION OF THE FUTURE “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM

  Past Future Continuous, by Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani (Ireland, Norway, Italy). 

  Laguna, by Sharunas Bartas (Lithuania, France). 

  Do You Love Me, by Lana Daher (France, Lebanon, Germany, Qatar). 

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  4 MEDIA funded films, selected for Festival del Film Locarno 2026

  The following MEDIA supported films have been selected for the 78th edition of Festival del film, Locarno (Switzerland):

  Piazza Grande Section:

  Affeksjonsverdi (‘Sentimental Value‘), by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, 2025)

  La Petite Dernière (‘The Little Sister’), by Hafsia Herzi (France, Germany, 2025)

  Histoire(s) du Cinéma – Excellence Award Davide Campari Golshifteh Farahani

  Alpha, by Julia Ducournau (France, Belgium, 2025)

  Histoire(s) du Cinéma – Raimondo Rezzonico Award Abbout Productions

  Costa Brava, Lebanon, by Mounia Akl (Lebanon, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Qatar, 2021)

   

   

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  MEDIA funded films selected at Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2025

  Crystal Globe Competition:

  ‘Better go mad in the wild‘, by Miro Remo (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic). GRAND PRIX – CRYSTAL GLOBE

  ‘The visitor‘, by Vytautas Katkus (Lithuania, Norway, Sweden). BEST DIRECTOR AWARD ex-aequo: Vytautas Katkus

  Horizons:

  ‘Little Trouble Girls‘, by Urška Djukić (Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia).

  ‘La misteriosa mirada del Flamenco‘, by Diego Céspedes (Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium).  

  ‘We believe you‘, by Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys (Belgium).

  ‘Tales from the magic garden‘, by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, France).

  ‘Promised Sky‘, by Erige Sehiri (France, Tunisia, Qatar).

  ‘Renoir‘, by Chie Hayakawa (Japan, France, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines).  

  ‘Sentimental Value‘, by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany).

  ‘Sirat‘, by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France).

  ‘The love that remains‘, by Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France)

  Proxima Competition:

  ‘How come it’s all green out here?‘, by Nikola Ležaić (Serbia, Croatia, Bulgària).

  ‘Caravan‘, by Zuzana Kirchnerová (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy).

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  MEDIA funded films at Cannes Film Festival 2025

  Official Selection - Competition

  Affeksjonsverdi (‘Sentimental Value‘), by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, 2025). Grand Prix

  Romería, by Carla Simón (Spain, Germany, 2025)

  Dossier 137 (‘Case 137′), by Dominik Moll (France, 2025)

  Sirat, by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France, 2025). Joint Jury Prize

  La Petite Dernière (‘The Little Sister‘), by Hafsia Herzi (France, Germany, 2025). Best performance by an actress (Nadia Melliti)

  Renoir, by Chie Hayakawa (Japan, France, Indonesia, Singapore, 2025)

  Alpha, by Julia Ducournau (France, Belgium, 2025). THE CST AWARD FOR BEST ARTIST-TECHNICIAN (Ruben Impens and Stéphane Thiébaut)

  Cannes Première

  Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele (‘The Disappearance of Josef Mengele‘), by Kirill Serebrennikov (France, Mexico, Germany, UK, Spain, 2025)

  ÁSTIN SEM EFTIR ER (‘The Love That Remains‘), by Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland, 2025)

  Special Screenings

  Amélie & la métaphysique des tubes (‘Amélie and the Metaphysics of Tubes‘), by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han (France, 2025)

  Un Certain Regard

  La misteriosa mirada del flamenco (‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo‘), by Diego Céspedes (Chile, Spain, 2025). Un Certain Regard Prize

  L’Inconnu De La Grande Arche, by Stéphane Demoustier (France, Italy, Denmark, 2025)

  Karavan (Caravan), by Zuzana Kirchnerová (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, 2025)

  Promis le ciel (‘Promised Sky‘), by Erige Sehiri (France, Tunisia, Qatar, 2025)

  International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) – Feature Films Competition

  Imago, by Déni Oumar Pitsaev (France, Belgium, 2025). The French Touch jury award and L‘Oeil D’or, a special prize for documentaries.

  Kika, by Alexe Poukine (Belgium, France, 2025)

  Pee Chai Dai Ka (‘A Useful Ghost‘), by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke (Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany, 2025). Grand Prix

  International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) – Special Screening - Feature Films

  L’Intérêt d’Adam (‘Adam’s Sake‘), by Laura Wandel (Belgium, France, 2025)

  Planètes (‘Dandelion’s Odyssey‘), by Momoko Seto (France, Belgium, 2025)

  International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) – Special Screening - Short Films

  Eraserhead dans un Filet à Provisions (‘Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag‘), by Lili Koss (Bulgaria, 2025)

  Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Cineastes) – Feature Films

  Militantropos (‘The Days I Would Like To Forget‘), by Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi (Ukraine, Austria, France, 2025)

  Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Cineastes) – Short Films

  Loynes, by Dorian Jespers (Belgium, France, Macedonia, UK, 2025)

  La Mort du poisson (‘Death of the Fish‘), by Eva Lusbaronian (France, 2025)

  Immersive Selection non-competitive works

  Focus

  'Ceci est mon coeur' ('This is my Heart'), by Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies (Luxembourg, France, Canadà, 2025)

  'Floating with Spirits', by Juanita Onzaga (Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, 2025)

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  The MEDIA funded film 'Flow', by Gints Zilbalodis, wins the Lux Audience Award 2025

  Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium, 2024). Lux Audience Award Winner 2025