Palmares 2025
The international jury composed of Marino Guarnieri, Fabienne Wagenaar, Margherita Giusti, Maria Anestopoulou, Yiorgos Tsangaris has decreed the following winners and the following special mentions:
MAIN COMPETITION
Best International Short Film
LONG DISTANCE by Iulia Voitova | Oscar®️ qualifying short film
“For having told how the infinite sidereal distances can harbor the most human of emotions, just like the darkest abyssal depths. With the power of colors and brushstrokes rich in texture and contrast, the protagonists’ feelings are understood profoundly and clearly, just like the simple yet incisive signs, just like their stories.
Because sometimes the most difficult distances to bridge can be bridged thanks to some of the most difficult emotions to describe.”
Special mentions:
To the woods by Agnès Patron, La vie avec un idiot by Theodor Ushev, Percebes by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves.
Graduation Short Film Competition
Best Graduation Short Film
NÈ UNA NÈ DUE by Lucia Catalini
“For the ability to tell a story across time, poetically reawakening the viewer’s emotional memory, stimulating all the senses: the material sounds and musical notes, along with the drawing, painting, and animation techniques employed, transcend the screen and allow us to experience the tactile sensations of fabric and paper, the true protagonists of the work.
Present and past drift apart and delicately reunite in a circle that tightens around our soul.”
Special Mentions:
Poppy Flower by Evridiki Papaiakovou, C’era la luna! by Simone Caramazza, Detlev by Ferdinand Ehrhardt.
Animated Music Video Competition
Best Animated Music Video
STRANIERO RMX by Davide Vicari and Dario Imbrogno
“For its excellent use of the language of animation, blending aesthetics and techniques from different times and cultures, perfectly aligned with the theme conveyed in the song.
Without being didactic, the video manages to make us understand how “diversity is a richness,” through a visual language that perfectly illustrates a timeless theme.”
Special Mentions:
Sabana y Banano by Juliette Laboria, Mediterranee by Clément Soulmagnon
The kids Jury, composed of Ettore Berriola, Nadia Nardomarino, Gaia de Robertis, Katiana Savino, Greta Bruno, Giuseppe D’Addabbo, and Emma D’Addabbo, announced the following winners:
Children’s Short Film Competition
Best Animated Short Film for Children
LE CASE DI ACHILLE by Nespy 5Euro
“Case di Achille wins for its simple yet scary and funny story. We’d like to congratulate Achille, the most imaginative child we’ve ever met, because in five minutes he brought smiles to everyone’s faces. We laughed so hard you made us cry.”
Special Mention
Lola and the sound piano by Augusto Zanovello
“A Special Mention goes to Lola and the Piano by Augusto Zanovello for its message, the importance of the sibling bond, and for representing Lola and her friend’s efforts in building the piano to care for her little brother.”
AUDIENCE AWARD (Children’s Short fIlm Competition)
SON by Zhanna Bekmambetova
