3 Producers Awards handed out at Filmfest Hamburg
Awards October 2025
Adriatic Film Awards
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic won Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic won Best Actress and Best First Feature Film
- WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL by Mladen Djordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Anamaria Antoci, Nevena Savic won Best Actor, and the Rising Star Award
- OPERATION SABRE by Vladimir Tagić, Goran Stanković, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen won Best TV Series, Best Actress and Best Actor in a TV Series
https://www.adriaticfilmawards.com/
Arab Critics’ Awards
- YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti has won the seventh Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films, presented by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) and hosted by the El Gouna Film Festival.
https://efp-online.com/programs/arab-critics-awards
BFI London Film Festival
- LANDMARKS (NUESTRA TIERRA) by Lucrecia Martel, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Leontine Petit, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin won the Best Film Award at the BFI London Film Festival.
- COYOTES by Said Zagha, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser won the Short Film Award.
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema
- I ONLY REST IN THE STORM by Pedro Pinho, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis scooped the Louve d’Or
- A POET by Simon Mesa Soto, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies won the Acting Award (Ubeimar Rios)
- A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, co-producers: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna, EAVE graduate May Odeh received the Fierté Montréal Award
- PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez won the FIPRESCI Award
Nouveau Marché
- EAVE project SUN IN SATURN by Ary Zara, producer: EAVE graduate Andreia Nunes won the Nouveau Marché Award
Zurich Film Festival
- FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the Golden Eye for Best Feature Film at the Zurich Film Festival
Film Festival Cologne
- THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit won the Hollywood Reporter Award for Best Fiction Work.
One World Slovakia International Documentary Film Festival
- CHANGE project 9-MONTHS CONTRACT by Ketevan Vashagashvili, producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze won the European Glitch Award.
Young Horizons Industry
- RISE OF THE WATER FOX, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Evelin Penttilä won the No Problemo Music Awards
- HEADRUSH produced by EAVE graduate and UK National Coordinator Reece Cargan and EAVE graduate James Heath won the m:brane Exchange Award
https://industry.younghorizons.pl
CinÉast Luxembourg
- WIND, TALK TO ME by Stefan Djordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar won the Grand Prix
- GOD WILL NOT HELP by Hana Jusic, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers; EAVE graduate Ada Solomon, EAVE group leader Didar Domehri won the Special Jury Prize
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic scooped the Audience Award
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic receive the Critics’ Prize
- DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic won the Young Talent Award
Filmfest Hamburg
- DO YOU LOVE ME by Lana Daher, producer: EAVE graduate Jean Laurent Csinidis won the Political Film Award
- SECOND VICTIMS by Zinnini Elkington, producer: EAVE graduate Johannes Rothaus Nørregaard won the Critics' Choice Award
- TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky won the Michel MAJA Award for Best Children's and Youth Film
Hamburg Producers Awards
- GAVAGAI by Ulrish Köhler, producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost received a Special Mention
- THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit won the Arthouse Cinema Award
- Charades (EAVE graduate Yohann Comte) won the Best International Innovation Distribution Award
Rome Film Fest
- THE THINGS YOU KILL by Alireza Khatami, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski was awarded Best Screenplay
- THE EYES OF OTHERS by Andrea de Sica, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli won Best Actress – “Monica Vitti” Award
- CUBA & ALASKA by Yegor Troyanovsky, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo won Best Documentary
Riga International Film Festival
- THE VISITOR by Vytautas Katkus, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Anna-Maria Kantarius was awarded Best Film at the Riga International Film Festival.
Odesa International Film Festival
- SIX DAYS IN SPRING by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman, Hans Everaert, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges won Best European Feature Film in the European Competition
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko won the Special Jury Diploma in the European Competition and the Audience Award
- DAD’S LULLABY by Lesia Diak, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won the Special Jury Diploma in the National Competition
Cinemed – Montpellier
- EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM by Amel Guellaty, producers: EAVE graduate Asma Chiboub and TTB graduate Karim Aitouna won the Distributors’ Award and the Prix JAM for Best Music at the Cinemed – Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
- CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani, producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle won a Special Mention
- DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic won the Student Award for Best Debut Work
Astra Film Festival, Sibiu
- BRIGHT FUTURE by Andra MacMasters, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won the Best Directing Award in the Romanian Competition.
Film Fest Gent
- THE LOVE THAT REMAINS by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE and TTB graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin received a Special Mention
Namur Film Festival
- AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY by Morad Mostafa, producer: EAVE graduate Ahmed Amer won the Bayard Special du Jury
- IMAGO by Deni Oumar Pitsaev, producer: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guégan, PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont won the the Bayard for Best Photography
- WILD FOXES by Valéry Carnoy, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes won the Prix du Jury Junior and received a Special Mention for Best Actor
Polish Film Festival Gdynia
- FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach scooped 4 awards at the Polish Film Festival Gdynia: the Silver Lion, Best Actor (Idan Weiss), and the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Make Up.
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival
- NO OTHER CHOICE by Park Chan-wook, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival won Best Director
- A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, co-producer: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna won Best Screenplay and the Citizen Kane Award for Best New Director
- MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit won the Golden Méliès Award for the Best Fantastic Genre Feature Film
https://sitgesfilmfestival.com
Festival of Slovenian Film, Portoroz
16 awards for EAVE graduates at the Festival of Slovenian Film, Portoroz:
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic won the Vesna Awards for Best Feature Film, for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jara Sofija Ostan), for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Mina Švajger), for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sasa Tabakovic), for Best Sound and the FIPRESCI Award
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic won the Vesna Award for Best Cinematography and for Best Minority Slovenian Coproduction
- TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky won the Vesna Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Animated Film
- HIDDEN PEOPLE by Miha Hocevar, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar won the Vesna Award for Best Actor (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson)
- FANTASY by Kukla, producers: EAVE graduates Lija Pogacnik, Vlado Bulajic won the Vesna Awards for Best Original Music, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up, and a Special Achievement Award
Viennale
- PERLA by Alexandra Makarova, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi and Sabine Gruber won the Vienna Film Award for Best Austrian Film
- GIRLS & GODS directed and produced by EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi, producers: EAVE+ graduates Peter Drössler, Amel Soudani, EAVE graduate Sabine Gruber, TTB graduate Sarah Schiesser won the Special Jury Award
- WHITE SNAIL by Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun, co-producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert won the Erste Bank MehrWERT Award
Cinekid Festival
- HONEY by Natasha Arthy, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Stevnbak Westergren won the Cinekid Lion for Best Children's Film 2025
Vancouver International Film Festival
- THE THINGS YOU KILL by Alireza Khatami, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the SUMMIT Award
- WIND, TALK TO ME by Stefan Djordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar won the VANGUARD Award
- ACCESS project AKASHI by Mayumi Yoshida, producer: ACCESS graduate Nach Dudsdeemaytha won the Audience Award of the Northern Light section
Warsaw Film Festival
- OUR GIRLS by Mike van Diem, producers: EAVE graduates Koji Nelissen, Derk-Jan Warrink won the Award for Best Director
- FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski received a Special Mention in the International Competition
- WILD FOXES by Valéry Carnoy, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes received a Special Mention in the 1-2 Competition
Tirana Film Festival
- EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyedwins Best Documentary.
Page published 31 October 2025.
