BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD wins main prize at Karlovy Vary
Awards July 2025
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD by Miro Remo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova won the top prize, the Crystal Globe
- THE VISITOR by Vytautas Katkus, producers: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute, EAVE MW graduate Brigita Beniusyte, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Anna-Maria Kantarius won the Best Director Award
- BROKEN VOICES by Ondrej Provaznik, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny received a Special Jury Mention for Best Debut Actress (Katerina Falbrova) and the Europa Cinemas Label Award
KVIFF Eastern Promises
- ANGELMAKER by Cristina Grosan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Anda Ionescu;
- THREE BURIALS OF IRMA by Elina Psykou, producer: EAVE graduate Fenia Cossovitsa;
- THERAPIES by Birute Kapustinskaite, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite were part of the PopUp Series Incubator
- RADIOAMATEUR by Tomasz Habowski, producer: EAVE graduate Marta Szarzynska, won the Connecting Cottbus Award
- NAMELESS by Daria Kashcheeva, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin;
- SPIRIT MOOSE by Tomáš Klein, producer: EAVE graduate Tomáš Michálek, and
- BURNOUT by Greta Stocklassa, producer: EAVE graduate Marek Novak, receive funding and mentorship from the KVIFF Talents Feature Pool
New Horizons International Film Festival
- HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You received a Special Mention at the New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw.
- 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 Audience Award
Polish Days
4 awards for EAVE graduates at the Polish Days and the New Horizons Studio+:
- THE WORST DAYS OF MY LIFE by Natasza Parzymies, producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Dziedzic won the PFX Postproduction Award and the No Problemo Music Award
- EXOTIC by Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska, producer: EAVE graduate Magdalena Sztorc won the No Problemo Music Award
- WITCH by Piotr Domalewski, producer: EAVE+ graduate Violetta Kaminska won the ORKA Postproduction Award
Munich International Film Festival
- UN POETA by Simón Mesa Soto, co-producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Heino Deckert won the CineCoPro Award
- KIKA by Alexe Poukine, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland won the CineMasters Award
- KARLA by Christina Tournatzés, producer: PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske won Best Director and the German Cinema New Talent Award and Best Screenplay
- SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar won the Audience Award in the International Category
Transilvania International Film Festival
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, won the Special Jury Award
- XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, won Best Performance
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon, won Best Feature Film in the Romanian Days section
- BRIGHT FUTURE by Andra MacMasters, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won the Romanian Days Award for Best Debut
Brussels International Film Festival
- THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi won the Grand Prix in the International competition of the festival and the FIPRESCI Award
- SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar won the Prix du Jury in the International competition
- CUBA & ALASKA by Yegor Troyanovsky, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo won the Prix du Jury and the Prix du Public in the Director’s Week of the festival
Pula International Film Festival
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi,Vanja Jambrovic, won the Golden Arenas for Best Directing, Best Producing, Best Make-Up, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Casting
- GOOD CHILDREN by Filip Peruzović, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic, won the Golden Arenas for Best Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Cinematography
- SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene won the Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor, Best Set Design and Best Sound Design
- WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL by Mladen Djordjevic, producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Anamaria Antoci, won the Breza Award for Best Debutant
- HOW COME IT IS SO GREEN OUT HERE? Nikola Lezaic, producer: EAVE + graduate Sinisa Juricic, won the Golden Arenas for Best Croatian Minority Coproduction, Best Leading Actor in a Croatian Minority Coproduction and Best Cinematography in a Croatian Minority Coproduction
- DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, won the Golden Arena for Best Leading Actress and Best Supporting Actor in a Croatian Minority Coproduction
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Dragana Jovovic, Katarina Prpic, won the Golden Arena for Best Editing in a Croatian Minority Coproduction
- SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font, won the Greater Adria Programme award
- 78 DAYS by Emilija Gašić, producers: EAVE graduate Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šucur, won the Golden Arena in the Regional Competiiton
European Film Festival Palic
- TWO PROSECUTORS by Sergei Loznitsa, co-producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze, won the Golden Tower for Best Film
- DREAMING OF LIONS directed and produced by PUENTES participant Paolo Marinou-Blanco, won the Palić Tower for Best Director
- HONEYMOON by Zhanna Ozirna, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Sukhanov, won Best Film in the Parallels and Encounters competition program
- THE BLACK HOLE by Moonika Siimets, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos, EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, received a Special Mention
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho, won the FIPRESCI award
New Directors New Films Festival, Espinho
- LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi, won the Golden Lynx – Fiction at the New Directors New Films Festival, Espinho
- SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke, won the Golden Lynx – Documentary
- MANAS by Marianna Brennand, producer: EAVE graduate Luis Galvão Teles, won the Audience Award – Best Feature Film
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Art Film Fest Kosice
- DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic, won big at the Art Film Fest Kosice. The film was awarded Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Arif Jakup)
- PERLA by Alexandra Makarová, producers: EAVE graduates Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi, received a Special Mention and won the FIPRESCI Award
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic, won the Golden Apricot Award
- SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke, received the Jury Special Mention
- EAVE project THE LIONS BY THE RIVER TIGRIS by Zaradasht Ahmed, producer: EAVE graduate Thorvald Nielsen, received a Jury Special Mention in the Regional Panorama
- AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY by Morad Mostafa, producer: EAVE graduate Ahmed Amer won the FIPRESCI Award
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
- THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduates Ingmar Trost, Roberto Cavallini, won the HR Giger Narcisse Award for Best Film and the Imaging the Future Prize for Best Production Design
- HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You received a Special Mention
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymir Yatsenko, won the Denis-De-Rougemont Youth Prize and the RTS Audience Award
Galway Film Fleadh
- THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD by David Verbeek, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexandra Hoesdorff, Sinisa Juricic, won the Bingham Ray New Talent Award
- EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM by Amel Guellaty, producer: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna, EAVE graduate Asma Chiboub, won the Generation Jury Award
Honorary Jean Vigo Prize
- YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, won the Honorary Jean Vigo Prize. The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo.
Page published 31 July 2025. Updated 4 August 2025.
