ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel HOARD by Luna Carmoon KNEECAP by Rich Peppiatt SANTOSH by Sandhya Suri THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Mureșanu TOXIC directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė.

At the 58th @KVIFF, the #FIPRESCIPrize for best film in the Crystal Globe Competition went to Loveable by Lilja Ingolfsdottir (Norway). The winning film in Proxima Competition was Night Has Come by Paolo Tizón (Peru, Spain, Mexico).

At @visionsdureel, the #FIPRESCIPrize has been awarded to Les Miennes (2024, Belgium, France) by Samira El Mouzghibati. Our Jury members: Calin Boto (Romania), Petra Meterc (Slovenia), Samer Angelone (Switzerland).

In Encounters, we have awarded Sleep with Your Eyes Open by Nele Wohlatz, "a mesmerizing contemplation on hyper-globalization. Exploring the convulsion of migrant stories coming together, the charismatic protagonist mirrors the lives of nomadic workers."

The Prize in the Forum section went to The Human Hibernation by Anna Cornudella Castro. "In this brave film shot in challenging surroundings, there are profound reflections on life, nature, family and humankind‘s place in the world."

In the Panorama section, the award has been presented to Faruk by Aslı Özge, which "deeply and authentically illuminates global themes through personal stories of aging and change."

In the International Competition, the Prize went to My Favourite Cake by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, "a disarming love story between two lonely elderly people, set in a melancholic atmosphere in today’s Iranian society, told with humor and empathy."

We'd like to invite you all to the Award Ceremony (which we do together with “Europa Cinemas”) on Friday, February 23, at 18h at “Deutsche Kinemathek”, Event Room, 4th floor, Filmhaus / Sony Center, Potsdamer Straße 2 (two min from the Berlinale Palast). Show your festival badge.

At the 24th @tromsofilmfest, the #FIPRESCIPrize has been awarded to Riceboy Sleeps. (Canada, 2022) by Anthony Shim. “With sensitivity and tenderness, our winning film employs a story of mother and child to depict how immigrants find their way in a new country."

Best actress: Leonie Benesch in the film "The Teacher's Lounge" (Germany, 2023) by Ilker Çatak: "As a teacher who finds herself overwhelmed, she turns in a tightly controlled performance that propels the narrative forward and dares to speak volumes about the world we exist in."