Celebrating the Winners of the 2025 Prague Film Festival

After four days full of unforgettable film experiences, we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Prague Film Festival!

The festival took place from April 23 to 26 at Kino Pilotů in Prague and featured not only competition screenings but also inspiring masterclasses, filmmaker meetups, and special film presentations. The atmosphere was incredible, and we thank everyone who was part of it! Full list of winners: BEST FEATURE FILM

Maria’s Silence

Dāvis Sīmanis

BEST FEATURE DOC

BALDIGA - Unlocked Heart

Markus Stein

BEST SHORT FILM

The Masterpiece

Àlex Lora

BEST FICTION SHORT FILM

The Masterpiece

Àlex Lora

BEST CZECH SHORT FILM

The Last Day of Kamil Krofta

Filip Liška

BEST CZECH DOC SHORT FILM

The Longest Dream Lasts 45 Minutes

Juliana Moska, Zdeňka Petrová

BEST CZECH ANIMATION SHORT FILM

Touching Darkness

Jamaica Kindlová

BEST SHORT ANIMATION

Las Nogas

Catya Plate

BEST SHORT DOC

A Move

Directed by Elahe Esmaili

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

EarthWorm

Directed by Phillip Barker

BEST STUDENT FILM

Feel No Fear With Me

Monika Klimkiewicz-Dudziec

BEST XYZ

Unborn Biru

Inga Elin Marakatt

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Terminally Ill

Chris Cole

BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM

André Hayato Saito

Amarela

BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR

Aurielle Jioya

Noces D‘eau

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Under the Volcano

Nikita Kuzmenko

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM

Not a Fiction

Shah Newaz Khan Cju

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Warboy

Alin Zabrauteanu

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Maria´s Silence

Dāvis Sīmanis, Magali Negroni, Tabita Rudzāte

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

Crossing the borders

Oleksii Sobolev

BEST TV SCREENPLAY

The Age of the Empath

Steve Brown

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

Free Martin

Scott Thompson, Hayes Hart-Thompson

AUDIENCE AWARD

EMBERS

Gerald McMorrow