Golden Lynx – FICTION

Lessons Learned, Bálint Szimler
Jury Statement: This film, blending documentary style with literary richness, creates a vivid set of characters. With poetic camerawork, it portrays a radiant reality and ideals where innocence struggles within a decaying system. It reveals deep-rooted issues in the field of education, resonating with those facing authoritarianism. For its disturbing beauty, quiet sorrow, and bold vision, the Golden Lynx goes to Lessons Learned, by Bálint Szimler.

Honorable Mention:Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo), Joel Alfonso Vargas
Jury Statement: A neo-realist coming-of-age story about freedom, aspirations, and desire — but also about the claustrophobia of life choices. The film follows the doomed journey of a survivor fighting day by day — an outcast with everything against him. An empathetic dive into a life that feels both raw and real. An unforgettable exploration of the promise of youth clashing with the responsibilities of adulthood. At its core, this film observes its deeply developed characters with remarkable authenticity and truly human performances.

Golden Lynx – DOCUMENTARY

Songs of Slow Burning Earth, Olha Zhurba
Jury Statement: For the uncompromising courage to deliver a sophisticated, creative, resilient, and humanist gaze across various sectors of a society in wartime crisis, highlighting a sublime sound treatment and a lasting conviction that lingers after the credits roll.

Audience Award – Best Feature Film

Manas, Marianna Brennand

Audience Award – Short Film

Berthe is Dead But It's Ok, Sacha Trilles

Grande Prémio Nacional

Business as Usual, Pedro Vinícius
Jury Statement: For a consistent and creative portrayal of the housing crisis in a city collapsing to the rhythm of the sounds and effects of dehumanization. Highlighting the vision and editing that elevate the film to a level of excellence, the FEST Grand National Prize goes to Business as Usual.

Honorable Mention:
Real Estate Agent Without a Home to Live In, Filipe Amorim
Jury Statement: For the boldness of infiltrating a delirious universe through a creative satire with an irreverent performance.

Honorable Mention:
The Blue Border, Dinis Miguens Costa
Jury Statement: For presenting a tripartite and circular universe of great relevance, with direction that highlights a unique artistic vision and remarkable technical execution.

Silver Lynx – FICTION

Family Sunday, Gerardo Del Razo
Jury Statement: A careful and impressive observation of an ordinary day in a troubled neighborhood, with a remarkable technical approach. It masterfully portrays a segment of society, prompting reflection on present-day realities and conflicts, showing just how fragile human life is.

Honorable Mention: Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts, Rein Maychaelson
Jury Statement: This film takes a macabre premise and transforms it into a deeply emotional journey, exploring social and gender themes. With an inventive blend of genres, it moves between playfulness and unease, mourning and healing. For its outstanding creativity and originality, the honorable mention goes to Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts, by Rein Maychaelson.

Silver Lynx – DOCUMENTARY

Berthe is Dead But It's Ok, Sacha Trilles
Jury Statement: For dignifying, through art and creativity, a larger-than-life character in a breathtaking experience with a magical and undoubtedly death-transcending ending.

Honorable Mention: What If We Run Out of Stones?, Nora Štrbová
Jury Statement: For reminding us that cinema has not all been invented, and that there are many ways to provoke, love, and artistically observe the world around us.

Silver Lynx – ANIMATION

The Crooked Heads, Jakub Krzyszpin

Honorable Mention: Larval, Alice Bloomfield

Silver Lynx – EXPERIMENTAL

Medical Field Guide or Rules of Engagement With Native E-girls, Andran Abramjan, Jan Hofman

Honorable Mention: The Land of Abandonment, Eliška Lubojatzká

NEXXT

PUNTER, Eliška Lubojatzká

Honorable Mention: The Dam, Giovanni Pierangeli

Honorable Mention: Karaokiss, Mila Ryngaert

FESTinha 

Sub6:
Hoofs on Skates, Ignas Meilūnas

Sub10:
Reven, Babey Hugo, Barreau Victor, Bossard Line, Hurard Chloé, Monnier Coralie, Morin Mathilde, Ripoche Lèna, Salaün Tanguy

Sub12:
Les Lucioles, Loïs Angilella, Léa Faynel, Ambre Fournier, Clémentine Gabard, Hannah Gozlan, Claire Represa, Emilie Richard, Mathieu Staropoli, Maïa Xueref

Sub16:
Passarinho, Natalia García Agraz