The winners of the 28th La Cinef Selection © Manon Boyer / FDC
The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Maren Ade and comprised of Camélia Jordana, José María Prado Garcia, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Nebojša Slijepčević has awarded the 2025 La Cinef Prizes during a ceremony held in Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films.
La Cinef consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 2 679 films entries coming from 646 film schools around the world.
First Prize
FIRST SUMMER
directed by Heo Gayoung
KAFA, South Korea
Second Prize
12 MOMENTS BEFORE THE FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY
directed by Qu Zhizheng
Beijing Film Academy, China
Joint Third Prize
GINGER BOY
directed by Miki Tanaka
ENBU Seminar, Japan
WINTER IN MARCH
directed by Natalia Mirzoyan
Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia
Awards
The Festival de Cannes allocates a €15,000 grant for the First Prize, €11,000 for the Second and €7,500 for the Third.
Rerun in Paris
The awarded films will be screened at the Cinéma du Panthéon on June 6th.
(more information about the rerun of films on the website of the festival next week).
