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  • La Cinef

The Jury has announced the winners of the 28th La Cinef Selection

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).

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