Jeunes mères (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne), Proze of the Ecumenical Jury in Cannes 2025 (© Christine Plenus)


The following list registers awards in two categories: "International Church Festival Awards" refers to awards given by ecumenical or interreligious juries appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS, or by an INTERFILM jury. "National Church Film Awards" refers to national awards made by juries supported by other organisations. Awards given by SIGNIS juries can be found at www.signis.world. The chronological list is followed by an alphabetical one. For detailed information please click either on the film titles in the column to the right, or on the festival places left.

Church Film Awards 2025 (chronological)

  

International Church Festival Awards 2025

  
Saarbrücken46th Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Scham
 by Lukas Roeder, Germany, 2025
  
Berlin75rd International Film Festival 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Competition)
 O último azul (The Blue Trail)
 by Gabriel Mascaro, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands, 2025
  
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Panorama)
 The Heart is a Muscle
 Imram Hamdulay, South Africa, 2025
  
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Forum)
 Holding Liat
 by Brandon Kramer, USA, 2025
  
Fribourg39e Festival International de Films 2025 – Prix du Jury Œcuménique 
 Wo de Peng You An Delie (My Friend An Delie)
 by Dong Zijian, China, 2024
  
Oberhausen 71st International Short Film Days / 71. Internationale Kurzfilmtage 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (International Competition)
 Drogi Leo Sokolosky (Dear Leo Sokolosky)
 by Weronika Szyma, Poland, 2024
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury (International Competition)
 Nocturno (Nocturne)
 by Sol Muñoz, Ana Apontes, Argentina, 2025
  
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Children and Youth Film Competition)
 Autokar
 by Sylwia Szkilądź, France, Belgium, 2025
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury (Children and Youth Competition)
 Happy Snaps
 by Tyro Heath, United Kingdom, 2024
  
Cannes78e Festival de Cannes 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Jeunes mères
 by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Belgium, France, 2025
  
Zlin 65rth International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, International Competition for Feature Films (Category Youth)
 Kevlar Soul
 by Maria Eriksson-Hecht, Sweden, 2025
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury, International Competition for Feature Films (Category Junior)
 Nawi: Dear Future Me (Nawi)
 Kevin Schmutzler, Toby Schmutzler, Apuu Morine, Vallentine Chelluget, Germany, Kenya, 2024
  
Cluj-Napoca24th Transilvania International Film Festival 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Pfau - Bin ich echt?
 by Bernhard Wenger, Germany, 2024
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury
 Llueve sobre Babel (Rain Over Babel)
 by Gala del Sol, Colombia, USA, Spain, 2024
  
Karlovy Vary 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Rebuliding
 by Max Walker-Silverman, USA, 2025
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury
 Cinema Jazireh
 by Gözde Kural, Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria, Romania, 2025
  
Locarno78th Locarno Film Festival 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Solomamma
 by Janicke Askevold, Norway, Latvia, Lithuamnia, Denmark, Finland, 2025
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury
 Le Lac
 by Fabrice Aragno, Switzerland, 2025
  
Venice82nd Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica 2025
 14th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue 
 Silent Friend
 by Ildikó Enyedi, Germany, France, Hungary, 205
  
Miskolc21st Cinefest Miskolc 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Mamlaket al-Qasab (The President's Cake)
 by Hasan Hadi, Iraq, USA, Qatar, 2025
  
Chemnitz30th International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience “Schlingel” 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Honey
 by Natasha Arthy, Denmark, 2025
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury 
 Fränk
 by Tõnis Pill, Estonia, 2025
  
Warsaw41st Warsaw Film Festival 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Brat (Brother)
 by B15, Poland, Czech Republic, 2025
  
 Commendation
 Nino
 by Pauline Loquès, France, 2025
  
Leipzig68th International Leipzig Festival  for Documentary and Animated Film 2025
 Prize of the Interreligious Jury
 Ono što treba činiti (The Thing to be Done)
 by B15, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, 2025
  
 Commendation of the Interreligious Jury
 Clan of the Painted Lady
 by Jennoifer Chiu, Canada, 2025
  
Lübeck67th Nordic Film Days Luebeck 2025
 Church Film Prize of the INTERFILM Jury
 Renovacija (Renovation)
 by B7, Lithiuania, Latvia, Belgium, 2025
  
Cottbus35th FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Pipás (Mayflies)
 by Emilia Goldberg, Hungary, 2025
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury
 Ida, ki je pela tako grdo, da so šemrtvi vstali od mrtvih in zapeli z njo 
 (Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song)
 by Ester Ivakič, Slovenia, Croatia, 2025
  
Mannheim-Heidelberg74th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2025
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Gharaq (Sink)
 by Zain Duraie, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France, 2025
  
 Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury
 L'intérêt d'Adam (Adam's Sake)
 by Laura Wandel, Belgium, France, 2025
  
National Church Film Awards
  
Tromsø36th Tromsø International Film Festival 2025
 Faith in Film Award
 Quand vient l'automne (When Fall is Coming)
 François Ozon, France, 2024
  
Göteborg48th International Film Festival Göteborg 2025
 Church of Sweden Film Award "Angelos"
 Leva lite (Live a Little)
 Fanny Ovesen, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, 2025
  
Tampere54th Tampere Film Festival 2025
 Church Media Foundation Prize
 Sirkus Tuomento (Circus Tuomento)
 Veli Granö, Finland, 2025
  
Malmö42nd International Children's and Young People’s Festival BUFF Malmö 2025
 Church of Sweden Youth Film Award and INTERFILM Diploma
 Uproar
 Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett New Zealand, 2023
  
Zürich10th Human Rights Film Festival
 Prix Célestine
 Name Me Lawand
 Edward Lovelace, England, 2023
  
Berlin21. Festival achtung berlin - new berlin film award
 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
 Im Prinzip Familie
,Daniel Abma,Germany, 2024
  
Nyborg23rd Gabriel Film Prize of the Danish Church 2025
 Elskling (Loveable)
 Lilja Ingolfsdottir, Norway, 2024
  
Nyon56th Film Festival Visions du Réel 2025
 Prize of the Interreligious Jury
 Nuit obscure - "Ain't I a Child?"
 Sylvain George, France, Switzerland, Portugal, 2025
  
München42nd Filmfest Munich 2025
 One Future Prize of the Interfilm Academy Munich
 Born to Fake
 Erec Brehmer, Benjamin Rost, Germany, 2025
  
 Honourable Mention of the Interfilm Academy
 Jouer avec le feu
 Delphine Coulin, Muriel CoulinBelgium, France, 2024
  
Oulu43rd International Children and Youth Film Festival
 Church Media Foundation “Look at me” Award
 Keijurinki (The Elf Ring)
 by Nellie Rajala, Finland, 2023
  
Zürich21st Zurich Film Festival
 Ecumenical Film Award of the Zurich Churches
 La vie après Siham
 Namir Abdel Messeeh, Egypt, France, 2025
  
FrankfurtFILM OF THE YEAR 2025 of the German Protestant Film Jury
 Heldin (Late Shift)
 Petra Volpe, Switzerland, Germany, 2025
 
 

Church Film Awards 2025 (alphabetical)

   
TitleDirectorAward
   
AutokarSylwia SzkilądźPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Oberhausen (Children and Youth Film Competition)
Born to FakeErec Brehmer, Benjamin RostOne Future Prize of the Interfilm Academy Munich, Filmfest Munich
Brat (Brother)Maciej SobieszczańskiPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Warsaw Film Festival
Cinema JazirehGözde KuralCommendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Clan of the Painted LadyJennifer ChiuCommendation of the interreligious Jury, DOK Leipzig
Drogi Leo Sokolosky (Dear Leo Sokolosky)Weronika SzymaPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Oberhausen (International Competition)
Elskling (Loveable)Lija IngolfsdottirGabriel Film Prize of the Danish Church
FränkTönos PillCommendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Film Festival "Schlingel", Chemnitz
Gharaq (Sink)Zain DuraiePrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Mannheim-Heidleberg
Happy SnapsTyro HeathCommendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Oberhausen (Children and Youth Film Competition)
HeldinPetra VolpeFilm of the Year of the German Protestant Film Jury, Frankfurt
Holding LiatBrandon KramerPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Berlin (Forum)
HoneyNatasha ArthyPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Film Festival "Schlingel", Chemnitz
Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up 
and Joined Her in Song
Ester IvakičCommendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Festival of East European Cinema, Cottbus
Im Prinzip FamilieDaniel AbmaPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, achtung berlin 
Jeunes mèresJean-Pierre  Dardenne, Luc DardennePrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes
Jouer avec le feuDelphine Coulin, Muriel CoulinHonourable Mention of the Interfilm Academy Munich, Filmfest Munich
Keijurinki (The Elf Ring)Nellie RajalaChurch Media Foundation "Look at me" Award, Oulu
Kevlar SoulNora el HourchPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, International Competition for Feature Films, Zlín (Category Youth)
La vie après SihamNamir Abdel MesseehEcumenical Film Award of the Zurich Churches, Zurich
Le LacFabrice AragnoCommendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Locarno Film Festival
Leva lite (Live a Little)Fanny OvesenChurch of Sweden Film Award "Angelos", Göteborg
L'intérêt d'Adam (Adam's Sake)Laura WandelCommendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Mannheim-Heidelberg
Llueve sobre Babel (Rain Over Babel)Gala del SolCommendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca 
Mamlaket al-Qasab (The President's Cake)Hasan HadiPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cinefest Miskolc
Name Me LawandEdward LovelacePrix Célestine, Human Rights Film Festival Zurich
Nawi: Dear Future Me (Nawi)Kevin Schmutzler, Toby Schmutzler, 
Apuu Morine, Vallentine Chelluget
Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury, International Competition for Feature Films, Zlín (Category Junior)
NinoPauline LoquèsCommendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Warsaw Film Festival
Nocturno (Nocturne)Sol MuñozCommnedation of the Ecumenical Jury, Oberhausen (International Competition)
Nuit obscure - "Ain't I a Child?"Sylvain GeorgePrize of the Interreligious Jury, Film Festival Visions du Réel, Nyon
O último azul (The Blue Trail)Gabriel MascaroPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Berlin (International Competition)
Ono što treba činiti (The Thing to be Done)Srđan KovačevićPrize of the Interreligious Jury, DOK Leipzig
Pfau - Bin ich echt?Bernhard WengerPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca 
Pipás (Mayflies)Emilia GoldbergPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Festival of East European Cinema, Cottbus
Quand vient l'automne (When Fall is Coming)François OzonFaith in Film Award, Tromsø
RebuildingMax Walker-SilvermanPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Renovacija (Renovation)Gabrielė UrbonaitėChurch Film Prize of the INTERFILM Jury, Nordic Film Days Luebeck
SchamLukas RöderPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Max Ophuels Prize
Silent FriendIldikó EnyediINTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue, Venice
Sirkus Tuomento (Circus Tuomento)Veli GranöChurch Media Foundation Prize, Tampere
SolomammaJanicke AskevoldPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Locarno Film Festival
The Heart is a MuscleImram HamdulayPrize of the Ecumenical Jury, Berlin (Panorama)
UproarPaul Middleditch, Hamish BennettChurch of Sweden Youth Film Award, Malmö 
Wo de Peng You An Delie (My Friend An Delie)Dong ZijianPrix du Jury Œcuménique, Fribourg