The Ecumenical Jury in Saarbrücken 2025 awarded its € 2,500 prize to "Scham" (Germany 2025) by Lukas Röder. The Max Ophüls Prize for Best Feature Film went to "Ungeduld des Herzens" (Germany 2025) by Lauro Cress. The award of the Saarland Prime Minister for Best Director went to Piet Baumgartner for his film "Bagger Drama" (Switzerland 2024). The jury of the International Film Critics Association (Fipresci) honoured "Rote Sterne überm Feld" (Germany 2025) by Laura Laabs as Best Feature Film and "The Life of Sean Delear" (Austria 2024) by Markus Zizenbacher as Best Documentary Film.