FEATURE FILMS
• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Golden Antigone Award
€15,000 prize from Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Jury President: Ariane Ascaride, actress
Jury Members: Isabelle Danel, film critic; Camille Japy, director and actress; Olivier Loustau, actor and director; Thomas Sotinel, journalist
SUNDAYS by Alauda Ruíz de Azúa (Spain/France, 2025)
Special Mention to Carmen Maura in Rue Málaga by Maryam Touzani (France/Spain/Morocco/Germany/Belgium, 2025)
• Crédit Agricole Languedoc Critics’ Prize
€2,000 prize to the director from Crédit Agricole Languedoc
Jury: Hélène Marzolf (Télérama), David Ezan (Three Colors), Baptiste Thion (freelance journalist)
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia/France, 2025)
• Audience Award for Best Feature Film, Cours Florent
€2,000 prize awarded to the director by Cours Florent
Jury: Festival audience
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia/France, 2025)
• Energy Social Activities Award
Screening of the winning film as part of the energy sector’s social activities
Jury: Representatives from CMCAS Languedoc and CCAS
A FRAGILE AND WONDERFUL WORLD by Cyril Aris (Lebanon/United States, Germany/Saudi Arabia/Qatar, 2025)
• Exhibitors’ Award, La Gazette de Montpellier
Prize: Two weeks of guaranteed screenings in participating cinemas Participants
Jury: Eva Favot (Le Taurus in Mèze), Jean-Sylvain Minssen (Le Sémaphore in Nîmes), Adrien Reyne (Le Diagonal in Montpellier), Raphaël Vion (Comoedia in Sète), Jean Rochas (Le Capitole in Uzès), Frédéric Lecomte (Alain-Resnais in Clermont-l’Hérault), Thierry Laurentin (La Gazette Montpellier-Nîmes)
WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM by Amel Guellaty (Tunisia/France/Qatar, 2025)
• JAM Prize for Best Music
(JAM, Concert Hall, School of Jazz and Contemporary Music)
€1,200 prize awarded by JAM
Jury: Marjolaine Charles (violinist, Montpellier National Orchestra), Gérard Pansanel (musician, composer), Jean-François Fontana (President of JAM)
to the composer Anthony Sahyoun for the music of
A FRAGILE AND WONDERFUL WORLD by Cyril Aris (Lebanon/United States, Germany/Saudi Arabia/Qatar, 2025)
• Student Prize for Best First Feature – CCU – CROUS – Air France
€1,500 prize from the Cultural Center of the University of Montpellier Paul-Valéry and the CROUS, plus two Air France plane tickets
Jury: Students from Montpellier
THE BOY WHO MADE THE HILLS WHISTLE by Georgi M. Unkovski (North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia, 2025)
SHORT FILMS
• Grand Prize for Best Short Film from Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
€4,000 prize for the director from Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole and €1,000 for post-production services from Force de l’image production.
Jury: Angèle Paulino (Programmer, France TV5 Monde), Tahar Zoulikha (poet and director), Simon Apostolou (sound engineer/mixer)
TAPETE VOADOR by Justin Amorim (Portugal, 2025)
Special Mention to THE DEVIL AND THE BICYCLE by Sharon Akim (France/Lebanon, 2025)
• Audience Award, La Gazette – Titra Film
€1,000 prize awarded to the director by La Gazette and €500 DCP service fee from Titra Film
Mrs. FAIZA & Dr. LOVE by Anissa Daoud (France, 2025)
• Young Audience Award, City of Montpellier
€2,000 prize awarded by the City of Montpellier
UNDER THE RUINS by Nadhir Bouslama (France, 2025)
Special Mention to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND by Khalil Cherti (France, 2025)
• Canal+ Prize
Prize: Acquisition of the winning film for broadcast on Canal+
ERASERHEAD IN A SUPPLY NET by Lili Koss (Bulgaria, 2025)
DOCUMENTARIES
• Ulysse Decipro – Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Prize
€2,500 to the director, awarded by Decipro and the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Library Network
Jury: Line Peyron (Co-Artistic Director at Tënk), Laure Portier (Director), Christian Eid (Producer)
WITH HASAN IN GAZA by Kamal Aljafari (Palestine/Germany/France/Qatar, 2025)
Special Mention for Do You Love Me by Lana Daher (France/Lebanon/Germany/Qatar, 2025)
