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.

Courtesy of FDC