Awards and juries of 2025

During the festival, there are different competitions, different prizes and different juries. Discover the jury of 2025.

Daria Miasoedova

Awards

Best film - international jury

cash prize of €2,500 (offered by TENTOO) for the director to support a new project.
is eligible for the ECFA award for best feature film of the year. This prize will be awarded at the Berlin International Film Festival.
nomination for the Felix Vanginderhuysen distribution prize
festival award

Best film - children's jury

festival award
nomination for the Felix Vanginderhuysen distribution award

Best short film - international jury

cash prize of €1,250 for the director (offered by JEF) to support a new project.
festival award

Best short film - children’s jury

festival award

Best short film - Film in hospital jury

festival award

Best short documentary - international jury

cash prize of €500 for the director to support a new project.
festival award

Best short documentary - children’s jury

festival award

Medialab award - children's jury

festival award

Audience award

festival award
nomination for the Felix Vanginderhuysen distribution award

International ECFA jury

The international ECFA jury awards three prizes: Best Film, Best Short Film and Best Short Documentary.

Children's jury

The children's jury will award four prizes in Antwerp: Best film, Best short film, Best short documentary and the Medialab award.

Audience jury

The audience jury in Antwerp will decide which nominated feature film in competition will go home with the award.

Film in hospital jury

Through the online Film in Hospital platform, children with reduced mobility can watch all short films in competition, and then vote for their favourite. Their favourite short film will receive a festival award.