Film from New Zealand wins Prize and INTERFILM diploma at BUFF Malmö 2025
Comment by Peter Paul Huth on the decisions of the international festival jury
Towards the end of the Berlinale, it becomes clear what criteria had to be met for a film to be invited to the Competition. Either it had to be directed by a female director or the protagonist had to be female, says Peter Paul Huth in his Berlinale report on competition films from four countries.
Peter Paul Huth writes about the Berlinale competition entries "Blue Moon" by Richard Linklater and "La Cache" by Lionel Baier.
Peter Paul Huth is impressed by the interplay between the director, camera, editing, music and lead actress Leonie Benesch in a film about working in a cancer ward.
In his report, Peter Paul Huth comments on "Dreams" by Michel Franco with Jessica Chastain and "A Complete Unknown" by James Mangold with Timothée Chalamet.
An interfaith film jury, including an INTERFILM representative for the first time, awarded the Faith in Film Award 2025 to François Ozon's "When Fall Is Coming".
List of awards given by juries appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS or INTERFILM alone (international festival awards) or by other church institutions (national awards).
The Protestant Film Jury in Germany has chosen the Italian film "C'e ancora domani" (Tomorrow is another day) by Paola Cortellesi as FILM OF THE YEAR 2024.
"L'Aguille" (The Needle) by Abdelhamid Bouchnak has won the 11th Interfaith Prize (Premio interfede) at the Film Festival in Turin 2024.
Dossier
The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.