Palmarès 2025

(C) Olivier Vigerie 

The closing ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Biarritz Film Festival - NOUVELLES VAGUES, hosted by Ana Girardot, has just come to an end.

In front of a full house of 1,200 people, the winners received their trophy, designed by the students of the École Boulle and crafted by Maison Desrues.

The jury was chaired by Norwegian director and screenwriter Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, accompanied by French filmmakers Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, Franco-Romanian actress Anamaria Vartolomei, Senegalese photographer Malick Bodian, French journalist Sally, American actress, singer and producer Sofia Carson, French actress Mallory Wanecque, and French actor Paul Kircher.

Grand Prize - Urchin by Harris Dickinson

Jury Prize -  L’Engloutie by Louise Hémon

Best Performance Award - Manfredi Marini for Diciannove by Giovanni Tortorici

Audience Award -  L’Épreuve du Feu by Aurélien Peyre

Student Jury Award - Live a Little by Fanny Ovesen

Pass Culture Jury Award - Live a Little by Fanny Ovesen

High School Student's Award - Perla by Alexandra Makarová

Queer Gaze Award - The crowd by Sahand Kabiri