Palmares 2025

The closing ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Biarritz Film Festival – NOUVELLES VAGUES, hosted by Ana Girardot, took place before a full house of 1,200 attendees. On this occasion, the winners received their trophies, designed by students from the École Boulle and crafted by Maison Desrues.

The jury was chaired by Norwegian director and screenwriter Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, and included French filmmakers Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, French-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 Prix – Urchin by Harris Dickinson

Jury Prize – L’Engloutie by Louise Hémon

Best Performance Award – Giovanni Tortorici in Diciannove

Student Jury Prize – Live a Little by Fanny Ovesen

Pass Culture Jury Prize – Live a Little by Fanny Ovesen

Audience Award – L’Épreuve du feu by Aurélien Peyre

High School Students’ Award – Perla by Alexandra Makarová

Los Bascos Prize - The Crowd by Sahand Kabiri