The time has come for the most anticipated moment – the Awards Ceremony of Burgas International Film Festival 2025.
Our jury members honored films that touched the heart, stirred the mind, and left a lasting impression – both on the jury and the audience.
Here are the awarded titles:
Youth Jury Award
“Lesson Learned”, dir. Bálint Szimler, Hungary
Best International Short Film
“Greek Apricots”, dir. Jan Krevatin, Slovenia
Special Mention for Bulgarian Short Film
“Iskra”, dir. Snezhina Latev, Bulgaria
Best Bulgarian Short Film
“Lonesome Star”, dir. Simona Ivanova, Bulgaria
Special Mention
“Mongrels”, dir. Jérôme Yоо, Canada
Audience Award
“Lesson Learned”, dir. Bálint Szimler, Hungary
Grand Jury Prize
“September Says”, dir. Ariane Labed, France
Congratulations to all the winners and heartfelt thanks to our dedicated jury members:
Feature competition
Margita Gosheva
Ceylan Özgün Özçelik
Pavel G. Vesnakov
Short Competition
Slava Doytcheva
Jarmo Valkola
Roman Pesarov
Youth Jury
Maya Nikolova
Viktor Mladenov
Georgi Zhechev
Maria-Alexandra Kaloyanova
Petar Penev