Best Italian Feature Film Award Visioni dal Mondo 2025
Achille Lauro – The cruise of terror, directed by Simone Manetti
Motivation: for the ability to tell a story from 40 years ago with the explosive force of the present, transporting us into today’s reality marked by the struggle for the survival of Palestine, in front of which we feel our helplessness and a strong need for action. Furthermore, this film succeeds in delivering a compelling narrative through a fast pace and powerful, valuable testimonies.
Special mention by the official jury
The blue above, the gold within, directed by Pepi Romagnoli
Motivation: for the clear and intimate story of a little girl who shares her daily life with us against the harshness of war and the pain of separation. With best wishes for an Olympic future to the “beautiful gymnast”.
GKSD Investment Holding New Talent Opera Prima Award Visioni dal Mondo 2025
Thank you, have a nice day, directed by Giuseppe Modafferi
Motivation: for its directorial, narrative and editing choices, consistent throughout the work with a clear and strong vision of the message conveyed. For the contemplative gaze of the protagonist towards society, which becomes a universal gaze on the world around us. For a system that leaves behind the most vulnerable, who in their humility suffer the cruelty of indifference in a daily cycle with no way out.
Special Mention of the student jury
Nyumba, directed by Francesco Del Grosso
for the Italian Competition – Feature Films category. Motivation: the film is able to tell a story in a human and personal way without falling into the usual narrative that often trivialises this subject. We appreciated the aesthetic device that allowed us to visualise otherwise invisible stories. Quoting the author’s own words, we want to reward the story of a place by someone who chose it as their new home. For going further and removing anonymity.
What remains, directed by Bianca Vallino
for the New Talent First Opera category. Motivation: for the courage to lay bare such a true experience. For a gaze able to bravely bring to the surface the most authentic confessions of a human relationship. The film is a stream of consciousness that reveals an intimate and pure picture, while at the same time overwhelming the viewer and leaving space for reflection.
Rai Cinema Award dedicated to Franco Scaglia
From my point of view, directed by Roberto Marra
Motivation: for having portrayed blindness with lightness and irony, reminding us that a smile can enlighten the way we all look at disability.
Best International Feature Documentary Visioni dal Mondo 2025 Award
Child of Dust, directed by Weronika Mliczewska
Motivation: a heartbreaking film, masterfully shot and deeply human. This sensitive portrait allows us to understand not only her journey but also the depth of the trauma. The director created not only a powerful story but a profoundly emotional film that continues to resonate long after the end credits.
Special mention of the international jury
The Srebrenica Tape, directed by Chiara Sambuchi
Motivation: Sejfo’s message to his daughter is a moving exploration, through rare images, that takes us into everyday life before the war and allows us to witness how everything collapsed into catastrophe. The director managed to create an atmosphere in which the main character could open up, so that we as viewers can experience the journey of a woman able to free herself from bitterness and hatred despite her great loss.
Amici Cineteca Milano Award
The Srebrenica Tape, directed by Chiara Sambuchi.
Motivation: for the sensitive and precise narration of a father-daughter relationship broken by war and reconstructed afterwards through the skilful editing of archival footage that seemed lost and forgotten.
Visioni VR 2025 Award - People's Choice Award
Ice Sailors, directed by Jérôme Waeselynck.
Visioni VR Contest - Press special mention and Content creators special mention
Sweet End of the World!, directed by Stefano Conca Bonizzoni
Motivation: for the ability to transform an urgent topic such as excess and human greed into a visionary story that merges myth and reality, dream and rawness. The film strikes for its visual impact and immediacy of language, thanks to the skilful use of virtual reality and 3D footage that enhance audience engagement. In a world on the verge of collapse, the documentary transforms the apocalypse into a powerful and evocative fable, capable of moving and prompting reflection on the legacy humanity leaves to future generations.
