Europe World Film Festival 2025 Awards

The Europe World Film Festival announces its 2025 Awards.

This year’s distinctions have been awarded by the festival jury to honor films and creators whose work demonstrates outstanding achievement in cinematic expression, human storytelling, and artistic innovation.

Main Awards

Best International Film

Tótem

Best Director

Pham Thien An — Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

Best European Film

Perfect Days

Image & Format Awards

Best Short Film

The Red Suitcase

Best Documentary

Four Daughters

Best Animated Film

Robot Dreams

Best Innovative Film

The Beast

Best Experimental Film

De Humani Corporis Fabrica

Best Streaming Film

Nyad

Best Short Series

Beef

Best Web Series

The Last of Us

Performance Awards

Best Actor

Mohamed Khouja — Behind the Mountains

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone — Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Supporting Actor

Makita Samba — Banel & Adama

Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph — The Holdovers

Performance Award

Meshal Al-Jaser — NAGA

Audience Choice Award — Favorite Actor

Yu Shi

Audience Choice Award — Favorite Actress

Anne Hathaway

Writing & Technical Awards

Best Screenplay

Past Lives

Best Cinematography

La Chimera

Best Editing

Oppenheimer

Best Original Score

Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

Best Sound Design

The Creator

Best Visual Effects

Dune: Part Two

Emerging Talent

Best Emerging Director

Ramata-Toulaye Sy — Banel & Adama

Best Emerging Filmmaker

Julio Torres — Problemista

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Hayao Miyazaki

Global Vision Award

Abderrahmane Sissako

Jury Award

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt