Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis 2025: nominations announced
D'Filmakademie and the Film Fund have announced the nominees for the 2025 edition of the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis.
From short films to documentaries, animation to immersive works, and projects by new talents, this ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the artistic effervescence that enriches and strengthens Luxembourg's audiovisual and cinematographic landscape.
For this 11ᵉ edition, 67 finalists are competing in 13 categories. Around 500 Filmakademie members are invited to vote for 12 of them to decide the winners. L'association luxembourgeoise de la presse cinématographique (SALC) will also be presenting a prize during the evening.
The category of Best immersive work is put to the vote by a specialist jury made up of : Anaïs Emery, General and Artistic Director of the Geneva International Film FestivalElie Levasseur, head of the Immersive section of the Cannes Festival and Philippe Rivière, Director of Digital at the Art Explora Foundation.
The 11ᵉ edition of the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis will be held on 22 November 2025 at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg. Directed by Fábio Godinho and presented by Emma Da Silva. This evening, under the banner of creation and new inspiration, will celebrate the vitality of Luxembourg cinema and audiovisual through its stories and collaborations, which are part of the present while looking to the future, both locally and internationally.
The categories and nominees for Filmpräis 2025 :
Best Fiction, Animation or Documentary Short Film
- A WALK INTO THE AFTERLIFE (Jiyun Jeong)
- HUSS (Laurent Prim)
- LINDA, LINDA! (Kiyan Agadjani)
- MATIN BRUN (Carlo Vogele)
- MIA MIO (Roxanne Peguet)
Best screenplay
- Cyril Bossmann (ALLES FËSCH / DEEP IN THE BOWL)
- Eileen Byrne (MARIANENGRABEN)
- Eric Lamhène, Rae Lyn Lee (OUT OF HALE)
- Frédéric Zeimet, Loïc Tanson (LÄIF A SÉIL)
- Lukas Grevis (D'LAND AM SCHIET / THE LAND IN THE SHADOWS)
Best Luxembourg feature film (fiction, animation or documentary)
- OUT OF HALE (Eric Lamhène)
- LÄIF A SÉIL (Loïc Tanson)
- MARIANENGRABEN (Eileen Byrne)
- POISON (Désirée Nosbusch)
- SPIKED (Caroline Origer)
Best feature-length fiction or documentary co-production
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (Payal Kapadia)
- FANON (Jean-Claude Barny)
- REFLET IN A DEAD DIAMOND (Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani)
- INGEBORG BACHMANN - JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT (Margarethe von Trotta)
- LA CACHE (Lionel Baier)
Best co-produced animated feature film
- DEN ANGELO AM WONNERBËSCH (INTO THE WONDERWOODS) - Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord
- FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST - Mascha Halberstad
- KENSUKE'S KINGDOM - Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry
- STITCH HEAD - Steve Hudson, Toby Genkel
- SLOCUM AND ME (A BOAT IN THE GARDEN) - Jean-François Laguionie
Best fiction or documentary series or transmedia production
- DANGEROUS TRUTH (Barbara Eder)
- DRAW FOR CHANGE (Alisar Hasan, Alaa Amer, Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, Ana Moisenko, Sama Pana, Nada Riyadh, Laura Nix)
- FINISTERRA (Guilherme Branquinho, Leone Niel)
- MARGINAL (Loïc Tanson)
- MOVE - SEASON 5 (Julie Schroell, Eileen Byrne, Heiko Lange)
Best animated transmedia series or production
- ALLES FËSCH (DEEP IN THE BOWL) (Julien Renault, Ghayth Chegaar)
- DINO MITE (Sandra Schiessl, Cherifa Bakhti)
- MY LIFE IN VERSAILLES (Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, Nathaniel H'limi)
- LES QUIQUOI (THE MINIWHATS / D'QUATSCHKÄPP) (Eugène Boitsov)
- MÈRES ANONYMES (Hélène Friren)
Best original music
- André Dziezuk (FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST)
- André Mergenthaler (INGEBORG BACHMANN - JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT)
- Claire Parsons (MARIANENGRABEN)
- Kyan Bayani (LINDA, LINDA!)
- Thorun Egilsdottir, Mike Koster (LÄIF A SÉIL)
Best Actress
- Alessia Raschella (OUT OF HALE)
- Céline Camara (REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND)
- Esperanza Martin Gonzalez Quevedo (OUT OF HALE)
- Sophie Mousel (LÄIF A SÉIL)
- Vicky Krieps (INGEBORG BACHMANN - JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT)
Best performance by an actor
- Ethan Chimienti (LA CACHE)
- Jules Werner (LÄIF A SÉIL)
- Luc Schiltz (OUT OF HALE)
- Marc Limpach (INGEBORG BACHMANN - JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT)
- Timo Wagner (LÄIF A SÉIL)
Best creative contribution in a work of fiction or documentary
- Amandine Klee (THE FORK ON THE LEFT)
- Audrey Hernu (FANON)
- Christina Schaffer (LÄIF A SÉIL)
- Nikos Welter (LÄIF A SÉIL)
- Rae Lyn Lee (OUT OF HALE)
- Véronique Sacrez (LA CACHE)
Best creative contribution in a work of animation
- Bruno Murer, Nathanaël Godart, Paul Burton (SPIKED)
- Kevin Berthonneau (FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST)
- Michel Schillings (FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST)
- Olivier Montero (FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST)
- Stéphane Lecocq (STITCH HEAD)
Best immersive work
- This is my heart - Nicolas Blies & Stéphane Hueber-Blies (a_BAHN)
- Oto's Planet - Gwenaël François (Skill Lab)
- The Dollhouse - Charlotte Bruneau & Dominic Desjardins (Wild Fang Films)
- Battlefield - François Vautier (Digital Voodooh)
- Ito Meikyu - Boris Labbé (Les Films Fauves)
- Mamie Lou - Isabelle Andreani (Skill Lab)
About the Filmpräis :
Since 2012, the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis has been organised jointly by the Filmakademie and the Film Fund Luxembourg.
It's an exceptional showcase for Luxembourg's cinematic talent, featuring works that have captivated audiences and critics alike over the last two years.
The aim of the Filmpräis is to reward the best contributions to Luxembourg cinema, in order to highlight quality works, encourage cinematographic creation, promote the development of the film industry in Luxembourg and draw the public's attention to Luxembourg productions.
The second round of voting by Filmakademie members will take place from 3 October to 9 November 2025 and the winners of this year's competition will be announced.
All the information is available on https://filmakademie.lu/.
