Shafaq News – Zurich
The 21st Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) concluded inSwitzerland with Father by Tereza Nvotová (Czech Republic/Poland/Slovakia)winning the Golden Eye Award in the Feature Film Competition.
The closing ceremony, held on October 5 at Zurich’sOpera House, gathered jury members, filmmakers, and festival officials as theGolden Eye and other prizes were presented across Feature Film, Documentary,Critics’, Audience, and Music competitions.
Feature Film Competition
The international jury, chaired by Reinaldo MarcusGreen (USA), with Leonie Benesch (Germany), Carlo Cresto-Dina (Italy), AliAsgari (Iran), and Nicole Reinhardt (Switzerland), awarded:
- GoldenEye Award for Best Feature Film: Father by Tereza Nvotová (CzechRepublic/Poland/Slovakia).
- SpecialMention: Love Letters by Alice Douard (France).
Documentary Competition
The jury, led by Matthew Heineman (USA), with OdessaRae (USA), David Osit (USA), Helle Faber (Denmark), and Katharina Bhend(Switzerland), honored:
- GoldenEye Award for Best Documentary: I Love You, I Leave You by Moris Freiburghaus(Switzerland).
- SpecialMentions: The Ground Beneath Our Feet by Yrsa Roca Fannberg (Iceland/Poland);Life After Siham by Namir Abdel Messeeh (France/Egypt).
Audience and Critics’ Prizes
- AudienceAward: I Love You, I Leave You by Moris Freiburghaus (Switzerland).
- Kids’Jury Award: Der Prank by Benjamin Heisenberg (Germany/Switzerland).
- Kids’Audience Award: Der Prank by Benjamin Heisenberg (Germany/Switzerland).
- ZFFCritics’ Jury Award: Memory of Princess Mumbi by Damien Hauser(Switzerland/Kenya/Saudi Arabia).
- Prizeof the Churches of Zurich: Life After Siham by Namir Abdel Messeeh(France/Egypt).
International Film Music Competition
The jury, chaired by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Iceland) withFrank Strobel (Germany), Balz Bachmann (Switzerland), and Jasmin Gordon(Switzerland/USA), awarded:
- GoldenEye Award for Best International Film Music: Mikal Grigorowitsch (Germany).
Career and Tribute Awards
- GoldenIcon Award: Colin Farrell (Ireland), for his career and role in Ballad of aSmall Player (dir. Edward Berger).
- ATribute to … Award: Noah Baumbach (USA), director and screenwriter.
- LifetimeAchievement Award: Russell Crowe (New Zealand/Australia), for his body of workand performance in Nuremberg.
- CareerAchievement Award: Hildur Guðnadóttir (Iceland), composer of Joker, Chernobyl,and Tár.
- CareerAchievement Award: Anne Walser (Switzerland), producer of I’m Not Stiller.
- GameChanger Award: Tom Quinn (USA), CEO of NEON.
- GoldenEye Award: Dakota Johnson (USA) for Splitsville and her career.
- GoldenEye Award: Benedict Cumberbatch (UK) for The Thing with Feathers.
- GoldenEye Award: Claire Foy (UK) for H Is for Hawk.
- GoldenEye Award: Wagner Moura (Brazil) for The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho.
Special Events
Scottish actor and director James McAvoy presented hisdirectorial debut California Schemin’ as the closing film in the “Sounds”section, highlighting the festival’s link between cinema and music.
Festival Overview
Under artistic director Christian Jungen, the 21stZurich Film Festival screened 114 films from around the world acrosscompetitions and side sections including Gala Premieres, Signatures, Hashtag,ZFF for Kids, Cinema in Concert, Border Lines, Swiss Cinema, Sounds, ZFFMasters, and ZFF Talks. The festival ran from September 25 to October 5, 2025,in Zurich.
For more info: zff.com/en/zff-history/award-winners
Credit: Independent journalist andreporter Mansour Jahani
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