List of award-winning films from the 4th season of the Cittador IFF, held on 14 – 21 December 2025 at the CineCenter with screenings of the award-winning films.
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Water Lilies – Chanho Lee | 118:38 min | Republic of Korea
BEST EUROPEAN FILM
Matti Nykänen – The Legend – Olli Laine | 113:07 min | Finland
BEST AUSTRIAN FILM
The Constant Gardeners – David Hradetzky | 78 min | Austria
BEST DRAMA FILM
A Walk Along the Borne – Nick Igea | 112 min | Spain
BEST ARTHOUSE FILM
Incinerate – Luis Navarrete | 88 min | Spain
BEST COMEDY FILM
A Dinner to Remember – Leonardo Re | 47:03 min | Germany
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT – GOLD
Gone People – Junying Kong | 24:09 min | China
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT – SILVER
Sea-Heart – Neto Borges, Larissa Malty | 14 min | Portugal
BEST EUROPEAN SHORT – GOLD
Thirteen Cats – David Gaspar Gaspar | 13 min | Spain
BEST EUROPEAN SHORT – SILVER
Dormant – Niels Bourgonje | 8:51 min | Netherlands
BEST AUSTRIAN SHORT
Endlein – Richard Horn | 23:57 min | Austria
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
My Shadow – Astra Silver Burke | 6:41 min | USA
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT
New Voices in the City – Ekaterina Gardener | 20 min | Belgium
BEST HISTORICAL SHORT
Gott – Igor Botur | 14 min | Austria / Germany
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Dobrina – Hannes Rall | 5 min | Germany
BEST FAMILY SHORT
Shelter – Jaro Jääskeläinen | 3:20 min | Finland
BEST Sci-Fi SHORT
Dreamer – Julian Schnizer, Elis Zuleger | 25 min | Austria
Emerging Director Award
A Film by Roland Wehap – Roland Wehap | 29:30 min | Austria
Remarkable Screenplay Award
Uniquely Blessed – Kiril Kirkov | 29:49 min | USA
Remarkable Screenplay Award
Stand by Me – Yang Lu | 27:48 min | China
Cinematography Art Award
In the Rolling Waves – Lin Mu | 10:15 min | China
Acting Art Award
Stand by Me – Yang Lu | 27:48 min | China | Actress Cheng Yue
Acting Art Award
Gulag – Timothy Lott | 4:41 min | USA | Actress Joanna Kay
Honorable Mention
Cut & Run – Shuning Zhao | 14:38 min | China
The Reach – Luca Caserta | 28 min | Italy