The finalists for the 2025 Luxembourg Film Prize have been announced, setting the stage for the biennial awards ceremony to be held on 22 November at the Grand Théâtre.

The Luxembourg Film Academy has announced the finalists for the 2025 Luxembourg Film Prize, with the awards ceremony scheduled for 22 November at the Grand Théâtre.

Now in its 11th edition, the biennial prize will honour the best artistic achievements from the last two years across 14 categories. A new award for Best Screenplay has been introduced for this year's event.

Film Academy President Fred Neuen stated that it was "high time" to recognise Luxembourgish screenwriters. He recalled that at the first awards in 2003, the industry relied on juries who felt local screenplays had not yet reached a satisfactory level. "Today, however, our writers are at a level where they have certainly earned an award," Neuen said.

Guy Daleiden, Director of the Film Fund, emphasised the importance of national recognition for Luxembourg's filmmakers. "When you see that our filmmakers and our films receive international recognition [...] then it's also important to receive recognition in your own country," he noted, adding that the biennial event is "eagerly awaited."

The ceremony at the Grand Théâtre will be hosted by Emma Da Silva, with musical accompaniment from Maz and Sergio Manique. The event is being organised by Fabio Godinho and Anne Klein.

Academy members will select the winners in a final round of voting from 3-9 October.

You can find more information about the prize here.

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The finalists in their respective categories

Best Short Fiction, Animation or Documentary

  • A WALK INTO THE AFTERLIFE (Jiyun Jeong) – Doghouse Films
  • HUSS (Laurent Prim) – Skill Lab
  • LINDA, LINDA! (Kiyan Agadjani) – Red Lion
  • MATIN BRUN (Carlo Vogele) – Doghouse Films
  • MIA MIO (Roxanne Peguet) – Red Lion

Best Screenplay

  • Cyril Bossmann (ALLES FËSCH / DEEP IN THE BOWL) – Zeilt Productions
  • Eileen Byrne (MARIANENGRABEN) – Samsa Film
  • Eric Lamhène, Rae Lyn Lee (HORS D’HALEINE) – Samsa Film
  • Frédéric Zeimet, Loïc Tanson (LÄIF A SÉIL) – Samsa Film
  • Lukas Grevis (D’LAND AM SCHIET / THE LAND IN THE SHADOWS) – Respect.lu / SOS Radicalisation asbl

Best Luxembourgish Feature Film (Fiction, Animation or Documentary)

  • HORS D’HALEINE (Eric Lamhène) – Samsa Film
  • LÄIF A SÉIL (Loïc Tanson) – Samsa Film
  • MARIANENGRABEN (Eileen Byrne) – Samsa Film
  • POISON (Désirée Nosbusch) – Deal Productions
  • SPIKED (Caroline Origer) – Fabrique d’Images

Best Co-produced Feature Film (Fiction or Documentary)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (Payal Kapadia) – Les Films Fauves
  • FANON (Jean-Claude Barny) – Paul Thiltges Distributions
  • REFLET DANS UN DIAMANT MORT (Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani) – Les Films Fauves
  • INGEBORG BACHMANN – JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT (Margarethe von Trotta) – Amour Fou Luxembourg
  • LA CACHE (Lionel Baier) – Red Lion
  • Best Co-produced Animated Feature Film
  • DEN ANGELO AM WONNERBËSCH (INTO THE WONDERWOODS) – Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord – Zeilt 

Productions

  • FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST – Mascha Halberstad – Doghouse Films
  • KENSUKE’S KINGDOM (LE ROYAUME DE KENSUKÉ) – Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry – Melusine Studio
  • STITCH HEAD – Steve Hudson, Toby Genkel – Fabrique d’Images
  • SLOCUM ET MOI (A BOAT IN THE GARDEN) – Jean-François Laguionie – Melusine Studio

Best Series or Transmedia Production (Fiction or Documentary)

  • DANGEROUS TRUTH (Barbara Eder) – Deal Productions
  • DRAW FOR CHANGE! (Alisar Hasan, Alaa Amer, Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, Ana Moisenko, Sama Pana, Nada Riyadh, Laura Nix) – a_BAHN
  • FINISTERRA (Guilherme Branquinho, Leone Niel) – Wild Fang Films
  • MARGINAL (Loïc Tanson) – Samsa Film
  • MOVE – SEASON 5 (Julie Schroell, Eileen Byrne, Heiko Lange) – Manufactura Pictures

Best Animated Series or Transmedia Production

  • ALLES FËSCH (DEEP IN THE BOWL) (Julien Renault, Ghayth Chegaar) – Zeilt Productions
  • DINO MITE (Sandra Schiessl, Cherifa Bakhti) – Fabrique d’Images
  • LA VIE DE CHÂTEAU (MY LIFE IN VERSAILLES) (Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, Nathaniel H’limi) – Melusine Studio
  • LES QUIQUOI (THE MINIWHATS / D’QUATSCHKÄPP) (Eugène Boitsov) – Melusine Studio
  • MÈRES ANONYMES (Hélène Friren) – Melusine Studio

Best Original Score

  • André Dziezuk (FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST) – Doghouse Films
  • André Mergenthaler (INGEBORG BACHMANN – JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT) – Amour Fou Luxembourg
  • Claire Parsons (MARIANENGRABEN) – Samsa Film
  • Kyan Bayani (LINDA, LINDA!) – Red Lion
  • Thorun Egilsdottir, Mike Koster (LÄIF A SÉIL) – Samsa Film

Best Actress

  • Alessia Raschella (HORS D’HALEINE) – Samsa Film
  • Céline Camara (REFLET DANS UN DIAMANT MORT) – Les Films Fauves
  • Esperanza Martin Gonzalez Quevedo (HORS D’HALEINE) – Samsa Film
  • Sophie Mousel (LÄIF A SÉIL) – Samsa Film
  • Vicky Krieps (INGEBORG BACHMANN – JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT) – Amour Fou Luxembourg

Best Actor

  • Ethan Chimienti (LA CACHE) – Red Lion
  • Jules Werner (LÄIF A SÉIL) – Samsa Film
  • Luc Schiltz (HORS D’HALEINE) – Samsa Film
  • Marc Limpach (INGEBORG BACHMANN – JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT) – Amour Fou Luxembourg
  • Timo Wagner (LÄIF A SÉIL) – Samsa Film

Best Creative Contribution in a Fiction or Documentary Work

  • Amandine Klee (LA FOURCHETTE À GAUCHE) – Tarantula Luxembourg
  • Audrey Hernu (FANON) – Paul Thiltges Distributions
  • Christina Schaffer (LÄIF A SÉIL) – Samsa Film
  • Nikos Welter (LÄIF A SÉIL) – Samsa Film
  • Rae Lyn Lee (HORS D’HALEINE) – Samsa Film
  • Véronique Sacrez (LA CACHE) – Red Lion

Best Creative Contribution in an Animated Work

  • Bruno Murer, Nathanaël Godart, Paul Burton (SPIKED) – Fabrique d’Images
  • Kevin Berthonneau (FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST) – Doghouse Films
  • Michel Schillings (FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST) – Doghouse Films
  • Olivier Montero (FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST) – Doghouse Films
  • Stéphane Lecocq (STITCH HEAD) – Fabrique d’Images

Best Immersive Work
The jury will deliberate on October 13, 2025. The works in competition include:

  • Ceci est mon cœur – Nicolas Blies & Stéphane Hueber-Blies (a_BAHN)
  • Oto’s Planet – Gwenaël François (Skill Lab)
  • The Dollhouse – Charlotte Bruneau & Dominic Desjardins (Wild Fang Films)
  • Champ de Bataille – François Vautier (Digital Voodooh)
  • Ito Meikyu – Boris Labbé (Les Films Fauves)
  • Mamie Lou – Isabelle Andreani (Skill Lab)