Overview

• The audience prize went to 15 Liebesbeweise by Alice Douard.
• The critics’ award honored Second Victims, and the NDR Nachwuchspreis went to Lloyd Lee Choi’s Lucky Lu.
• Organizers said the festival presented 118 films from 55 countries to about 62,000 attendees.
• A total of €145,000 in prize money was awarded across the festival’s competitions.
• The CinemaxX am Dammtor anchored premieres and the closing ceremony, where winners accepted via video, and the next edition is scheduled for September 24 to October 3, 2026.