Awards 2025 – Brussels Short Film Festival

International Competition

Jury : Léa-Jade Horlier, Bilel Chegrani, Louise Manteau, Stéphane Bergmans, Mathieu Volpe

Grand Prix
€3,500 offered by the Brussels-Capital Region - image to the director

MAJONEZË
Giulia Grandinetti
Italie - 2024 - 22'53''

Jury Award
€1,000 offered by the Tourism Department of the City of Brussels to the director

DOMINGO FAMILIAR
Gerardo Del Razo
Mexico - 2024 - 18'00"

Award for Best Actress
€1,000 offered by the Cultural Department of the City of Brussels

JULIA AKS
FOR 'JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA'
Steve Pinder, Julia Aks
USA - 2023 - 12'41''

Award for Best Actor
€1,000 offered by the Cultural Department of the City of Brussels

INGVAR E. SIGURDOSSON
POUR 'O'
Runar Runarsson
Islande, Suède - 2024 - 20'00''

Special Mention for Best Interpretation

AYO TSALITHABA, KE XIN LI, LYRAËL DAUPHIN
POUR 'GENDER REVEAL'
Mo Matton
Canada - 2024 - 12'32''

Audience Award
€1,500 offered to the director

BEELDEN UIT TUVALU (IMAGES FROM TUVALU)
Dylan Werkman
Netherland - 2024 - 25'09''

Special Jury Mention

RRUGËS (ON THE WAY)
Samir Karahoda
Kosovo - 2024 - 15'00''

The winner of the Grand Prize in the International Competition is considered for pre-selection for the Oscars® in the Best Live Action/Animated Short Film category, provided that the film complies with the Academy's rules.

National Competition

Jury : Delphine Jeanneret, François Morisset, Xinyu Zhou

Grand Prix Award
€2,500 awarded to the director by SACD and €10,000 in services offered by Eye Lite, KGS, and Chocolat Noisette.

BRULURE DOUCE
Jade Debeugny
Belgium - 2025 - 27'45''

"Federation Wallonia-Brussels" Award
2 500€ offered by the federation of Wallonia-Brussels to the director of a french-speaking belgian movie

LES RENGAINES
Pablo Guarise
Belgium - 2023 - 25'12''

Jury Award
€1,000 offered by la loterie nationale to the director

CRUSHED
Camille Vigny
Belgium - 2023 - 12'32''

Award for Best Actress
€500 offered by playright

LILY DELFOSSE
'La Moisson'
Alice D'Hauwe
Belgium - 2025 - 18'30''

Award for Best Actress
€500 offered by playright

MARA TAQUIN
'Bingo'
Fanny Ruwet
Belgium - 2024 - 20'44''

Award for Best Actor
500€ offered by playright

AXEL CAPITE
'L'Echappée Belle'
Louis Kempeneers
Belgium - 2024 - 15'13''

Award for Best Actor
500€ offered by playright

THOMAS XHIGNESS
'Jason et les Royaumes'
Bertille Zenobie
Belgium - 2024 - 27'36''

Audience Award

€1,000 offered by the SABAM to the director + €1,000 in services offered by the Belgian Short Film Agency on the distribution of the director’s next film

SOUS LE RADAR
Frédérique de Montblanc
Belgium - 2025 - 20'04''

Press Award

SAMIA
Bruno Tacq, Selma Alaoui
Belgium - 2024 - 15'13''

ARTE Award
Acquisition of broadcasting rights by ARTE

L'ECHAPPEE BELLE
Louis Kempeneers
Belgium - 2024 - 15'13"

"KORTFILM.BE" Award
Acquisition of worldwide, non-exclusive broadcasting rights by Kortfilm.be

JASON ET LES ROYAUMES
Bertille Zenobie
Belgium - 2024 - 27'36''

BeTV Award
Acquisition of broadcasting rights by Be TV

LA MOISSON
Alice D'Hauwe
Belgium - 2025 - 18'30''

RTBF - La Trois Award
Acquisition of broadcasting rights by RTBF-La Trois

LA MOISSON
Alice D'Hauwe
Belgium - 2025 - 18'30''

The winner of the Grand Prize in the National Competition is considered for pre-selection for the Oscars® in the Best Live Action/Animated Short Film category, provided that the film complies with the Academy's rules.

The winner of the National Audience Award will take part in the 2025–2026 ESFAA Tour.

Best Editing Award

One year license for media composer (Avid), MBOX audio interface offered by Diginet +€500 offered by Boxon

LEO GUILLAUME
'Futur antérieur'
Amélie Navarro, Gaetan D'Agostino
Belgium - 2024 - 15'55''

Best Sound Award
€500 offered by the National Lottery to the sound department

FREDERIC FURNELLE
'Sous ma fenêtre la boue'
Violette Delvoye
Belgium - 2024 - 12'32''

Best Photography Award

One year license for media composer (Avid), MBOX audio interface offered by Diginet + €500 offered by Boxon

SILVIAN HETTICH
'The weight of sand'
José Daniel Granados

Belgium - 2024 - 21'03''

Compétition Next Generation

Jury : Natacha Hostyn, Noémie Duclos, Sven Spur

Grand Prix Award
€1,500 offered to the director of a Belgian or international film

SKIN ON SKIN
Simon Schneckenburger
Belgium - 2024 - 29'59''

"Federation Wallonia-Brussels" Award

€1,250 offered by the federation of wallonia-Brussels to the director of a french-speaking belgian film

HOME SWEET HOME
Tiffany Deleuze
Belgium - 2024 - 20'23''

Special Jury Mention

FUTURE IS PANORAMA
Muschirf Shekh Zeyn
Belgium - 2024 - 15'00''

International Audience Award
€500 offered to the director of an international film

SKIN ON SKIN
Simon Schneckenburger
Belgium - 2024 - 29'59''

National Audience Award
€1,000 offered by the Sabam to the director of a Belgian film

SANGUINE
Capucine Pinaud
Belgium - 2024 - 20'10''

Youth Jury Award
€500 offered by the Youth Department of the Commune of Ixelles

PECKERHEAD
Ante Pask
Belgium - 2024 - 24'08''

The Belgian Short Film Agency

Distribution of the award-winning film in festivals, international sales and theatrical release

LA MOISSON
Alice D'Hauwe
Belgium - 2025 - 18'30''

European Short Film Audience Award (ESFAA)

2024 - 2025 WINNER
€3500 offered by the ESFAA Network
supported by Creative Europe Media

THE MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURES OF CLAUDE CONSEIL
by Marie-Lola Terver, Paul Jousselin
France - 2023 - 24'
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - Audience Award