The 11th edition of the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis at the Grand Theatre in Luxembourg city;
Credit: Ali Sahib, Chronicle.lu
On Saturday 23 November 2025, the 11th edition of the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis (Luxembourg Film Prize) was held at the Grand Theatre in Luxembourg city.
The event, held every two years, was attended by 700+ people and organised jointly by Film Fund Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Filmakademie, with members of the latter voting for thirteen of the awards, the fourteenth being awarded by the Association Luxembourgeoise de la Presse Cinématographique (ALPC, Luxembourg's film critics' association).
Compered by Emma Da Silva, who pointed out that she was born in 2003, the same year as the first Luxembourg Film Prize was held at the Rotondes in Luxembourg-Bonnevoie, and with music performed by Maz Universe from a revolving stage, the two-hour awards event was a glitzy affair with many dressed in formal wear for the occasion.
The presenters of the awards were drawn primarily from across the film industry, with actors, directors, producers, screenwriters and film festival organisers (Dominique Santana and Geoff Thompson), as well as the incoming Director of the Cinémathèque, George Bildgen, the Director of Film Fund Luxembourg, Guy Daleiden, and other members of the selection committee, the President of the Filmakademie, Fred Neuen, and Bérangère Beffort from the Chamber of Commerce, the musician Edsun, leading up to Luxembourg's Minister of Culture, Eric Thill, and Luxembourg City Mayor, Lydie Polfer, presenting the final award of the evening before everyone enjoyed the walking dinner put on afterwards. Ann Muller, General Coordinator of Luxembourg Urban Garden (LUGA) was also one of the presenters.
The Luxembourg western LÄIF A SÉIL picked up four awards (Best Actor, Best Actress, Cinematography, Critics' Award) but were pipped to Best Luxembourg Feature Film by HORS D’HALEINE who picked up two awards (Best Luxembourgish Feature Film, Best Screenplay), with STITCH HEAD also picking up two awards (Best Animated Feature Film in Co-Production, Best Creative Contribution to an Animated Feature Film).
WINNERS
- Best Screenplay: Eric Lamhène and Rae Lyn Lee for HORS D’HALEINE (presented by Maja Juric & Jules Waringo)
- Best Original Score (Music): André Dziezuk for FOX AND HARE SAVE THE FOREST (presented by Edsun & Jang Linster)
- Best Creative Contribution to an Animated Feature Film: Stéphane Lecocq (Design) for STITCH HEAD (presented by Roxanne Peguet & Kim Schneider)
- Best Creative Contribution to a Fiction or Documentary Work: Nikos Welter (Cinematography) for LÄIF A SÉIL (presented by Dominique Santana & Geoff Thompson)
- Best Animated Series or Transmedia Production: DINO MITE by Sandra Schiessl and Cherifa Bakhti – produced by Fabrique d’Images (presented by Meinolf Zurhorst & Gabriele Rothemeyer)
- Best Fiction or Documentary Series or Transmedia Production: MARGINAL by Loïc Tanson and Frédéric Zeimet – produced by Samsa Film (presented by Emile Schlesser & Fabien Colas)
- Best Immersive Work (Awarded by a specialised international jury): CECI EST MON COEUR by Nicolas Blies & Stéphane Hueber-Blies – produced by a_BAHN (presented by Laura Manelli & Max Permantier)
- Best Short Film – Fiction, Animation or Documentary: LINDA, LINDA! by Kiyan Agadjani – produced by Red Lion (presented by Ann Muller & George Bildgen)
- Press Special Award (Awarded by the ALPC): LÄIF A SÉIL by Loïc Tanson – produced by Samsa Film (presented by Mike Winter)
- Best Actress: Sophie Mousel in LÄIF A SÉIL (presented by Emanuelle Vincent & Donato Rotunno)
- Best Actor: Timo Wagner in LÄIF A SÉIL (presented by Helder Da Silva & Fred Neuen)
- Best Animated Feature Film in Co-Production: STITCH HEAD by Steve Hudson and Toby Genkel – co-produced by Fabrique d’Images (presented by Martine Kohn & Lisa Folschette)
- Best Fiction or Documentary Feature Film in Co-Production: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia – co-produced by Les Films Fauves (presented by Guy Daleiden & Bérangère Beffort)
- Best Luxembourgish Feature Film – Fiction, Animation or Documentary: HORS D’HALEINE by Eric Lamhène – produced by Samsa Film (presented by Minister Eric Thill & Mayor Lydie Polfer)
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