PriFest 2025 Announces Award Winners at the 17th Edition

PriFest 2025 AnThe 17th edition of PriFest – Prishtina International Film Festival has come to a beautiful close, marking another milestone in celebrating cinema, dialogue, and the enduring legacy of its founder, Vjosa Berisha. This year’s edition concluded with the announcement of the award-winning films across its competitive categories.

Balkan Films Competition

• Best Film: Cycle by Erkan Tahhusoglu, Turkiye/Kosovo
• Best Director: Dino Mustafić (The Pavillion), Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Best Actor: Stoyan Doychev (Eternal Package), Bulgaria
• Best Actress: Arta Dobroshi (Emily), Albania

Middle Length Competition

• Best Film: People Exchanging Saliva by Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh, France

Short Film Competition

• Best Film: Three Keenings by Oliver McGoldrick, UK/IRL/USA

PriForum – Best Pitch Competition

• In My Country PostProduction House Award: Spider – Turkiye
• Neptune Award (PriFest Award): The General and the Butterfly – North Macedonia
• Kosovo Film Center Development Award: Adet – Kosovo
• Kosovo Film Center Development Award: Voices – Bulgaria

The festival gathered filmmakers, industry experts, partners, and audiences from around the world for a week of screenings, discussions, and networking, reinforcing PriFest’s role as a hub for regional and international cinema.

Festival organizers extended heartfelt thanks to the filmmakers, juries, partners, and the enthusiastic audience who made this year’s edition truly unforgettable.

“PriFest continues to honor cinema’s power to inspire, connect, and create dialogue, all while carrying forward Vjosa’s vision and passion,” the closing statement affirmed.

 

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