Oldenburg 2025: The Awards
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VERDICT: Ondrej Provaznik’s 'Broken Voices' takes the top prize, while debut directors flourish at Oldenburg 2025.
The following awards were assigned at the 2025 Oldenburg Film Festival.
German Independence Award for Best Film
Broken Voices
Directed by Ondrej Provasnik
Seymour Cassel Award for Outstanding Performance by an actress
Sabrina Amali
for Maysoon
Seymour Cassel Award for Outstanding Performance by an actor
John Connors
for Crazy Love
German Independence Award – Originality, Daring and Audacity
Under the Burning Sun
Directed by Yun Xie
German Independence Award – Spirit of Cinema
Keep Quiet
Directed by Vincent Crawshaw
Best First Film presented with Hans-Ohlms-Stiftung
Harakiri, I Miss You
Directed by Alejandro Castro Arias
German Independence Award for Best Short Film
The Flower of Fear
Directed by Jorge Florez Arcila
