Zoya Laktionova’s Ukrainian documentary Ash that precipitates in the surface layer He won the 20,000 euro Eurimage Co-Production Award at the Visions du Reel Industry Awards.
Using personal archives, historical documents and contemporary footage, the film tells the story of Maripoll’s family and lives through destruction and recovery.
The ju-search said The ashes calm down “We celebrate ambitious artistic proposals that emerge from deep, personal invitations, and travel to fairy tales of modern industrial shaped by living experiences, political, intimate and imagined physical memories of cities.”
The ju apprentices consisted of Eleni Chandrinou (Eurimages), Gianluca Matarrese (Director), and Tamara Tatishvili (Director of the Hubert Bals Fund).
Andrea Swit was also the winner. A far call He won the Visions Sud et Award worth 10,000 Euros. The film, a co-produced by the UK, Indonesian and France, explores gender mobility in Indonesian indigenous communities.
The ju apprentices from the VDR Industry have awarded several awards across VDR-Pitching and VDR-Works in Progress Showcases. I eat with two hearts From France and Belgium.
The industry programme offered 16 prizes overall, worth over 85,000 euros.
VDR-Industry Winners 2025
Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
Ash that precipitates in the surface layer (UKR-FR)
director. Zoya Laktionova
Vision South and Awards
A far call (UK-Indo-Fr)
director. Andrea Swit
Visions du Reel Award
I eat with two hearts (fr-bel)
director. Natyvel Pontalier
Vision repeats special mention
Anamiga (FR)
director. Raphael Benisty
RTS Award
I eat with two hearts (fr-bel)
director. Natyvel Pontalier
Tënk Post Production Award
Time Hunter (Us-Ger-Namibia)
director. Daniel Chain, Mushiba
Tënk Opening Scene Award
Homunculus (that)
director. The best happiness
Party Movie Sales Awards
Time Hunter (Us-Ger-Namibia)
you. Daniel Chain, Mushiba
Light Dox Award
Jalipo (US-FR-MEX)
director. Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig
Unifrance Doc Award
Alea Jacarandas (fr-alg)
You hate Felhani
Mase Studios Award
Walk with your soul in your hands (R)
director. What you do is
Cannes Documentary Award
Time Hunter (Us-Ger-Namibia)
you. Daniel Chain, Mushiba
Leipzig Prize
Big boom (Switzerland)
director. Gabriel Tejeder
No Nations Films Award
Field Notes (ger)
director. Daniel Asady Feige, Mira Zirkutenko
AIDC Award
Stimulation (FR)
director. Justin Herbonnier
DAE Encouragement Award
Field Notes (ger)
director. Daniel Asady Feige, Mira Zirkutenko
(tagstotranslate) Award