Ukrainian documentary takes top prize at Visions du Reel industry awards

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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Using personal archives, historical documents and contemporary footage, the film tells the story of Maripoll’s family and lives through destruction and recovery.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

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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)
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Mase Studios Award

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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

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