Amarcort Film Festival - Rimini (italy) - November 2025

These are the winners of the Amarcort Film Festival 2025.

"Un Felliniano nel Mondo" Award

Gérald Morin
He was Federico Fellini’s assistant and personal secretary from 1971 to 1977 (collaborating with the maestro on masterpieces such as Roma, Amarcord, and Casanova); he received the award for having contributed to spreading Fellini’s legacy throughout the world.

Andrea De Carlo
Assistant and collaborator of Fellini (And the Ship Sails On); he created the film/documentary The Faces of Fellini about the relationship between the great director and his actors, and he is currently writing a new novel in which Fellini himself is the protagonist.

Amarcort section

Best Short Film 2025
Rochelle by Tom Furniss

Special Mention
Burul by Adilet Karzhoev

Special Mention
Amplified by Dina Naser

Special Mention
Ne Me Quitte Pas by Karim Huu Do

"Corto Fellini" Award
Ne Me Quitte Pas by Karim Huu Do

Critics' Award
Amplified by Dina Naser

Special Mention Critics' Award
Rochelle by Tom Furniss

Selection Committee Special Mention
Relocation by Dazhi Huang

"Wonderland" Award
A thing about Kashem by Bijon Imtiaz

Best Italian Short Film 2025
Marcello by Maurizio Lombardi

"Burdlaz" Award

Best Film 2025
Ciao bambino by Edgardo Pistone

Best Performance
Anastasia Kaletchuk in Ciao bambino

Audience Award
Ciao bambino by Edgardo Pistone

Rex section

Best Animated Short
Autokar by Sylwia SZKIŁĄDŹ

Special Mention
World Naked Bike Tour by William Bradford

Special Mention
Zarko, You Will Spoil the Child! by Veljko e Milivoj Popovic

Aldina section

Best Short Film
Lovers’ story: fragment(s) by Marta Irene Giotti

Special Mention
Nothing serious by Kamil Czudej

Youth Jury Award
Land of the dead deer by Anahita Qarcheh, Soroush Javadzadeh

Calzinaz section

Best Documentary Short
After Fentanyl by Rinaldas Tomaševičius

Special Mention
I sommersi by Giacomo Venturato

Gironzalon section

Best Experimental Short
Velocità di fuga by Andrea Belcastro

Special Mention
How now, house? by Tess martin

Cinema and Neurodivergence

Best Short Film
My Brother, My Brother by Abdelrahman e Saad Dnewar

Volpina section

Best MOViE Short Film
Loverdance by Victor Gomez

Special Mention
Art of light by Varvara Guzeniuk

Fulgor section

Regione Emilia-Romagna Award
Interno 18 by Matteo Lolletti

Special Mention
Quarto livello by Francesco Pasquinelli

Special Mention
Amelia by Lorenzo Nicolino

Titta section

Best Short
Rimini Secondary Schools Award
Coscine di pollo by Federico Paolini

Special Mention
Agapé by Matteo Georges El Hani

Miranda section

Best Short
Rimini Primary Schools Award
Dog Bridge by Jorn Leeuwerink

Gradisca section

Audience Award
Viva Revolution by Alessio petrillo

Cantarel section

Best Videoclip
Mai più by Vonjako

Special Mention
Sky deverel - Run by Michelle Brand

riCIRCOlo dei Sogni

1st place
5a A Scuola Primaria Alba Adriatica

2nd place
4a A I.C. Miramare - Scuola Primaria San Salvatore

3rd place
4a A Scuola Primaria Montessori

Special Mention
4a A Scuola Primaria Tre Ponti

Special Mention
4a B Scuola Ferrari