Directed by Lucrecia Martel

The Official Competition jury said: “Our jury has chosen Landmarks as the BFI London Film Festival’s Best Film for 2025. With deep empathy and extraordinary journalistic and cinematic rigor, the director Lucrecia Martel dives deep into the events surrounding the 2009 murder of the Chuschagasta leader Javier Chocobar, in Argentina’s Tucumán Province. In foregrounding present-day voices and neglected histories, Martel emerges with a portrait of – and for – an Indigenous community, and grants them a measure of the justice the courts have long denied them. Within a remarkably strong competition, our jury is proud to honor this singular achievement.”

Directed by Vincho Nchogu

The First Feature Competition jury said: “We are delighted to award the Sutherland prize to Vincho Nchogu for her brilliant debut film One Woman One Bra. We were incredibly impressed by her ability to confidently move between so many tones, but always holding the audience with care. Her film uses humour to shattering effect. Vincho also elicited fantastic performances from her entire cast, complemented by stunning cinematography throughout. The piece is at once funny, life-affirming, and deeply moving; its emotional journey stayed with us and will continue to do so.”

Directed by David Bingong

The Documentary Competition jury said: “Facing the most inhumane of circumstances – a dangerous sea crossing from Morocco to Spain – the camaraderie of young Cameroonian men is rendered with kinetic intensity. An immersive journey of intimate photography, humour and a spontaneously arising soundtrack contextualises the past lives and present perils of its protagonists. In his raw film The Travelers, David Bingong, himself a migrant among them, offers a deeply personal and affecting lens on the humanitarian crisis of African refugees and asylum seekers adrift in both the Mediterranean Sea and the legal limbo of the EU’s broken immigration system.”

Special mention: Always (directed by Deming Chen)

Directed by Said Zagha

The Short Film Competition jury said: “Coyotes quietly opens a door into a psychological state of fear faced by people caught in the midst of conflict; a fear that cuts through the everyday atrocities witnessed by those watching publicly from outside. We chose the film for its subtle introduction of characters, the evident love for its craft, and its confident command of viewer expectations.”

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