The 24FRAME Future Film Fest 2025 brought the best of international animation to Bologna, Italy, from the Oscar-winning Flow, to the 30th anniversary of Toy Story, including experimental and indie works, as well as major Korean anime creators. Five
intense days of screenings, events, and workshops for both the general public and the industry professionals.

All the Winners of the 2025 Edition

International Feature Film Competition

First Prize
The Great History of Western Philosophy
(Aria Covamonas, Mexico, 2025, Italian premiere)
Appreciated for its wild creativity, irreverent humor, and excellent technical craftsmanship, which combines visual art and craftsmanship with an overwhelming rhythm. The award was collected by Camilla Uboldi, the Italian producerof the film.

Second Prize
(S)Kids
(Lea Solis, Canada, 2024)
For its original blend of animation and comics, its overwhelming musical energy, and its ability to express emotions and youthful discomfort with irony.

Special Mention
Clarice’s Dream
(Fernando Gutiérrez and Guto Bicalho, Brazil, 2024)
Praised for its refined art direction, the expressiveness of the characters, and the intense delicacy with which it tells the story.

International Short Film Competition

First Prize
Autokar
Sylwia Szkiłądź, Belgium, France, 2025)
Praised for its delicate and imaginative aesthetic in depicting the perspective of a young girl traveling alone on a long journey.

Second Prize
The Threshold
(Walter Restelli, Italy, 2024)
For direction worthy of the best horror films and an interesting visual style where music is an integral part of the storytelling.

Special Mention
Wander to Wonder
(Nina Gantz, Netherlands, 2024)
For its excellent art direction, photography, meticulous animation, and extraordinarily expressive style.

ABABO Special Award – Jury of Students from the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
The jury, consisting of Elena Pesaresi, Giada Balzano, Jeremy Baggieri, Finn Caruso, and Aleksandra Julia Slowik, awarded the short film Autokar, confirming the positive judgment on its originality and attention to animation, as well as the message the film conveys.

Hera Green Future Prize
Pig that Survived Foot-and-mouth Disease
(Hur Bum-Wook, South Korea, 2024)
Appreciated for its ambiguously hybrid visual style.

International New Frontiers Competition
In collaboration with Cineca Visit Lab

First Prize
MAX Q
(Joel Benjamin, USA, 2024, VR Game)

Second Prize
Desastres de la Guerra
(Victor Morales, USA, 2025, VR Game)

International Series Competition
Woolly Woolly
(Emmanuel Linderer, Canada, France, 2025)