In mid-March, the Czech film awards "Český Lev" (Bohemian Lion) were awarded for the 33rd time – honoring the best Czech cinema and TV films of the past year.
Among the winners were four films that screened at the FFC in 2025. The main prize for Best Feature Film and Best Supporting Actress (Juliána Brutovská) went to CARAVAN, which premiered in Cannes. Slovak director Katarína Gramatová won Best Director for her debut feature PROMISE I’LL BE FINE, while Kateřina Falbrová received Best Actress for her role in BROKEN VOICES. All three films were part of the FFC Youth Film Competition. Dũng Nguyễn was named Best Supporting Actor for his role in SUMMER SCHOOL, 2001, which screened in the FFC Feature Film Competition.
Czech cinema also gained international recognition: the documentary MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN, co-produced by the Czech Republic and Denmark, recently won the Oscar for Best Documentary. The film was also shown at the FFC 2025 in the “Spectrum” section.