Goteborg Film Festival Presents the Nominees for the 2025 Ingmar Bergman Competition

Dec. 30, 2024

The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award was established in 2007 by Ingmar Bergman himself, together with Göteborg Film Festival, when he served as the festival’s Honorary Chairman. The award celebrates innovation and artistic courage in filmmaking and is presented to a debut that captures the spirit of Bergman’s groundbreaking and existentially explorative artistry.

This year’s eight nominees represent an impressive range of perspectives, themes, and styles, featuring stories from various parts of the world. The selection group focuses on identifying the most exciting and personal debuts and favorites – some freshly completed, others having premiered in recent months.

The jury includes Dea Kulumbegashvili, film director from Georgia; Kaltrina Krasniqi, a director from Kosovo and 2022 Bergman Award winner with Vera Dreams of the Sea; and Silje Riise Næss, Chair of the Board of The Bergman Estate on Fårö Foundation.

The nominees for the Ingmar Bergman Competition will be spotlighted during one of the evenings at Studio Draken, the festival’s talk show.

This Year’s Nominees:

• Cactus Pears

Original title: Sabar bonda
Directed by: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
Country: India, United Kingdom, Canada

• Then, the Fog

Original title: Después, la niebla
Directed by: Martín Sappia
Country: Argentina

• The Land of Morning Calm

Original title: Achim bada galmaegeineun
Directed by: Park Ri-woong
Country: South Korea

• Gulızar

Directed by: Belkis Bayrak
Country: Turkey, Kosovo

• On Falling

Directed by: Laura Carreira
Country: United Kingdom, Portugal

• Crocodile Tears

Directed by: Tumpal Tampubolon
Country: Indonesia, France, Singapore, Germany

• The Last Romantics

Original title: Los últimos románticos
Directed by: David Pérez Sañudo
Country: Spain

• Hanami

Directed by: Denise Fernandes
Country: Schweiz, Portugal, Cape Verde

The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award 

The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award was established in 2007 to honor Bergman’s creative legacy and his impact on film history. The prize is awarded annually to a debut or second feature film distinguished by its originality, artistic quality, and bold exploration of existential themes. It is presented by Göteborg Film Festival in collaboration with the Bergman Foundations – the Bergman Center on Fårö, the Ingmar Bergman Foundation, and the Bergman Estate on Fårö Foundation.

Previous winners include Andrea Arnold (Red Road), Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), Emma Dante (A Street in Palermo), Fernando Guzzoni (Dog Flesh), and Alice Rohrwacher (Corpo Celeste).