Welcome to Pärnu FF 2025!
The final selection of documentaries for the
39. Pärnu Film Festival
Nominees for the Estonian People’s Award:
- CIRCUS TUOMENTO by Veli Granö, Finland
- ALL IS WELL by Petra Lataster-Czisch, Netherlands, Ukraine
- WHERE WE USED TO SLEEP by Matthäus Wörle, Romania, Germany
- DAUGHTER of CHENGIS by Kristoffer Poulsen, Mongolia, Denmark, Sweden, France
- DAD’S LULLABY by Lesia Diak, Ukraine, Romania
Nominees as the Best Artistic Achievement:
- SHEPERD by Louis Hanquet, France
- THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE WHO WILL COME KNOCKING by Maja Novaković, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia
- TOWER by Kullar Viimne, Estonia
Survival of indigenous peoples:
- A SHAMAN’S TALE by Beata Bashkirova & Michail Bashkirov, Russia, France, Czech Republic, USA
- GOODLANDS by Vladimir Perovic, Montenegro
- HOLDING UP THE SKY by Pieter Van Eecke, Brazil, Belgium, Netherlands
- YUPUMA by Verónica Castro with collaboration with Kawá Huni Kuin, Brazil, Portugal
- WHISPERS by Zagros Manuchar, Finland
- IN THE WARP AND WEFT OF NOMADS by Samira Alizadehghanad, Iran, Germany
- HOMECOMING by Suvi West, Anssi Kömi, Finland, Norway
- IRABU OF THE KUDAKA ISLAND, OKINAWA by Okada Kazuo, Suzuki Yuki, Japan
- GATHERING FIREWOOD by Liivo Niglas, Siberia, Estonia
- HERDING CALVES by Riivo Niglas, Siberia, Estonia
Science docs:
- DISASTER. WHAT DO POLITICIANS KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE? by Olga Orzechowska, Poland
- DOCTOR ON A TRIP by David Čálek, Czech Republic, Brazil
- STORK DREAMS by Elodie Lélu, France, Belgium
- THE AMAZONE by Emilie Maréchal & Camille Meynard, Belgium, France
- DAWN DANCERS by Anush Hamzehian and Flavio Nani, Italy, France
Student docs:
- SHANGRI-LA by Seoyeon Ha & Leon Meschede, Mongolia
- ROOTS UNEARTHED by Baran Ismail Ulas, Türkiye, Estonia
- ULLA by Ábel Szeszler, Finland, Estonia
- CRONOPIO by Dāvis Cipsts, Latvia, Estonia
Docs for Youth:
- BOALANDIA by Patrik Thomas, Mathias Reitz Zausinger, Brazil, Germany
- RASHID, THE BOY FROM SINJAR by Jasna Krajinovic, Iraq, Belgium, France
- SENEGAL, A ROUND TRIP DREAM by Marcos Gualda, Senegal, Spain
- UNDER FIRE by Jérémie Lamouroux, France, Belgium
- FEAR NOT FEAR ITSELF by Dawn Westlake, USA
Spirit of Ukraine:
- WOMEN SOLDIERS OF UKRAINE by Michał Przedlacki, Ukraine, Poland
- THE BASEMENT by Roman Blazhan, Ukraine, France
- QUEENS OF JOY by Olga Gibelinda, Ukraine, France, Czech Republic
Final program of screenings will be published on Friday, September 5th, 2025.
Winners of the XXXVIII Pärnu Film Festival
Awards of XXXVIII Pärnu Film Festival
DEMIURGE
by Olga Semak, Ukraine
Estonian People’s Award
Voted by the audience of Estonian Television
The prize was ethnographic blanket weaved by Christi Kütt
PLAY DEAD!
By Matthew Lancit, France, Portugal, Canada
with GRAND PRIZE of the festival
as the best artistic achievement
The winner was chosen by a five-member jury consisting of Anna Hints, Marina Shkarupa,
Tushar Prakash, Dane Dodds, Silvia Lotman
The prize was ethnographic blanket weaved by Christi Kütt
BON VOYAGE
by Karine Birgé, Belgium
Special mention of the festival jury in the category of best artistic achievement
THE DAIRY GARDEN
by Marc Weymuller, France
Special mention of the festival jury in the category of best artistic achievement
WE WANT TO LIVE HERE
by Aleksandrina Turcan, Ukraine
The best doc for youth
The decision of the jury of the students of Sütevaka Humanitarian High School
The prize was a carpet embroidered by Riina Pull
CYBORG
by Carey Born
United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA
The best science film
The winner was chosen by the jury of the Estonian Academy of Young Scientists
The prize was a carpet embroidered by Riina Pull
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MY DAD
by Marta Kovářová
Czech Republic, Slovakia
Special mention of the jury of the Estonian Academy of Young Scientists as the best portrait of a scientist
ROMAN TOI BEAUTIFUL SONGS
by Kalli Paakspuu
Canada
Special mention for brilliant recording of Estonian music history
CONGRATULATIONS!!!