Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Landmarks has received the very best movie award in Official Competitors on the 69th BFI London Movie Competition.
Landmarks displays on the loss of life and legacy of Indigenous Argentinian activist Javier Chocobar, who was murdered in 2009.
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“In foregrounding present-day voices and uncared for histories, Martel emerges with a portrait of — and for — an Indigenous neighborhood, and grants them a measure of the justice the courts have lengthy denied them,” stated an announcement from the jury, headed by Quantity 9 Movies producer Elizabeth Karlsen.
Landmarks debuted out of competitors at Venice Movie Competition in August, happening to play Toronto, San Sebastian and New York. It’s Argentinian filmmaker Martel’s first movie since 2017 interval drama Zama.
The Match Manufacturing facility handles worldwide gross sales on Landmarks, with Cinetic Media representing North America.
Vincho Nchogu’s Kenyan-Nigerian function One Girl One Bra received the Sutherland award for finest movie within the First Characteristic Competitors. Set in a rural village, the drama follows an orphaned woman battling hostile neighbours and shady organisations to show her household lineage and declare her land deed.
“We have been extremely impressed by Nchogu’s potential to confidently transfer between so many tones, however all the time holding the viewers with care,” stated an announcement from the First Characteristic jury, headed by filmmaker Kibwe Tavares. “Her movie makes use of humour to shattering impact. Vincho additionally elicited unbelievable performances from her whole forged, complemented by gorgeous cinematography all through. The piece is without delay humorous, life-affirming, and deeply shifting; its emotional journey stayed with us and can proceed to take action.”
Nchogu wrote and directed the movie, in addition to doing casting and costumes. It’s produced by Josh Olaoluwa for Nigeria’s Conceptified Media, and Kenya’s Kilastory.
David Bingong’s Cameroonian-Spanish movie The Vacationers, in regards to the journey taken by a gaggle of migrants from Cameroon to Europe, received the very best documentary award. The 61-minute movie launched at Visions du Reel in April, and can play at Worldwide Documentary Movie Competition Amsterdam subsequent month.
“Dealing with essentially the most inhumane of circumstances… the camaraderie of younger Cameroonian males is rendered with kinetic depth,” stated an announcement from the documentary jury, headed by filmmaker Eloise King. “An immersive journey of intimate images, humour, and a spontaneously arising soundtrack contextualises the previous lives and current perils of its protagonist.”
The jury additionally offered a particular point out to Deming Chen’s At all times, a couple of younger poet rising up in China.
The 69th BFI London Movie Competition closes this night (Sunday, October 19) with the worldwide premiere of Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights Of Hero, starring Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe, Nicholas Galitzine, Charli XCX and Felicity Jones.
BFI London Movie Competition 2025 winners
Finest movie, Official Competitors – Landmarks (Arg-US-Mex-Fr-Neth-Den) dir. Lucrecia Martel
Sutherland award, First Characteristic Competitors – One Girl One Bra (Ken-Nig) dir. Vincho Nchogu
Grierson award, Documentary Competitors – The Vacationers (Cam-Sp) dir. David Bingong; particular point out – At all times (US-Fr-China) dir. Deming Chen
Brief Movie award – Coyotes (UK-Fr-Jor) dir. Stated Zagha
