The International Locarno Film Festival took place from 6 to 16 August 2025, with an Ecumenical Jury set by SIGNIS and Inter-Film.
The Ecumenival Prize goes to :
SOLOMAMMA by Janicke Askevold, 2025, 1h39 (Norway/Latvia/Lithuania/Denmark/Finland)
with the following motivation : Solomamma raises important ethical questions about origin, identity and belonging: Who is the author of life? What is the miracle of conception and birth when we think about life in medical-technical paradigms? What is the source and responsibility of a new life and the uncontrollable consequences of such a choice ? Can a «Solomamma» take responsibility for her decisions and respect freedom, her own, her child’s and the donor’s ? This film questions us about the conditions for living independently while remaining connected to others.
The members of the Ecumenical jury also gave a commendation to :
LE LAC by Fabrice Aragno, 2025, 1h25 (Switzerland)
with the following motivation : Le Lac shows us a couple who do not shy away from mourning, but struggle with it. Grief has left them speechless, but even without words they experience a deep understanding of each other because they consciously confront their pain. With their sailing boat, they battle the elements and literally face the storm by sailing right into it. Wind and weather bring them to the boundary between life and death.
The jury members : Melanie Pollmeier, Switzerland, Jury President, Ileana Bîrsan, Romania, Philippe Cabrol, France, Roland Kauffmann, France