Victory at the 17th Les Arcs Film Festival for Mr. Nobody Against Putin [+lee también:
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The Jury Grand Prize went to Little Trouble Girls [+lee también:
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An acting award went to the duo Robert Aramayo and Scott Ellis Watson for I Swear [+lee también:
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The second acting award honoured Slovak actor Milan Ondrík for his performance in Father [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by his compatriot Tereza Nvotová (well received in Venice’s Orizzonti – French release on 1 April via Epicentre Films).

Also among the winners were Hungary’s Gergely Pálos for the cinematography of Silent Friend [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by his compatriot Ildikó Enyedi (Best Young Talent Award in competition in Venice, and opening in France on 1 April via KMBO) and Maspalomas [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Spain’s José María Goenaga and Aitor Arregi (Best Actor in San Sebastián – French release on 24 June 2026 via Epicentre Films), which received the Cineuropa Award.

The winners:

Crystal Arrow
Mr. Nobody Against Putin [+lee también:
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Jury Grand Prize
Little Trouble Girls [+lee también:
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Acting Award
Milan Ondrík - Father [+lee también:
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Robert Aramayo, Scott Ellis Watson – I Swear [+lee también:
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Best Original Music
Michael Rataj, Jonas Struck – Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Best Cinematography
Gergely Pálos - Silent Friend [+lee también:
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Other awards

Audience Award
I Swear - Kirk Jones

Cineuropa Award
Maspalomas [+lee también:
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Youth Jury Award
I Swear - Kirk Jones

Les cinglés du cinéma Award
Three Goodbyes [+lee también:
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Short Film Award
Beyond Silence – Manie Blok (Netherlands)
Special Mention
Dieu est timide – Jocelyn Charles (France)

High-school Students’ Short Film Award
Extermination d’animaux de compagnie – Mikkel Storm Glomstein (Norway)