2025 Awards

At the 10th Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival, a total of 10 awards were presented across two competitive sections—Main and μicro competition sections.

The Golden Wreath of Megisti, which is awarded every year to the best films of Main Competition Section of Beyond Borders, Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival.

It is the exact, handcrafted replica, was found in an ancient tomb (theke) in 1913 and it is dated back to the 4th century BC. It is made of golden ivy leaves, according to the Hellenistic aesthetic standards.

Main Competition / Medium & Feature Length films

Grand Prix – Golden Wreath of Megisti ( The prize is of €7,500 )

Lo by Thanassis Vasiliou, Greece, 2025, 70′

Silver Wreath of Megisti (The prize is accompanied by a total of €3,000, sponsored by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, ERT)

Letters from Wolf Street by Arjun Talwar, Poland, 2025, 97′

Bronze Wreath of Megisti (The prize is accompanied by a €2,000 award, sponsored by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, ERT)

The Lost Season by Mehdi Ghanavati, Iran, 2024, 63′

Best Greek Documentary Award (The award comes with a €1,000 prize, sponsored by EKKOMED – Creative Greece)

Sculpted Souls by Stavros Psillakis, Greece, 2025, 90′

Odysseus Award (The award is accompanied by a €500 prize, initiated and supported by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy)

Lo by Thanassis Vasiliou, Greece, 2025, 70′

Honorary Awards

FIPRESCI Award (The award includes a €500 prize, sponsored by ERT)
The Longer you Bleed, by Ewan Waddell, Ukrania, 2025, 65′

#ThisisEU Award (The award comes with a €500 prize, sponsored by ERT)
The German People by Marcin Wierzchowski, Germany, 2025, 133′

μicro Competition / Short films

Golden Phoenix (This award is accompanied by a €1,250 prize, supported by Phoenix TV)
Clear Sky by Marcin Kundera, Poland, 2024,21′

Silver Phoenix (This award is accompanied by a €1,000 prize, supported by Phoenix TV)
Simply Divine by Mélody Boulissière & Bogdan Stamatin, France, 2024, 14′

Bronze Phoenix (This award is accompanied by a €750 prize, supported by Phoenix TV)
My land is burned by Abdulrahman Alshowaiki, Belgium, 2024, 30′