International Competition Award: FUCK THE POLIS by Rita Azevedo Gomes

Georges de Beauregard International Award: FRÍO METAL by Clemente Castor

Special mention of the International Competition Jury: COBRE by Nicolás Pereda

French Competition Award: BONNE JOURNÉE by Pauline Bastard

Georges de Beauregard National Award: HORS-CHAMP, LES OMBRES by Anna Dubosc, Gustavo de Mattos Jahn

Cnap (National Centre for Visual Arts) Award: DES MILLÉNAIRES D’ABSENCE by Philippe Rouy

Special mention of the Cnap (National Centre for Visual Arts) Jury: L’AMOUR SUR LE CHEMIN DES RONCETTES by Sophie Roger

First Film Award: FANTAISIE by Isabel Pagliai

Special mention of the First Film Competition Jury: LOS CRUCES by Julián Galay

Special mention of the First Film Competition Jury: SI NOUS HABITONS UN ÉCLAIR by Louise Chevillotte

Claudia Cardinale Foundation Award: FERNLICHT by Johanna Schorn Kalinsky

Cine+ Distribution support Award in partnership with GNCR: MORTE E VIDA MADALENA by Guto Parente

Flash Competition Award: گل‌های شب ِدریا by Maryam Tafakory

Special mention of the Flash Competition Jury: A PRELUDE by Wendelien van Oldenborgh

Special mention of the Flash Competition Jury: CONTROL ANATOMY by Mahmoud Alhaj

Special mention of the Flash Competition Jury: LENGUA MUERTA by José Jiménez

Alice Guy Award: ABORTION PARTY by Julia Mellen

Renaud Victor Award: BULAKNA by Leonor Noivo

Special mention of the Renaud Victor Jury: SI NOUS HABITONS UN ÉCLAIR by Louise Chevillotte

High School Award: NEXT LIFE by Tenzin Phuntsog

Special mention of the High School Jury: MIRACULOUS ACCIDENT by Assaf Gruber

The Second Chance School Award: NEXT LIFE by Tenzin Phuntsog

Special mention of the Second Chance School Jury: JACOB’S HOUSE by Lucas Kane

Audience Award: LA JUVENTUD ES UNA ISLA by Louise Ernandez

International Competition Award: FUCK THE POLIS by Rita Azevedo Gomes

Georges de Beauregard International Award: FRÍO METAL by Clemente Castor

Special mention of the International Competition Jury: COBRE by Nicolás Pereda

French Competition Award: BONNE JOURNÉE by Pauline Bastard

Georges de Beauregard National Award: HORS-CHAMP, LES OMBRES by Anna Dubosc, Gustavo de Mattos Jahn

Cnap (National Centre for Visual Arts) Award: DES MILLÉNAIRES D’ABSENCE by Philippe Rouy

Special mention of the Cnap (National Centre for Visual Arts) Jury: L’AMOUR SUR LE CHEMIN DES RONCETTES by Sophie Roger

First Film Award: FANTAISIE by Isabel Pagliai

Special mention of the First Film Competition Jury: LOS CRUCES by Julián Galay

Special mention of the First Film Competition Jury: SI NOUS HABITONS UN ÉCLAIR by Louise Chevillotte

Claudia Cardinale Foundation Award: FERNLICHT by Johanna Schorn Kalinsky

Cine+ Distribution support Award in partnership with GNCR: MORTE E VIDA MADALENA by Guto Parente

Flash Competition Award: گل‌های شب ِدریا by Maryam Tafakory

Special mention of the Flash Competition Jury: A PRELUDE by Wendelien van Oldenborgh

Special mention of the Flash Competition Jury: CONTROL ANATOMY by Mahmoud Alhaj

Special mention of the Flash Competition Jury: LENGUA MUERTA by José Jiménez

Alice Guy Award: ABORTION PARTY by Julia Mellen

Renaud Victor Award: BULAKNA by Leonor Noivo

Special mention of the Renaud Victor Jury: SI NOUS HABITONS UN ÉCLAIR by Louise Chevillotte

High School Award: NEXT LIFE by Tenzin Phuntsog

Special mention of the High School Jury: MIRACULOUS ACCIDENT by Assaf Gruber

The Second Chance School Award: NEXT LIFE by Tenzin Phuntsog

Special mention of the Second Chance School Jury: JACOB’S HOUSE by Lucas Kane

Audience Award: LA JUVENTUD ES UNA ISLA by Louise Ernandez

Don’t Take It Personally, Don’t Take It Personally

Jelena Jureša

Belgium, Croatia, 2025, Color, 60’

World Premiere

Don’t Take It Personally offers a biting indictment of human and societal behaviour during unstable times shaped by capitalism and imperial greed. In a world increasingly suffocated by systemic injustices, where many are denied the right to breathe, this cinematic score emerges as a reclamation of that breath. Through the rhythm and cadence of its sequences, Jelena Jureša invites the viewer to experience capitalism as a pervasive infection, designed to seep systemic toxicity into the smallest details of our daily lives. Drawing from the writings of Dubravka Ugrešić (1949–2023), who defied nationalist narratives in the wake of the Yugoslav wars, the film unfolds in two distinct yet thematically interconnected movements. The film captured a live performance on 16mm film, featuring Dutch-Indonesian tap dancer Marije Nie and Croatian musicians Alen and Nenad Sinkauz. Their rhythmic exchange blends movement, sound, and speech, creating a dynamic interplay that highlights the dual nature of tap dancing as both a means of self-expression and an act of protest. Tap dance emerged from a fusion of African and European percussive traditions, deeply shaped by slavery and segregation in the U.S. Don’t Take It Personally subverts this legacy. Through her films and video installations, the director explores themes of cultural identity, gender, collective violence and historical denial.

Technical sheet

  • Subtitles:
    English
  • Script:
    Jelena Jureša
  • Photography:
    Fiona Braillon
  • Editing:
    Jelena Jureša
  • Music:
    Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
  • Sound:
    Nenad Sinkauz, Hrvoje Pelicarić, Ivan Zelić
  • Cast:
    Marije Nie, Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
  • Production:
    Dijana Mlađenović (Kinematograf), Andrea Cinel (kunstencentrum nona)
  • Contact:
    Andrea Cinel (kunstencentrum nona)