Ermanno Olmi Award 7th Edition Jury announced

­The jury of the 2025 Ermanno Olmi Award, which aims to promote and enhance short films by young directors, is composed this year of Chiara Borroni (lecturer and film critic), Luca Capponi (director), Dario Catozzo (training and distribution, Lab 80), Adriana Ferrarese (director and producer) and Francesca Magliulo (Director, Fondazione EOS). The latter will view the works together with a group of young people aged between 16 and 18, who founded the community “Controcampo” — a platform supported by Fondazione EOS and Anica Academy ETS — of which she will act as spokesperson within the jury.

Aiming to promote young filmmakers under the age of 30, the award consists of 3 cash prizes (€1,200, €600, and €400) - made available by Bergamo Film Meeting Onlus - and a special mention awarded on a theme chosen by the municipal administration. The winner of the mention will be awarded a cash prize worth € 300 offered by FIC – Federazione Italiana Cineforum.

For this year, the Culture Department has chosen as its theme “Humility”, with its echoes from the Gospels and Dostoevsky, stands in stark contrast to the social obsession with profit, domination, and widespread selfishness. As the Gospel of Matthew. These words should be read in a secular light, just as Olmi did. Humility carries within it a deep sense of justice and care — for others, for the environment, for work. It also means embracing complexity, accepting that we are part of something greater than ourselves. It means not being masters, but seekers of meaning.

The winners’ announcement will be held on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025, at the movie theater Sala dell'Orologio in Bergamo.

The Ermanno Olmi Award is promoted by the Municipality of Bergamo with the support of Bergamo Film Meeting Onlus and in collaboration with FIC - Federazione Italiana Cineforum. In accord with the Minimum Environmental Criteria - parameters of environmental sustainability for cultural events - signed by the Municipality of Bergamo, the Prize takes part in the European Green Fest project: a commitment to both environment and culture, and a fitting tribute to Ermanno Olmi, who, through his works, was always a keen supporter of environmental preservation.