Skyline Benidorm Film Festival Awards Gala at the Cultural Center

The Mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, and the Councilor for Culture, Jaime Jesús Pérez, along with other members of the municipal council, accompanied the cast of professionals at a ceremony in which national productions shone brightly.

The director of the Skyline Benidorm Film Festival, Beatriz Hernández, expressed her gratitude for the support received since the first edition by the City Council and collaborating companies. She also expressed her gratitude to the winner of the Skyliner 2025 Award, Cayetana Guillén-Cuervo, for "her commitment to short films" and "love for independent cinema."

Hernández highlighted the "success" of the festival's audience during the week of screenings with "full-capacity" short film sessions and also the support of professionals with the Prisma Forum. The director concluded her speech by thinking "about the next one," which will be the tenth anniversary of a festival that has managed to bring "a lot of good cinema" to Benidorm.

Following the festival director's remarks, the awards were presented by film professionals, collaborating companies, and organizations. Jaime Jesús Pérez presented the award to Aitor Abio's "Patrimonio" as "Best Short Film by Young Directors," and Toni Pérez presented the "Young Jury Award" to Antonio Cuesta's "La noche dentro," which closed the ceremony.

 2025 Awards
 
2025 Skyliner Award
Cayetana Guillén-Cuervo.

Best Fiction Short Film
‘El Príncep’, by Àlex Sardà.

Best Documentary Short Film
‘Semillas de Kivu’, by Néstor López y Carlos Valle
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Best Animated Short Film
‘Carmela’, by Vicente Mallols
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Best Director
María Herrera, for ‘El cuento de una noche de verano’.

Best Short Film by Young Directors
‘Patrimonio’, by Aitor Abio.

Best Production Design
‘Semillas de Kivu’, design by Pilar Sancho.

Best Performance – ex aequo
Javier Pereira, for ‘Violetas’.
Nacho Sánchez, for ‘Una cabeza en la pared’.

Special Mention of the Jury
‘Co-haunting’, by Paula Sánchez, Adrián Carande y Pepe Rico.

DAMA Award for Best Screenplay in the Screenplay Competition
‘Jardines’, by Patricia Benedicto.

Best Ibero-American Short Film
‘La asistente’, by Pierre Llanos.

Best International Short Film
‘A summer’s end poem’, by Lam Can-Zhao.

Audience Award
‘La noche dentro’, de Antonio Cuesta.

Young Jury Award
‘La noche dentro' by Antonio Cuesta.