23rd Dhaka International Film Festival
Award 2025
| Best Children Film Badal Rahman Award |
| Kytalyktaakh kyrdalym (Where the White Cranes Dance) Dir: Michael Lukachevsky Country: Russia |
| Best Audience Award |
| Padatik Dir: Srijit Mukherji Country: India |
| Special Audience Award |
| Guardia de Honor (The Guardian of Honor) Dir: Joselito Altarejos Country: Philippines |
| Bangladesh Panaroma Full length Best Film Award by FIPRESCI Jury |
| Dear Maloti (Priyo Maloti) Dir: Shankha Das Gupta Country: Bangladesh |
| Bangladesh Panaroma Talent Section Best Film Award by FIPRESCI Jury |
| A Lazy Noon Dir: Monon Muntaka Country: Bangladesh |
| Bangladesh Panaroma Talent Section 1st Runner-Up |
| Phulera Poshak Porena (Defy) Dir: Aasif U Hamid Country: Bangladesh |
| Bangladesh Panaroma Talent Section 2nd Runner-Up |
| Poitrik Bhita (Hereditary Homestead) Dir: Mobarak Hossain Country: Bangladesh |
| Spiritual Film Section – |
| Best Feature Film |
| Prishelec (The Alien) Dir: Ivan Sosnin Country: Russia |
| Best Short Film |
| Monte Clerigo Dir: Luis Campos Country: Portugal |
| Special Mention Award |
| Swaha (In the Name of Fire) Dir: Abhilash Sharma Country: India |
| Women Filmmakers Section – |
| Best Feature Film |
| Kumva, Ce Qui Vient Du Silence (Kumva, Which Comes from Silence) Dir: Sarah Mallegol Country: France |
| Best Short Film Award |
| Scarlet Dir: Maria Bobeva Country: Bulgaria |
| Best Director |
| Agustina Sánchez Gavier “Nuestra Sombra (Our Own Shadow) “ Dir: Agustina Sánchez Gavier Country: Argentina, Germany |
| Special Mention |
| Takoi Imenno Den (Not Just Any Day) Dir: Klavdiya Korshunova Country: Moldova, Russia |
| Asian Film Competition Section– |
| Best Actress Ms. Diman Zandi for the film: |
| Melody Dir: Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Country: Iran, Tajikistan |
| Best Actor Mr. Rayan Sarlak for the film: |
| Tabestan-E Haman Saal (Summer time) Dir: Mahmoud Kalari Country: Iran |
| Best Cinematography Dilsat Canan for the film: |
| Demo Ke Pelê Gozan Benî Zer (When The Walnut Leaves Turn Yellow) Dir: Mehmet Ali Konar Country: Turkey |
| Best Script writers Takato Nishi and Noriko Yuasa for the film: |
| Performing Kaoru’s Funeral Dir: Noriko Yuasa Country: Japan |
| Best Director Haofeng Xu & Junfeng Xu for the film: |
| Men Qian Bao Di (100Yards) Dir: Haofeng Xu & Junfeng Xu Country: China |
Special Mention Best Director Mahmoud Kalari for the film: |
| Tabestan-E Haman Saal (Summer time) Dir: Mahmoud Kalari Country: Iran |
| Best Film Award |
| Yakshanba (Sunday) Dir: Shokir Kholikov Country: Uzbekistan |