LINOLEUM, Ukraine's largest festival of contemporary animation and media art, has announced the winners of its competition programmes.
The winners were selected by an international jury in three categories: International, Commissioned Film and Ukrainian competition. For the first time, the jury of the Ukrainian Film Critics Association participated in the festival this year.
In the Commissioned Film Competition, the jury selected the following from among 29 works:
- Special mention from Ignas Meilūnas —Brudnyy Pes by Mykyta Lyskov (Ukraine)
- Special mention from Francesca Colombara — Brudnyy Pes by Stas Santimov (Ukraine)
- Special mention from Mary Yanko — ECHT! - Highed by Simon Breeveld (Belgium)
- Головний приз журі — Nap Eyes — Dark Mystery Enigma Bird by Jordan Minkoff (Canada)
In the international competition among 32 films from different countries, the jury awarded:
- Special mention from Jakub Spevák — Mother’s Child by Naomi Noir (Netherlands)
- Special mention from Balázs Turai — LARVAL by Alice Bloomfield (United Kingdom)
- Special mention from Anastasiya Faluleieva — DETLEV by Ferdinand Ehrhardt (Germany) реж. Фердінанд Ергардт (Німеччина)
- Best Film in the International Competition — GOD IS SHY by Jocelyn Charles (France)
- Award from the jury of the Ukrainian Film Critics Association — Voiceless by Samuel Patthey (Switzerland)
The jury of the Ukrainian Competition consisted of Amos Geva, Yuliia Kovalenko, and Vessela Dancheva, who awarded the following prizes:
- Special Mention — COO-RAGE by Alina Milkina (Ukraine, Netherlands)
- Best Film in the Ukrainian Competition — LIFE IN BETWEEN by Iryna Lytvynova (Ukraine)
- Award from the jury of the Ukrainian Film Critics Association — Little Red Riding Hood by Sofiia Komarova.
Iryna Lytvynova also received special prizes for her film – Deco Fun S graphics tablet from Novella, the official distributor of the XP Pen brand in Ukraine and a certificate for 30,000 UAH from Karandash studio.
All awarded Ukrainian films received prizes from the festival’s partners — a book certificate from ArtHuss Publishing, access to the Creative Practice and Projector libraries, and treats from the festival’s alcohol partner Tullamore D.E.W.
In total, the festival was attended by 2,300 visitors, featuring 35 animation screenings for adults and children and 32 educational events — from large networking sessions to workshops and masterclasses with brands and leading industry professionals. Among them was Amos Geva, who conducted the T-Port Workshop for Ukrainian animators with the support of the Goethe-Institut Ukraine.
LINOLEUM 2025 was held with the support of the Ukrainian State Film Agency, Goethe-Institut Ukraine, British Council Ukraine, and the Polish Institute in Kyiv.
Main Partner — UNIT.City
Software Partner — Moho Animation Software
Automotive Partner — Volvo Winner Automotive
Special Partner — CASES
Educational Partner — Creative Practice
Creative Partner — mate
Industry Section Partner — Salt Cinema
Ukrainian Competition Partners — Novella Company (official distributor of XP-Pen Ukraine), Karandash Studio, and Projector
Book Partner — ArtHuss Publishing
Networking Partner — T.C.Pizza
Sweet Partner — BISCOTTI
Alcohol Partners — Tullamore D.E.W. and Villa UA Wines
Artesian Water Partner — Avalon
Partners: Ukrainian Animation Association, Dovzhenko Centre, and Tsekh Guild
General Media Partner: Novyy Channel
Children’s Program Media Partner: PLUSPLUS
Media Partners: SKVOT Mag, ProShoKino, Detector Media, Kyivstar TV
