Ecumenical Jury Prize 2025 at the 21st CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival

Mamlaket al-Qasab (The President's Cake)

directed by Hasan Hadi (Iraq/USA/Qatar, 2025)

Can we live in a world filled with destruction, war, and deadly ideological competition? At the 21st Cinefest, the Ecumenical Jury found an answer in a film that, with its poetic power, denounces senseless destruction. The film highlights the dignity of children and their unique ability to transform love into action. Although the children in the film live in a vulnerable position in an aggressive and selfish environment created by adults, the film shows the sustaining power of truth, peace, unity, and solidarity.

Members of the Jury
Csaba Szekeres, ( Hungary, President )
Lisa Hacker ( Germany )
György Kányádi ( Romania )
Marianela Pinto ( Ecuador )