The international competition of the Golden Prague Festival has its nominees! A total of 33 outstanding films focusing on music, dance, and theatre have advanced to the second round of the 62nd edition of the festival, having impressed the jury in the first round of evaluations. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, 25 September 2025, at the Municipal House in Prague.
Who made it to the second round?
The list of nominees emerged from the first round of evaluations conducted by a five-member international jury. The top ten highest-scoring films in each of the three categories advanced automatically. In cases where multiple films received the same number of points as the tenth-ranked title, they were also included – resulting in a total of 33 finalists.
Competition categories:
1) DOCUMENTARIES PROGRAMMES DEDICATED TO MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATRE
2) RECORDINGS OF CONCERT PERFORMANCE (symphonic/orchestral performances, chamber music, recitals etc.)
3) RECORDINGS OF STAGE WORK (recordings of operas, operettas, musicals, dance, ballets, theatre performances etc.)
How does the second round work? The second round of the competition takes place during the festival itself. The jury will select the winners of the following awards:
1) GRAND PRIX GOLDEN PRAGUE
The festival’s main prize, awarded to the best programme. This award includes a cash prize of EUR 10,000.
2) Three CZECH CRYSTALS
Presented to the best entries in each of the three competition categories.
3) SPECIAL MENTION
Awarded by the jury for an exceptional artistic achievement.
Wild Card: A second chance for non-finalists
Each juror may propose one “wild card” – a programme that did not make it into the main selection but, in their view, deserves a second chance. Up to five wild cards may be proposed in total. The final decision on their inclusion in the second round is made collectively by the jury. Jurors are not obligated to use this option.
Additional Awards Even films that did not advance to the second round are still eligible for special prizes:
1) CZECH TELEVISION PRIZE
Awarded by the Director General of Czech Television.
2) DAGMAR AND VÁCLAV HAVEL FOUNDATION VIZE 97 AWARD
This award includes a financial prize of CZK 50,000.
Thank you to all the creators who submitted their work to the competition – and best of luck to all the nominees!
| DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMES DEDICATED TO MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATRE | ||
| 7 | THE ALCHEMY OF THE PIANO | PARS Media |
| 8 | A THEATER FOR A SYMPHONY | Filmwerkstatt Wien |
| 33 | GESTURES (EPISODE 2 FROM DOCUMENTARY SERIES CONDUCTORS) | Yleisradio (Finnish Broadcasting Company) |
| 34 | JACQUELINE DU PRÉ: GENIUS & TRAGEDY | Allegro Films |
| 46 | RICHARD STRAUSS IN THE TWILIGHT THE COMPOSER AND THE THIRD REICH | sounding images GmbH |
| 54 | VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON - MY FAVOURITE MELODIES | C Major Entertainment GmbH |
| 55 | ANASTASIA KOBEKINA - NOW OR NEVER! | WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln |
| 56 | SIMON! THE JOY OF CONDUCTING | Kick Film GmbH |
| 63 | DANCE FROM THE DARKNESS | NHK |
| 73 | ARNOLD SCHOENBERG - THE RESTLESS VISIONARY | Accentus Music GmbH |
| 76 | NOCTURNE | Deutsche Grammophon GmbH |
| RECORDINGS OF CONCERT PERFORMANCE (symphonic/orchestral performances, chamber music, recitals etc.) | ||
| 24 | KAZUKI YAMADA CONDUCTS FAURÉ'S REQUIEM | Les Films Jack Fébus |
| 27 | CZECH PHILHARMONIC: VELVET REVOLUTION CONCERT 2024 | Czech Philharmonic |
| 28 | RAVEL EN MILLE ÉCLATS | CAMERA LUCIDA |
| 30 | SVEN HELBIG: REQUIEM A | ZDF German Television |
| 47 | HYMN FOR PEACE: THE UKRAINIAN FREEDOM ORCHESTRA PERFORMS BEETHOVEN’S 9TH | 3B-Produktion |
| 57 | HERBERT BLOMSTEDT CONDUCTS BRUCKNER'S SINFONIE NO. 9 | Accentus Music GmbH |
| 61 | VERDI: REQUIEM FROM SANTA CECILIA | C Major Entertainment GmbH |
| 66 | MAGNIFICAT - BACH FATHER & SON AT MELK ABBEY | SCARLATTI Arts international s.l. |
| 69 | THE HENRY MANCINI GALA AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL | Bounce Entertainment |
| 81 | THE PATHS OF BACH | CAMERA LUCIDA |
| RECORDINGS OF STAGE WORK (recordings of operas, operettas, musicals, dance, ballets, theatre performances etc.) | ||
| 3 | LES SAISONS DE LA DANSE | Le Grizzly / Martha Productions |
| 25 | WEINBERG: THE IDIOT | Unitel |
| 31 | LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN / SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2024 | ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) |
| 38 | THE PRINCIPLES OF CLASSICAL DANCE | BalletBoyz |
| 43 | AFANADOR | Elzévir Films |
| 44 | THE GLASS MENAGERIE – A BALLET BY JOHN NEUMEIER | Kinescope Film GmbH |
| 45 | GUSTAVIA | Elzévir Films |
| 68 | DON QUICHOTTE | Telmondis |
| 70 | THE QUEEN'S LACE HANDKERCHIEF | VBW International GmbH |
| 72 | THE NAME OF THE ROSE | RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana |
| 75 | REQUIEM(S) | Telmondis |
| 80 | THE GAMBLER | Unitel |