War, Environment, and Rubble

At the core of the jury’s decision, led by Simone Gialdini, stands an uncompromising stance on Naza. Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s work exposes the stark realities of modern warfare through a rigorous investigative lens, examining the deployment of mass surveillance systems and predictive targeting models in military operations. The film lays bare the human and material toll of systematic violence, directly answering the foundational principle of international solidarity established by Green Cross since its founding by Mikhail Gorbachev. In a moment overshadowed by ongoing devastation in the Gaza Strip and civilian suffering, the award affirms an unavoidable truth: there can be no ecological transition or sustainable future without an immediate halt to war waged as an instrument of politics.

The second drop went to Paolo Strippoli’s L’estranea, which channels contemporary anxieties through the framework of genre cinema. The narrative centers on a fractured family in the wake of an extreme weather event – no longer a distant dystopia, but regular frontline news. Floodwaters invading the domestic space expose the illusion of human dominion over the elements, laying bare how loss of control breeds evasion, scapegoating, and denial of collective responsibility.
Rounding out the awards is the Special Prize presented to Greta e le favole vere by Berardo Carboni, received alongside cast members Donatella Finocchiaro, Sara Ciocca, Darko Peric, Federico Rosati, and Roberta Palumbo. The film draws upon the universal language of the fairy tale to convey the urgency of biodiversity and climate action to younger generations, building an educational bridge that shuns fatalism in favor of awareness, civic engagement, and dialogue.