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Winners of the II Namuncurá Short Film Festival 2025
Theme: “Anchored in Hope on Our Indigenous Territories”
The Don Bosco Technical School (Kep Province), the Social Communication Team of the Salesian Delegation of Cambodia, and ROOTS: Catholic Network of Indigenous Peoples of Asia proudly congratulate the three best short films of the 2nd Namuncurá Short Film Festival 2025:
- First Place: The Three Temples — Directed by Rith Soton (Cambodia) 🎥 Watch here
- Second Place: The Weaving of Identity — Dersiana da Cruz, Nanaricka Media Corporation (Timor-Leste) 🎥 Watch here
- Third Place: Ri Shongkun Shongnia — Khraw Kupar Kharrsyntiew, Kyrsoi Community Lummaralong (India) 🎥 Watch here
🌿 Spirit of the Festival
This year’s festival honors the life and spirit of Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá, a Mapuche youth from Argentina and student of Don Bosco. He lived with deep faith and cultural pride, passed away in Rome in 1905, and was beatified in 2007. Today, he stands as a symbol of hope for Indigenous Peoples worldwide.
The theme “Anchored in Hope on Our Indigenous Territories” reminds us that ancestral lands are places of life, memory, and resilience. They carry languages, traditions, songs, and stories. To be anchored in hope means to believe in a peaceful future rooted in respect for nature, elders, ancestral wisdom, and unity among all peoples.
📅 Festival Timeline 2025
- July 20 – Sept 20: Registration period
- Oct 20 – Oct 24: Video submission
- Nov 10 – Nov 12: Online Film Festival (YouTube & Facebook)
- Dec 7: Winners announced
🎁 Awards
- 🥇 1st Place: Professional Camera
- 🥈 2nd Place: Laptop Computer
- 🥉 3rd Place: Tablet Device
🌏 The Namuncurá Short Film Festival continues to be a sacred journey of creativity, storytelling, and ancestral pride. We invite Indigenous youth across Asia to join future editions and let their films be voices of hope from their territories.