"The film's director demonstrates absolute mastery of the form. We award this film for its camerawork, the unusual music, the compelling setting and production design that becomes a character in itself, great performances and dialogs. This film puts into evidence the female situation and the necessity for feministic battle. It also shows us how to remain a person of integrity in devilish surrounding and darkness, emphasised by the black and white images."

"For a most subtle, complex performance, yet so powerful in its restraint; and for portraying an intricately layered, unapologetic female character."

"The director tells a personal and brave story in an unexpected and elegant way. The director's honesty, subtle approach, and work with the characters are captivating from the very first moments, and the visual component does not merely accompany the story but becomes an integral part of it, reflecting the inner world of both the protagonists and the director. The film is a poetic meditation, in which the director explores and re-enacts a traumatic experience in search of love, a lost friend, and acceptance."

"For its masterfully calibrated mise en scène, its sensitivity and delicate lightness, its director's unexpectedly uplifting treatment of grief, acutely portrayed by a perfect young ensemble."

"This film captures youthful rebelliousness with warmth in a world where citizens are divided by a strict authority. This is combined with an excellent visual expression and a great touch of comedy. The film's urgent theme engages us as we are brought into a world with human characters that inspire us to take matters in our own hands."

"For a bravely personal, sensitive and beautifully crafted film that pointedly refrains from forcing drama or sentimentalism - an impressive, greatly promising debut- the Nordic Jury's Special Mention goes to My Eternal Summer by Sylvia Le Fanu."

"We were grateful to witness such a profoundly well curated program-one that stands as a testament to cinema's enduring spirit, its defiance, and its boundless future. After careful consideration we have chosen to award a bold and beautiful film, that is impossible to fit into the structures of conventional storytelling. Instead it embraces the pure artistry of filmmaking and a singular cinematic language. With nuance and tenderness, this film captures joy and sorrow of everyday life-illuminated through performances that bring forth the deep, unspoken bonds between mothers, daughters, and the communities they weave together."