{"id":84689,"date":"2025-06-26T19:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilcinemaritrovato.it\/?p=84689"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:53:48","slug":"dvd-awards2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilcinemaritrovato.it\/en\/dvd-awards2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray and DVD Awards 2025 | The winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, June 26th<\/strong> in Piazzetta Pier Paolo Pasolini the winners of Il Cinema Ritrovato Blu-ray and DVD Awards 2025<\/strong> were announced. The competition was open to DVDs and Blu-rays released between February 2024 and March 2025 of critically acclaimed films made before 1995.<\/p>\n

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The jury, composed by Lorenzo Codelli, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Philippe Garnier, Pamela Hutchinson, Miguel Mar\u00edas<\/strong> and Paolo Mereghetti<\/strong> (president) assigned the following awards.<\/p>\n

Before starting the award ceremony, the Jury wished to highlight the extraordinary work of two DVD and Blu-ray publishers over the years. They have become obligatory points of reference for every \u201crediscovered\u201d cinema enthusiast: defying market fluctuations and the repercussions of the pandemic. The French company Carlotta and the American company Criterion have never failed in their commitment to defending quality cinema, which they have been able to offer in exemplary editions, in terms of philological correctness, precision of restoration work and wealth of documentation. Once again this year, two of their boxes have been awarded by the Jury, but here we would first like to pay tribute to their commitment and perseverance.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/span>Best Box Set<\/strong><\/h3>\n

HITCHCOCK: THE BEGINNING (StudioCanal UK)
\n<\/b>\u2014 Blu-ray Box Set<\/p>\n

For enthusiasts of British cinema, and fans of the master of suspense, this set has been a real cause for celebration. This is not just a collection of 10 early Hitchcock films, including such triumphs as Blackmail<\/i> in both sound and silent versions, as well as lesser known gems. This 11-disc set offers the films in new, beautiful restorations, with an exceptional suite of extra material including commentaries and interviews featuring experts such as Charles Barr. And not least, new scores for the silent film by leading silent cinema accompanists, many of whom perform here at Il Cinema Ritrovato such as Neil Brand and Antonio Coppola. In particular we would like to mention Stephen Horne\u2019s exceptional orchestral score for The Manxman<\/i>. Hitchcock: The Beginning<\/i> offers an exemplary approach to early curating the work of a key director in the history of cinema. (Pamela Hutchinson)<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Best Special Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n

COFFRET JEAN EUSTACHE<\/b> (Carlotta) \u2014 Blu-ray + DVD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

The Carlotta Box Set finally brings together the complete works of Jean Eustache, including his shorts and medium-length films, in a new and extraordinary restoration in 2 and especially 4K, but accompanies it with more than two and a half hours of archive material (cut scenes, afterwords, trailers) along with a comprehensive 160-page book featuring interviews with the director, critical essays, and film projects. A truly landmark edition. (Paolo Mereghetti)<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Best Rediscovery of a Forgotten Film<\/strong><\/h3>\n

OUSMANE SEMB\u00c8NE: THREE REVOLUTIONARY FILMS<\/b>\u00a0(The Criterion Collection) \u2014 Blu-ray Box Set<\/p>\n

I was fortunate to be able to watch Ousmane Sembene films at the Il Cinema Ritrovata festival in Bologna. It would have been very difficult for me to have seen them otherwise. In my opinion the Ousmane Sembene box set has great significance as it beautifully presents and gives access to three important works of one of Africa\u2019s most influential cultural figures who made films in Africa for an African audience. These films, rooted in African tradition and culture, were powerful critiques of colonialism and postcolonial African society and had difficulty being screened even when they were released and were in real danger of being forgotten. This box set is an important step in making sure these films stay alive and will be a great discovery of the work of a great artist for generations to come. (Shivendra Singh Dungarpur)<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Best Single Film Release<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A BRIDGE TOO FAR<\/strong> di Richard Attemborough (Imprint Films) \u2014 Blu-ray<\/p>\n

With this Box Set, the Australian company Imprint has built a veritable monument to the celebrated American producer, distributor and \u201cshowman\u201d Joseph E. Levine. In his successful international career, Levine was involved in approximately 500 films: classics of Italian neorealism, works by ambitious auteurs and millionaire blockbusters. Alongside the three hours of the war epic A Bridge Too Far<\/i>, presented in 4K\/Ultra HD and with commentary by the great screenwriter William Goldman, the countless extras offered on the Blu-ray disc allow us to delve into all the meanderings of this mega-production. (Lorenzo Codelli)<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Best Film (The Peter von Bagh Award)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR, VOL.2 <\/i><\/b>(Severin Films) \u2014 Blu-ray Box Set<\/p>\n

Whatever one feels about horror, ghost, or zombie flicks, one can only admire the gang at Severin for curating this ambitious anthology with the same care and seriousness as Criterion or Studio Canal applies to classic cinema, but with a good measure of nuttiness added. Peter Von Bagh would have loved this adventurous collection which runs the gamut from Japanese ghost film to lycanthropy in Lapland to British Seventies biker schlock (complete with stone circles and a ghostly George Sanders, three months from suicide). There is a great black and white Estonian horror film (Rainer Sarnet\u2019s 2017 November<\/i>), lame Sixties folk-singing ghost flicks, and films from many countries not often mentioned here or anywhere. All this was wonderfully packaged and curated under the supervision of Kier-la Janisse, author of the unforgettable book House of Psychotic Women. <\/i>(Philippe Garnier)<\/p>\n

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