Burning Lights is dedicated to the latest, most free and contemporary forms and perspectives in cinema. The 2025 Jury, which will select the winners among 15 world premieres, is composed of American filmmaker Scott Cummings, French producer Thomas Hakim, and Georgian-Swiss filmmaker Elene Naveriani.

The Jury will deliver the Jury Prize in the Burning Lights Competition presented by the Canton of Vaud (CHF 10'000) and the Special Jury Award presented by la Société des Hôteliers de la Côte (CHF 5'000).

The National Competition is dedicated to films (co)produced in Switzerland. The Jury will select the winners among twelve world premieres. It will be composed of French-Swiss filmmaker and screenwriter Elie Grappe, Serbian-Czech film professor and international distributor Petar Mitric, and Iranian-Swiss producer Elaheh Nobakht.

The Jury will deliver the Jury Prize in the National Competition offered by SRG SSR (CHF 15'000) and the Special Jury Award in the National Competition offered by SSA/Suissimage (CHF 10'000).

The International Short and Medium Length Film Competition celebrates the best of shorter formats in contemporary non-fiction filmmaking, in all their originality and eclecticism. The Jury will select the winners among 35 films, including 31 world premieres and four international premieres. It will be composed of British-German programmer Qila Gill, Portuguese-Swiss filmmaker and actress Jenna Hasse, and French-Lebanese filmmaker Valentin Noujaïm.

The Jury will deliver the Jury Prize for the Best Medium Length Film presented by the Clinique de Genolier (CHF 6'000) and the Jury Prize for the Best Short Film presented by Vector Gestion (CHF 5'000).

The Youth Jury, composed of Caroline Cariage, Gil Dalebroux, Lydia Noémie Kidane, Nina Messieux, and Jule Theli, will award the Special Youth Jury Award for a Medium Length Film presented by the École Moser (CHF 4'000) and the Special Youth Jury Award for the Best Short Film (CHF 2'000).

The FIPRESCI (International Critics' Award) Jury will awards a first or second feature film presented in the International Feature Film Competition or the Burning Lights Competition. 

The ZONTA Creation Support Award rewards a female filmmaker whose film, selected in the Burning Lights or National Competition sections, reveals mastery and talent and calls for support for future creations, worth CHF 5'000.

The Perception Change Award, presented by the Director General of the Geneva UN with the support of the Diplomatic Club, awards a film that sheds light on the current issues that will define the world of tomorrow (CHF 5’000).

The Interreligious Jury awards a prize to a work that highlights questions of meaning and human solidarity, worth CHF 5'000.