The International Jury with Chairperson - Prof. Dr. Vassil Rokomanov - stage designer, lecturer and members:Prof.Zheni Pashova - actress, director and lecturer; Prof.dr.Veneta Doycheva – theatre critic and lecturer; Prof. Shu-Ming Ju – director, manager and lecturer, Taiwan; Haluk Yüce – actor, director and lecturer, Turkey and Kremena Georgieva - music consultant

bestowed the following awards:

Grand Prix  – Grand Prix  – to the „Clutch, Half Shoe, and Moss Beard “   Nikolay Binev Youth Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria

Dramatization Award – to  Elitza Petkova for the performance  „Tall tales with the letters” by  Sofia Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria

Directing Award:

-To  Gia Margania and Dimitri Khvtisiashvili for the performance for adults  – „OTHELLO“ by Professional State Youth Theatre, Tbilisi, Georgia

- to Yordan Tinkov for the children performance „Clutch, Half Shoe, and Moss Beard “   Nikolay Binev Youth Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria

 Stage Design Award – to  Georgi Barakov for the children performance „Clutch, Half Shoe, and Moss Beard “   Nikolay Binev Youth Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria

Best Actress Award – to Bilyana Raynova for the performance  „A piece of the moon“ by Stara Zagora State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria

 Best Actor Award

- To Dugladze Vano for Iago in the performance for adults  – „Othello“ by Professional State Youth Theatre, Tbilisi, Georgia

- to Daniel Dobrev for  Captain Hook in the children performance „Peter Pan“ by Varna State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria

Award for original music to – Plamen Petkov  for the 4 plays:

-  „The Canterville Ghost“ by Plovdiv State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria

-  „Tall tales with the letters” by  Sofia Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria

- „A piece of the moon“ by Stara Zagora State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria

- „Clutch, Half Shoe, and Moss Beard “   Nikolay Binev Youth Theatre – Sofia, Bulgaria

The Jury bestowed the following special awards:

1. Award for ensemble acting achievement in the performance "Peter Pan" by Varna State Puppet Theater, Bulgaria
2. Special collective award for puppet acting in the performance „Tall tales with the letters” by  Sofia Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria
3. Special Award - plaque for the synthesis between tradition and new means of expression in the performance “Bao'er” by Little Orange Castle – Shenzhen, China
4. Special Award - plaque for the puppet interpretation of a classical dramaturgical text for the performance „Othello“ by Professional State Youth Theatre, Tbilisi, Georgia
5. Award for masterful technical implementation by the team of Varna State Puppet Theatre in the organization of the 19th International Puppet Festival "The Golden Dolphin 2025"
6. Diploma for the precise contemporary realization of a classical tradition in the theatrical mechanization of the performance “Kuthi” by Tricktrek Theater – Tallinn, Estonia