Next Step Award, a €25,000 prize.
An excerpt from the jury report: "Her exceptional quality of work, coupled with her clear ambition and unwavering focus, makes her one of the most promising filmmakers of our time. Sarah exhibits a profound understanding of the complexities of the human condition, evident in both her documentary and fiction pieces. Through her films, she masterfully presents characters who, together with the audience, grapple with their subconscious biases and expectations. Her imaginative approach to working with actors and staging forms the very essence of her creations, likely serving as the wellspring of their visual power.”