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Eliza Hittman film, Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 70th Berlinale

Alexia Muiños Ruiz
Alexia Muiños Ruiz

Never Rarely Sometimes Always wins Silver Bear Jury Prize and  DAU, co-directed by Jekaterina Oertel, wins Silver Bear for Artistic contribution

Women directors in the 70th Berlinale got two Silver Bears at the main competition and received special mentions in sidebar categories and won most of the shortfilm competitions.

SILVER BEAR GRAND JURY PRIZE

Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman. The celebrated Sundance feature, Eliza Hittman’s “Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always,” a neorealist look at teen abortion that resonated better with European audiences.

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST ACTRESS

Paula Beer in Undine by Christian Petzold

SILVER BEAR FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION

Jürgen Jürges for the cinematography in DAU. Natasha by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Jekaterina Oertel

We truly miss Kelly Reichardt’s delicate buddy movie First Cow in the official competition prizes. 

PRIZES OF THE ENCOUNTERS JURY

SPECIAL JURY AWARD

The Trouble With Being Born by Sandra Wollner

GWFF BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD

GWFF BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD endowed with € 50,000, funded by GWFF

Los conductos by Camilo Restrepo. produced by Helen Olive, Martin Bertier, Felipe Guerrero

SPECIAL MENTION

Nackte Tiere (Naked Animals) by Melanie Waelde produced by Anja Wedell

BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD

Irradiés Irradiated by Rithy Panh produced by Catherine Dussart

SPECIAL MENTION

Aufzeichnungen aus der Unterwelt Notes from the Underworld by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel produced by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel

PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY

GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST SHORT FILM

T by Keisha Rae Witherspoon

BERLIN SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

It Wasn’t the Right Mountain, Mohammad by Mili Pecherer

Children’s Jury Generation Kplus

CRYSTAL BEAR for the Best Short Film

El nombre del hijo (The Name of the Son) by Martina Matzkin

SPECIAL MENTION

El sghayra (Miss) by Amira G.hanne Khalfallah

International Jury Generation Kplus

SPECIAL MENTION

Mignonnes (Cuties) by Mamouna Doucour.

SPECIAL MENTION

Mamá, mamá, mamá (Mum, Mum, Mum) by Sol Berruezo Pichon-Riviere

Youth Jury Generation 14plus

SPECIAL MENTION

White Riot by Rubika Shah

CRYSTAL BEAR for the Best Short Film

Clebs (Mutts) by Halima Ouardiri

International Jury Generation 14plus

The Grand Prix of the Generation 14PLus International Jury for the Best feature-length film, endowed with € 7,500 by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung to

Meu nome é Bagdá (My Name Is Baghdad) by Caru Alves de Souza

THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE GENERATION 14PLUS INTERNATIONAL

JURY for the Best short film, endowed with € 2,500 by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung  (Federal Agency for Civic Education)

Clebs (Mutts) by Halima Ouardiri

SPECIAL MENTION White Winged Horse by Mahyar Mandegar

LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS

Håp (Hope) by Maria S.dahl

Victoria by Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere

HEINER CAROW PRIZE

Garagenvolk (Garage People) by Natalija Yefimkina

COMPASS-PERSPEKTIVE-AWARD

Walchensee Forever by Janna Ji Wonders

AG KINO GILDE 14plus

Jumbo by Zoé Wittock. A film produced by Anaïs Bertrand (EWA member)

Zoé Wittock receiving the award to Jumbo

 

PRIZES OF THE FIPRESCI JURY

Encounters: A metamorfose dos pássaros (The Metamorphosis of Birds) by Catarina Vasconcelos

Special Mention: Ouvertures by The Living and the Dead Ensemble