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)
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
