Women-directed Films Awarded at Berlinale 2019
It was certainly expected that women directors would scoop substantial awards since 41% of the films in the Official Competition, 27% in Panorama, 48% at the Co-pro Market and 27% at the Shortfilm section had been directed by women. Although the 69th Berlinale awards have been truly spread out between many films, three films in the official competition helmed by women have received their deserved recognition, including EWA member Teona Mitevska's God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya.
Berlin International Film Festival awards to women-directed films
SILVER BEAR ALFRED BAUER PRIZE for a feature film that opens new perspectives: SYSTEMSPRENGER (System Crasher) by #Nora Fingscheidt
SILVER BEAR for Best Director: #Angela Schanelec for ICH WAR SUHAUSE ABER (I Was at Home, But)
AUDI SHORT FILM AWARD to RISE by #BárbaraWagner and Benjamin de Burca
BERLIN SHORT FILM candidate to the European Film Awards, SUC DE SÍNDRIA (Watermelon Juice) by Irene Moray
PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Gospod postoi, imeto i’ e Petrunija (God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya) by Teona Mitevska
GUILD FILM PRIZE
Gospod postoi, imeto i’ e Petrunija (God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya) by Teona Mitevska
GWFF Best FIRST FEATURE Award
Oray by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Children’s Jury Generation Kplus
CRYSTAL BEAR for the Best Film, A COLONY by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
SPECIAL MENTION
Daniel fait face, by Marine Atlan
CRYSTAL BEAR for the Best Short Film
Just Me and You by Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
THE GRAND PRIX OF THE GENERATION KPLUS INTERNATIONAL JURY
for the Best feature-length film, endowed with € 7,500 by the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Di yi ci de li bie A First Farewell by Wang Lina
Youth Jury Generation 14plus
CRYSTAL BEAR for the Best Film: Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vilhunen
TEDDY AWARD
Best Documentary/Essay Film Lemebel by Joanna Reposi Garibaldi
Jury Award A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi
Best Short Film Entropia by Flóra Anna Buda
PEACE FILM PRIZE and AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM PRIZE: Espero tua (re)volta (Your Turn) by #Eliza Capai
HEINER CAROW PRIZE
Schönheit & Vergänglichkeit (Beauty and Decay) by #Anne katrin Hendel
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
COMPASS-PERSPEKTIVE-AWARD
Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree
KOMPAGNON-FELLOWSHIP
Transit Times by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu (Berlinale Talents 2019)
ARTEKINO INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
A Responsible Adult by Shira Geffen, produced by Marker Films (Israel)
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Avalon PC (Spain) for Alcarràs (Director: Carla Simón)
Actress Charlotte Rampling was also honoured with the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement.
