17-02-2022

FNE at Berlinale 2022: Spanish Alcarràs Wins Golden Bear

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    BERLIN: Spanish Alcarràs by Carla Simón was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film by the International Jury at the 72nd Berlinale on 16 February 2022. The Romanian minority coproduction Alis by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolas van Hemelryck received the Crystal Bear for Best Film from the Youth Jury Generation 14plus.

    The Hungarian minority coproduction Nothing to See Here / Nada para ver aqui by Nicolas Bouchez was awarded a Special Mention in the short film category from the Youth Jury Generation 14plus.

    The independent juries will announce their winners on 17 February and the Panorama winners will be announced on 19 February 2022.

    The festival, which took place in a hybrid format with screenings on-site, will open its cinemas for the Berlin audience from 17 to 20 February 2022.

    International Jury Awards:

    Golden Bear for Best Film:
    Alcarràs (Spain)
    Directed by Carla Simón

    Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize:
    The Novelist’s Film (South Korea)
    Directed by Hong Sang-soo

    Silver Bear Jury Prize:
    Robe of Gems (Mexico)
    Directed by Natalia Lopez Gallardo

    Silver Bear for Best Director:
    Claire Denis for Both Sides of the Blade / Avec amour et acharnement (France)

    Silver Bear for Best Script:
    Laila Stieler for Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (Germany)
    Directed by Andreas Dresen

    Silver Bear for Best Performance:
    Meltem Kaptan for Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (Germany)
    Directed by Andreas Dresen

    Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance:
    Laura Basuki for Nana (Indonesia)
    Directed by Kamila Andini

    Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution:
    Everything Will Be Ok (France, Cambodia)
    Directed by Rithy Panh

    Special Mention:
    A Piece of Sky / Drii Winter (Switzerland)
    Directed by Michael Koch

    Berlinale Shorts Awards:

    Golden Bear:
    Trap (Russia, Lithuania)
    Directed by Anastasia Veber

    Silver Bear:
    Manha de Domingo (Brazil)
    Directed by Bruno Ribeiro

    Special Mention:
    Bird in the Peninsula (Japan)
    Directed by Atsushi Wada

    GWFF Best First Feature Award:
    Sonne (Austria)
    Directed by Kurdwin Ayub

    Documentary Jury Awards:

    Best Documentary:
    Myanmar Diaries (the Netherlands, Myanmar, Norway)
    Directed by the Myanmar Film Collective

    Special Mention:
    No U-Turn (Nigeria, South Africa, France, Germany)
    Directed by Ike Nnaebue

    Encounters Jury Awards:

    Best Film:
    Mutzenbacher (Austria)
    Directed by Ruth Beckermann

    Best Director:
    Cyril Schäublin for Unrest / Unruhe (Switzerland)

    Special Jury Award:
    See You Friday, Robinson! / A Vendredi, Robinson! (France, Switzerland)
    Directed by Mitra Farahani

    Panorama Section Awards:

    Panorama Audience Award Winner - Feature Film 2022:
    Happiness / Baqyt (Kazakhstan)
    Directed by Askar Uzabayev

    2nd Place Panorama Audience Award Winner - Feature Film 2022:
    Klondike (Ukraine, Turkey)
    Directed by Maryna Er Gorbach

    3rd Place Panorama Audience Award Winner - Feature Film 2022:
    Fogaréu (Brazil, France)
    Directed by Flávia Neves

    Panorama Audience Award Winner -Panorama Dokumente 2022:
    Love, Deutschmarks and Death / Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm (Germany)
    Directed by Cem Kaya

    2nd Place Panorama Audience Award Winner - Panorama Dokumente 2022:
    Into My Name / Nel mio nome (Italy)
    Directed by Nicolò Bassetti

    3rd Place Panorama Audience Award Winner Panorama Dokumente 2022:
    Myanmar Diaries (the Netherlands, Myanmar, Norway)
    Directed by The Myanmar Film Collective

    Crystal Bears and Awards of the Juries of Generation Kplus:

    Awards of the Children’s Jury Generation Kplus:

    Crystal Bear for the Best Film:
    Comedy Queen (Sweden)
    Directed by Sanna Lenken

    Special Mention:
    The Quiet Girl / An Cailín Ciúin (Ireland)
    Directed by Colm Bairéad

    Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film:
    Spotless / Vlekkeloos (the Netherlands)
    Directed by Emma Branderhorst

    Special Mention:
    Luce and the Rock (Belgium, France, the Netherlands)
    Directed by Britt Raes

    Awards of the Generation Kplus International Jury:

    The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Film:
    The Quiet Girl / An Cailín Ciúin (Ireland)
    Directed by Colm Bairéad

    Special Mention:
    Shabu (the Netherlands)
    Directed by Shamira Raphaëla

    The Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Short Film:
    Deer / Gavazn (Iran)
    Directed by Hadi Babaeifar

    Special Mention:
    Vancouver / To Vancouver (Greece)
    Directed by Artemis Anastasiadou

    Crystal Bears and Awards of the Juries of Generation 14plus:

    Awards of the Youth Jury Generation 14plus:

    Crystal Bear for the Best Film:
    Alis (Colombia, Chile, Romania)
    Directed by Clare Weiskopf, Nicolas van Hemelryck
    Produced by Casatarantula
    Coproduced by Pantalla Cines, DeFilm

    Special Mention:
    Stay Awake (USA)
    Directed by Jamie Sisley

    Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film:
    Born in Damascus (UK)
    Directed by Laura Wadha

    Special Mention:
    Nothing to See Here / Nada para ver aqui (Portugal, Belgium, Hungary)
    Directed by Nicolas Bouchez

    Awards of the Generation 14plus International Jury:

    The Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film:
    Kind Hearts (Belgium)
    Directed by Olivia Rochette, Gerard-Jan Claes
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    Skhema (Kazakhstan)
    Directed by Farkhat Sharipov

    Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film:
    Goodybye Jérôme ! / Au revoir Jérôme ! (France)
    Directed by Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet, Chloé Farr

    Special Mentions:

    Blue Noise / Blaues Rauschen (Germany, Austria)
    Directed by Simon Maria Kubiena

    Tinashé (Australia)
    Directed by Tig Terera

    Perspektive Deutsches Kino Award:
    Ladies Only (Germany, India)
    Directed by Rebana Liz John

    Development Awards:

    Kompagnon-Fellowship:
    She Makes and Unmakes
    Directed by Jonas Bak

    Kurinji
    Directed by Payal Sethi

    Kompagnon-Fellowship Special Mention:
    Traces of the Phoenix
    Directed by Jide Akinleminu

    ARTEKino International Award:
    Girls Will Be Girls (India)
    Directed by Shuchi Talati

    Co-Production Development Award:
    My Favourite Cake
    Directed by Behtash Sanaeeha & Maryam Moghaddam

    VFF Talent Highlight Award:
    Girls Will Be Girls (India)
    Directed by Shuchi Talati

    Talent Footprints – Mastercard Enablement Programme:
    Ammar Aziz for Girls' Sexual Abuse Prevention Program (GSAP) (Pakistan)
    Laura Helena Bermúdez Mesquita for Third Cinema (Honduras)
    Shuchi Talati for Bright Squad (India)

    Prizes of Independent Juries:

    Prizes of the Ecumenical Jury:

    Competition:
    Un año, una noche (Spain, France)
    Directed by Isaki Lacuesta

    Panorama:
    Klondike (Ukraine, Turkey)
    Directed by Maryna Er Gorbach

    Forum:
    Geographies of Solitude (Canada)
    Directed by Jacquelyn Mills

    Prizes of the FIPRESCI Jury:

    Competition:
    Leonora addio (Italy)
    Directed by Paolo Taviani

    Encounters:
    Coma (France)
    Directed by Bertrand Bonello

    Panorama:
    Bettina (Germany)
    Directed by Lutz Pehnert

    Forum:
    Super Natural (Portugal)
    Directed by Jorge Jácome

    Guild Film Prize:
    Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush / Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush (Germany) (from the Competition)
    Directed by Andreas Dresen

    C.I.C.A.E.Art Cinema Award:

    Prize Winner Panorama:
    Produkty 24 (Russia, Slovenia, Turkey)
    Directed by Michael Borodin
    Produced by Metrafilms
    Coproduced by Perfo Film, Karma Film Produksiyon Limited Company
    Supported by the Eurimages

    Prize Winner Forum:
    Geographies of Solitude (Canada)
    Directed by Jacquelyn Mills

    Label Europa Cinemas Award:
    Beautiful Beings / Berdreymi (Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Czech Republic) (from Panorama)
    Directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
    Produced by Join Motion Pictures
    Coproduced by Motor Productions, Hobab, Film i Väst, Bastide Films, Negativ
    Supported by the Icelandic Film Centre, Iceland’s Ministry of Industries and Innovation, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV, Sena, the Danish Film Institute, DR, Scanbox, the Swedish Film Institute, Film i Väst, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Netherlands Film Production Incentive, the Czech Film Fund, Nordisk Film & TV fond, Eurimages

    Caligari Film Prize:
    Geographies of Solitude (Canada) (from Forum)
    Directed by Jacquelyn Mills

    Peace Film Prize:
    Sab changa si (India) (from Forum Expanded)
    Directed by Teresa A Braggs

    Amnesty International Film Award:
    Myanmar Diaries (the Netherlands, Myanmar, Norway) (from Panorama Dokumente)
    Directed by The Myanmar Film Collective

    Amnesty International Special Mention:
    My Small Land (Japan)
    Directed by Emma Kawawada

    Heiner Carow Prize:
    Cinematographer Rafael Starman for Gewalten (Germany)
    Directed by Constantin Hatz

    AG Kino – Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus:
    Stay Awake (USA)
    Directed by Jamie Sisley

    Click HERE for the list of awards.