In another win for the region Elena Okopnaya was awarded for costume and production design in Dovlatov, a Russian/Polish/Serbian coproduction which screened in the main competition and also picked up a number of other awards including the BerlinerMorgen Post Audience Award. In the Generation competition the Bosnia and Herzegovina / UK short film Snijeg za Vodu / Snow for Water / Schnee für Wasser directed by Christopher Villiers received a Special Mention from the Jury.
Polish talent scored again with two development awards the ARTE International Prize and the EURIMAGES Co-Production Development award going to The War Has Ended by Hagar Ben Asher, produced by Madants (Poland), Match Factory Productions (Germany) and Transfax Film Productions (Israel).
The FNE FIPRESCI Critics Ratings also took place for the fourth year in Berlin with a special thanks to its sponsors the Lithuanian Film Centre, who sponsored the ratings with beautifully restored classic DVDs of Lithuanian films. You can see the final results of the FNE FIPRESCI Critics Ratings in Berlin HERE.
Prizes of 68th Berlinale
Main Competition
Touch Me Not / Nu mă atinge-mă (Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France)
Directed by Adina Pintilie
Produced by Manekino Film
Coproduced by RohFilm Productions, PINK, Agitprop Ltd, Les Films de l'Étranger
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, EURIMAGES, Torino Film Lab, MDM (Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung) Germany, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Czech Film Fund and Strasbourg Urban Community
Sales agent: Doc & Film International
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Mug / Twarz (Poland) COMPETITION
Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska
Produced by Nowhere
Coproduced by the Krakow Festival Office
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize
Las herederas / The Heiresses (Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France)
Directed by Marcelo Martinessi
Best Director
Wes Anderson for Isle of Dogs / Isle of Dogs -- Ataris Reise (UK, Germany)
Best Actress
Ana Brun for Las herederas / The Heiresses (Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France)
Directed by Marcelo Martinessi
Best Actor
Anthony Bajon for La prière / The Prayer (France)
Directed by Cédric Kahn
Best Screenplay
Manuel Alcalá and Alonso Ruizpalacios for Museo / Museum (Mexico)
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Elena Okopnaya for costume and production design in
Dovlatov (Russia, Poland, Serbia) COMPETITION
Directed by Aleksey German Jr.
Produced by: SAGa films, Metrafilms and First Channel
Coproduced by Message film, Art&Popcorn
Supported by Eurimages, Film Center Serbia
Sales agent: Alpha Violet
GWFF Best First Feature Award
Touch Me Not / Nu mă atinge-mă (Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France)
Directed by Adina Pintilie
Special Mention
An Elephant Sitting Still (China)
Directed by Hu Bo
Glashutte Original Documentary Award
Waldheims Walzer / The Waldheim Waltz (Austrai)
Directed by Ruth Beckermann
Lobende Erwahnung Award
Ex Pajé (Brazil) / Ex Shaman (Brazil)
Directed by Luiz Bolognesi
International Short Film Awards
Best Short Film
The Men Behind the Wall (Israel)
Directed by Ines Moldavsky
Jury Prize Short Film
Imfura (Switzerland, Rwanda)
Directed by Samuel Ishimwe
Audi Short Film Award
Solar Walk (Denmark)
Directed by Réka Bucsi
Berlin Short Film Nominee For the European Film Awards
Burkina Brandenburg Komplex (Germany)
Directed by Ulu Braun
Generation Competition
Best Film
Les rois Mongols / Cross My Heart / Hand auf’s Herz (Canada)
Directed by Luc Picard
Special Mention
Supa Modo (Germany, Kenya)
Directed by Likarion Wainaina
Best Short Film
A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl / Handbuch einer 12-Jährigen (Australia)
Directed by Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Special Mention
Snijeg za Vodu / Snow for Water / Schnee für Wasser (Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK)
Directed by Christopher Villiers
Generation Kplus Awards
Sekala Niskala / The Seen and Unseen / Sichtbar und unsichtbar (Indonesia, Netherlands, Australia, Qatar)
Directed by Kamila Andini
Special Mention
Allons enfants / Cléo & Paul (France)
Directed by Stéphane Demoustier
Special Jury Prize
Jaalgedi / A Curious Girl / Ein neugieriges Mädchen (Nepal, France)
Directed by Rajesh Prasad Khatri
Special Mention
Cena d’aragoste / Lobster Dinner / Hummer zum Abendbrot (USA, Italy)
Directed by Gregorio Franchetti
Youth Jury Generation 14plus Awards
Best Film
Fortuna (Switzerland, Belgium)
Directed by Germinal Roaux
Special Mention
Retablo (Peru, Germany, Norway)
Directed by Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.
Best Short Film
Kiem Holijanda (Netherlands)
Directed by Sarah Veltmeyer
Special Mention
Je fais où tu me dis / Dressed for Pleasure (Switzerland)
Directed by Marie de Maricourt
International Jury Generation 14plus Awards
Fortuna (Switzerland, Belgium)
Directed by Germinal Roaux
Special Mention
Dressage (Iran)
Directed by Pooya Badkoobeh
Special Jury Prize
Juck (Germany)
Directed by Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert and Ulrika Bandeira
Special Mention
Na zdrowie! Bless You! (Poland)
Directed by Paulina Ziolkowska
Prizes of the Independent Juries
Ecumenical Jury Prizes
Competition
In den Gängen / In the Aisles (Germany)
Directed by Thomas Stuber
Special Mention
Utøya 22 juli / U July 22 (Norway)
Directed by Erik Poppe
Panorama
Styx (Germany, Austria)
Directed by Wolfgang Fischer
Forum
Teatro de guerra / Theatre of War (Argentina, Spain)
Directed by Lola Arias
FIPRESCI Prizes
Competition
Las herederas / The Heiresses (Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France )
Directed by Marcelo Martinessi
Panorama
River’s Edge (Japan)
Directed by Isao Yukisada
Forum
An Elephant Sitting Still (China)
Directed by Hu Bo
Guild Film Prize
In den Gängen / In the Aisles (Germany)
Directed by Thomas Stuber
CICAE Art Cinema Awards
Panorama
Tinta Bruta / Hard Paint (Brazil)
Directed by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher
Forum
Teatro de guerra / Theatre of War (Argentina, Spain)
Directed by Lola Arias
Label Europa Cinemas
Styx (Germany, Austria)
Directed by Wolfgang Fischer
Teddy Awards
Best Feature Film
Tinta Bruta / Hard Paint (Brazil)
Directed by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher
Nominated
Las herederas / The Heiresses (Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France )
Directed by Marcelo Martinessi
Touch Me Not / Nu mă atinge-mă (Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France)
Directed by Adina Pintilie
Best Documentary/Essay Film
Bixa Travesty / Tranny Fag (Brazil)
Directed by Claudia Priscilla and Kiko Goifman
Nominated
Yours in Sisterhood (USA)
Directed by Irene Lusztig
Shakedown (USA)
Directed by Leilah Weinraub
Best Short Film
Three Centimetres (UK)
Directed by Lara Zeidan
Nominated
T.R.A.P (Argentina)
Directed by Manque La Banca
Je fais où tu me dis / Dressed for Pleasure (Switzerland)
Directed by Marie de Maricourt
Special Jury Award
Obscuro Barroco (France, Greece)
Directed by Evangelia Kranioti
L'Oréal Paris Teddy Newcomer Award
Retablo (Peru, Germany, Norway)
Directed by Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio L
Caligari Film Prize
La casa lobo / The Wolf House (Chile)
Directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña
Peach Film Prize
The Silence of Others (USA, Spain)
Directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar
Amnesty International Film Prize
Zentralflughafen THF / Central Airport THF (Germany, France, Brazil)
Directed by Karim Aïnouz
Special Mention
Eldorado (Switzerland, Germany)
Directed by Markus Imhoof
Heiner Carow Prize
Styx (Germany, Austria)
Directed by Wolfgang Fischer
Readers’ and Audience Awards
Panorama Audience Award
Fiction Film
Profile (USA, UK, Cyprus)
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
Produced by Bazelevs Entertainment
Documentary Film
The Silence of Others (USA, Spain)
Directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar
Berliner Morgenpost Readers’ Jury Award
Dovlatov (Russia, Poland, Serbia) COMPETITION
Directed by Aleksey German Jr.
Produced by: SAGa films, Metrafilms and First Channel
Coproduced by Message film, Art&Popcorn
Supported by Eurimages, Film Center Serbia
Sales agent: Alpha Violet
Tagesspiegel Readers’ Jury Award
L'empire de la perfection / In the Realm of Perfection (France)
Directed by Julien Faraut
Teddy Readers’ Award Powered by Mannschart
Las herederas / The Heiresses (Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France)
Directed by Marcelo Martinessi
Development Awards
Compass-Perspektive-Award
Überall wo wir sind / Everywhere We Are
Directed by Veronika Kaserer
Kompagnon-Fellowship Award
Blutsauger
By Julian Radlmaier
When a farm goes aflame, the flakes fly home to bear the tale
By Jide Tom Akinleminu
ARTE International Prize
The War Has Ended
By Hagar Ben Asher, produced by Madants (Poland), Match Factory Productions
(Germany) and Transfax Film Productions (Israel)
EURIMAGES Co-Production Development
Madants (Poland), Match Factory Productions (Germany) and Transfax Film Productions (Israel) for
The War Has Ended (Director: Hagar Ben Asher)
VFF Talent Highlight Award
Producer Jing Wang (China) for Tropical Memories
Directed Shipei Wen
