The Norwegian queer coming-of-age drama Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud has won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. The film, starring Ella Øverbye as Johanne and Selome Emnetu as French teacher, depicts Johanne’s intimate writings about her crush on her female teacher. It is the third part of a trilogy by Haugerud that deals with the complexity of human relationships, sexuality and social norms. The film also won the award for Competition in Prizes of the FIPRESCI Jury and the Guild Film Prize.
Award Winners of 2025 Berlin International Film Festival
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST FILM
(awarded to the film‘s producers)
Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love))
by Dag Johan Haugerud
produced by Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum
SILVER BEAR GRAND JURY PRIZE
O último azul (The Blue Trail)
by Gabriel Mascaro
SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE
El mensaje (The Message I Die Nachricht)
by Iván Fund
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Huo Meng for
Sheng xi zhi di (Living the Land)
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE
Rose Byrne in
If I Had Legs I‘d Kick You
by Mary Bronstein
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Andrew Scott in
Blue Moon
by Richard Linklater
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Radu Jude for
Kontinental ’25
by Radu Jude
SILVER BEAR FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION
The creative ensemble of
La Tour de Glace (The Ice Tower)
by Lucile Hadžihalilović
PRIZES OF THE PERSPECTIVES JURY
BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD
El Diablo Fuma (y guarda las cabezas de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja)
The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)
by Ernesto Martínez Bucio
produced by Carlos Hernández Vázquez, Gabriela Gavica Marrufo, Alejandro Durán
SPECIAL MENTION
On vous croit (We Believe You)
by Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys
BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Holding Liat
by Brandon Kramer
produced by Darren Aronofsky, Lance Kramer, Yoni Brook, Ari Handel,
Justin A. Gonçalves
SPECIAL MENTION
La memoria de las mariposas (The Memory of Butterflies)
by Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski
SPECIAL MENTION
Canone effimero
by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY
GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
by Lesley Loksi Chan
SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE (SHORT FILM)
Futsu no seikatsu (Ordinary Life)
by Yoriko Mizushiri
BERLINALE SHORTS CUPRA FILMMAKER AWARD
Quenton Miller
for Koki, Ciao
BERLIN SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
Comment ça va? (How Are You?)
by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
PRIZES OF THE JURIES GENERATION
PRIZES OF GENERATION KPLUS
Children‘s Jury Generation Kplus
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM
Maya, donne-moi un titre (Maya, Give Me a Title | Maya, schenkst du mir einen Titel?)
by Michel Gondry
SPECIAL MENTION
Zirkuskind (Circusboy)
by Julia Lemke, Anna Koch
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Rebels Cinema Club
by Khozy Rizal
SPECIAL MENTION
Down in the Dumps (Tief unten)
by Vera van Wolferen
International Jury in the Generation Kplus Competition
THE GRAND PRIX OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST FILM
Zhi Wu Xue Jia (The Botanist | Der Botaniker)
by Jing Yi
SPECIAL MENTION
Umibe é Iku Michi (Seaside Serendipity | Sommerliche Zufälle)
by Satoko Yokohama
THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Autokar
by Sylwia Szkiłądź
SPECIAL MENTION
Akababuru: Expresión de asombro (Akababuru: Expression of Astonishment | Akababuru: Ausdruck des Erstaunens)
by Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí
PRIZES OF GENERATION 14PLUS
Youth Jury Generation 14plus
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM
Sunshine
by Antoinette Jadaone
SPECIAL MENTION
Hora do recreio (Playtime)
by Lucia Murat
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Wish You Were Ear
by Mirjana Balogh
SPECIAL MENTION
Atardecer en América (Sunset over America)
by Matías Rojas Valencia
International Jury in the Generation 14plus Competition
THE GRAND PRIX OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST FILM
Christy
by Brendan Canty
SPECIAL MENTION
Têtes brûlées
by Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama
THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Ne réveillez pas l’enfant qui dort (Don’t Wake the Sleeping Child)
by Kevin Aubert
SPECIAL MENTION
Beneath Which Rivers Flow
by Ali Yahya
PRIZES OF THE INDEPENDENT JURIES
PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Competition
O último azul (The Blue Trail)
by Gabriel Mascaro
Panorama
The Heart Is a Muscle
by Imran Hamdulay
Forum
Holding Liat
by Brandon Kramer
PRIZES OF THE FIPRESCI JURY
Competition
Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love))
by Dag Johan Haugerud
Perspectives
Kaj ti je deklica (Little Trouble Girls)
by Urška Djukić
Panorama
Bajo las banderas, el sol (Under the Flags, the Sun)
by Juanjo Pereira
Forum
La memoria de las mariposas (The Memory of Butterflies)
by Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski
TEDDY AWARDS
Best Feature Film
Lesbian Space Princess
by Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese
Best Documentary/Essay Film
Satanische Sau (Satanic Sow)
by Rosa von Praunheim
Best Short Film
Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
by Lesley Loksi Chan
Jury Award
Wenn du Angst hast nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst
(If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile)
by Marie Luise Lehner
Special Teddy Award
Todd Haynes
CICAE ART CINEMA AWARD
Panorama
Sorda (Deaf)
by Eva Libertad
Forum
Wenn du Angst hast nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst
(If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile)
by Marie Luise Lehner
GUILD FILM PRIZE
Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love))
by Dag Johan Haugerud
SPECIAL MENTION
Was Marielle weiß (What Marielle Knows)
by Frédéric Hambalek
LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS
Hysteria
by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
CALIGARI FILM PRIZE
Fwends
by Sophie Somerville
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD
Die Möllner Briefe (The Moelln Letters)
by Martina Priessner
HEINER CAROW PRIZE
Palliativstation (Palliative Care Unit)
by Philipp Döring
PRIZE OF AG KINO – GILDE – CINEMA VISION 14PLUS
Paternal Leave
by Alissa Jung
LOBENDE ERWÄHNUNG
Têtes brûlées
by Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama
FURTHER PRIZES
AUDIENCE AWARDS
PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD Feature Film
Sorda (Deaf)
by Eva Libertad
PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD Documentary Film
Die Möllner Briefe (The Moelln Letters)
by Martina Priessner
READERS‘ JURIES
BERLINER MORGENPOST READERS‘ JURY AWARD
O último azul (The Blue Trail)
by Gabriel Mascaro
TAGESSPIEGEL READERS‘ JURY AWARD
The Swan Song of Fedor Ozerov
by Yuri Semashko
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
ARTEKINO INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Dreamgirl
by Kaan Müjdeci, produced by Tato Film & Asteros Film
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Ibicaba – Visions of Paradise
by Andrea Štaka, produced by Cinédokké & Okofilm Productions
EURIMAGES SPECIAL CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It
by Maksym Nakonechnyi, produced by Tabor (Ukraine)
VFF TALENT HIGHLIGHT AWARD
March 14th
by Alberto Gross Molo, produced by Laura Egidos Plaja (Contraria Media)
Nomination awards,
All That We Could Be
by Rohena Gera, produced by Alice Bloch (Marianne Productions, France)
The Serpent
by Diogo Hayashi, produced by Julia Alves (Quarta-feira Filmes, Brazil)
TALENTS FOOTPRINTS – MASTERCARD ENABLEMENT PROGRAMME
Bavaneedha Loganathan
Kit Hung
Alumni projects,
Carlos Ormeño Palma
Laura Bermúdez
GEN Z AUDIENCE AWARD
30 Days of Summer
by Anastasiia Solonevych, produced by Bosonfilm