The documentary Dahomey by Mati Diop won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The film documents the return of 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey from Paris, returning to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin.
The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize went to Yeohaengjaui Pilyo (A Traveler‘s Needs) by Hong Sangsoo, starring Isabelle Huppert as a French woman, who became a French teacher for two women, finding solace in lying down on rocks and relying on makgeolli for comfort.
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST FILM
(awarded to the film‘s producers)
Dahomey by Mati Diop
produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop
SILVER BEAR GRAND JURY PRIZE
Yeohaengjaui pilyo (A Traveler’s Needs) by Hong Sangsoo
SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE
L’ Empire (The Empire) by Bruno Dumont
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias for Pepe
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE
Sebastian Stan in A Different Man by Aaron Schimberg
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Emily Watson in Small Things Like These by Tim Mielants
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Matthias Glasner for Sterben (Dying) by Matthias Glasner
SILVER BEAR FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION
Martin Gschlacht for the cinematography in Des Teufels Bad (The Devil’s Bath)
by Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala
PRIZES OF ENCOUNTERS JURY
BEST FILM
DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell
BEST DIRECTOR
Cidade; Campo by Juliana Rojas
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
(ex aequo)
Khamyazeye bozorg (The Great Yawn of History) by Aliyar Rasti
Kong fang jian li de nv ren (Some Rain Must Fall) by Qiu Yang
BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
No Other Land by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
SPECIAL MENTION
DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell
GWFF BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD
GWFF BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc (Cu Li Never Cries) by Phạm Ngọc Lân
produced by Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang, Trần Thị Bích Ngọc
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY
GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Un movimiento extraño (An Odd Turn) by Francisco Lezama
SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE (SHORT FILM)
Re tian wu hou (Remains of the Hot Day) by Wenqian Zhang
SPECIAL MENTION
That’s All from Me (So viel von mir) by Eva Könnemann
BERLIN SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
That’s All from Me (So viel von mir) by Eva Könnemann
PRIZES OF THE JURIES GENERATION
PRIZES OF GENERATION KPLUS
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM
It‘s Okay! (Es ist okay!) by Kim Hye-young
SPECIAL MENTION
Young Hearts (Junge Herzen) by Anthony Schatteman
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Papillon (Butterfly | Schmetterling) by Florence Miailhe
SPECIAL MENTION
Sukoun (Amplified | In die Stille) by Dina Naser
International Jury in the Generation Kplus Competition
THE GRAND PRIX OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST FILM
Reinas by Klaudia Reynicke
SPECIAL MENTION
Raíz (Through Rocks and Clouds | Durch Felsen und Wolken) by Franco García Becerra
THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
A Summer’s End Poem (Sommer, Ende) by Lam Can-zhao
SPECIAL MENTION
Uli by Mariana Gil Ríos
PRIZES OF GENERATION 14PLUS
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM
Last Swim by Sasha Nathwani
SPECIAL MENTION
Kai Shi De Qiang (She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones) by Qu Youjia
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Cura sana by Lucía G. Romero
SPECIAL MENTION
Lapso (Lapse) by Caroline Cavalcanti
International Jury in the Generation 14plus Competition
THE GRAND PRIX OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST FILM
Comme le feu (Who by Fire) by Philippe Lesage
SPECIAL MENTION
Maydegol by Sarvnaz Alambeigi
THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Un pájaro voló (A Bird Flew) by Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz
SPECIAL MENTION
Songs of Love and Hate by Saurav Ghimire
PRIZES OF THE INDEPENDENT JURIES
PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Competition
Keyke mahboobe man (My Favourite Cake) by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha
Panorama
Sex by Dag Johan Haugerud
Forum
Marijas klusums (Maria‘s Silence) by Dāvis Sīmanis
Special
Mention Intercepted by Oksana Karpovych
PRIZES OF THE FIPRESCI JURY
Competition
Keyke mahboobe man (My Favourite Cake) von Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha
Encounters
Dormir de olhos abertos (Sleep with Your Eyes Open) by Nele Wohlatz
Panorama
Faruk by Aslı Özge
Forum
The Human Hibernation by Anna Cornudella Castro
TEDDY AWARDS
Best Feature Film
All Shall Be Well by Ray Yeung
Nominated
Cidade; Campo, Crossing, Des Teufels Bad (The Devil‘s Bath), Huling Palabas (Fin), I Saw the TV Glow, Langue Étrangère, Love Lies Bleeding, Sex, Tú me abrasas (You Burn Me), The Visitor, Young Hearts
Best Documentary/Essay Film
Teaches of Peaches by Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer
Nominated
Baldiga – Entsichertes Herz (Baldiga – Unlocked Heart), Ještě nejsem,
kým chci být (I‘m Not Everything I Want to Be), Reas
Best Short Film
Grandmamauntsistercat by Zuza Banasińska
Nominated
Al sol, lejos del centro (Towards the Sun, Far From the Center), Cura sana, I Don‘t Want To Be Just a Memory, Jing guo (Goodbye First Love), Uli, Un invincible été (Invincible Summer), Un movimiento extraño (An Odd Turn)
Jury Award
Crossing by Levan Akin
Special Teddy Award
Lothar Lambert
CICAE ART CINEMA AWARD
Panorama
Sex by Dag Johan Haugerud
Forum
Shahid by Narges Kalhor
PRIZE OF THE GUILD OF GERMAN ARTHOUSE CINEMAS IN COMPETITION
Sterben (Dying) by Matthias Glasner
LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS
Sex by Dag Johan Haugerud
CALIGARI FILM PRIZE
Shahid by Narges Kalhor
PEACE FILM PRIZE
Favoriten by Ruth Beckermann
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD
The Strangers’ Case by Brandt Andersen
HEINER CAROW PRIZE
Ivo by Eva Trobisch
PRIZE OF AG KINO – GILDE – CINEMA VISION 14PLUS
Last Swim by Sasha Nathwani
Special Mention
Disco Afrika : une histoire malgache (Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story) by Luck Razanajaona
AUDIENCE AWARDS
PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD
Feature Film
Memorias de un cuerpo que arde (Memories of a Burning Body) by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD
Documentary Film
No Other Land by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
READERS‘ JURIES
BERLINER MORGENPOST READERS‘ JURY AWARD
Sterben (Dying) by Matthias Glasner
TAGESSPIEGEL READERS‘ JURY AWARD
Une famille (A Family) by Christine Angot
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
KOMPAGNON-FELLOWSHIP
The Shore by Vladimir Beck (Berlinale Talents 2024, Script Station)
Traversée by Tizian Stromp Zargari (Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2023, Alumnus)
ARTEKINO INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Ich bin Marika by Hajni Kis, produced by Proton Cinema (Hungary)
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Screaming Girl by Antonio Lukich, produced by ForeFilms (Ukraine)
VFF TALENT HIGHLIGHT AWARD
Silence Sometimes by Álvaro Robles, produced by Mireia Vilanova (Cartuna, USA)
Honourable Mentions
Astana Internet Stars by Assel Aushakimova (Risk Pictures, Kazakhstan)
More Than A Hug by Liselotte Persson (Snowcloud and Graklippan, Sweden)
TALENTS FOOTPRINTS – MASTERCARD ENABLEMENT PROGRAMME
Radioxity Stop Motion Animation Academy by Esther Kemi Gbadamosi (Nigeria)
Return to the Source: Film Workshop & Residency Programme by Perivi John Katjavivi (Namibia)
Alumni projects,
UnderCurrent by Shuchi Talati (India)
Sunshine Cinema by Sydelle Willow Smith (South Africa)
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