The Jury of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival headed by M. Night Shyamalan awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film to Alcarrâs directed by Carla Simon. The film tells the story of the Solé family and their peach orchard in Alcarràs, a small village in Spain’s Catalonia region as they they face eviction and an uncertain future.
The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize went to The Novelist’s Film (So-seal-go-uiyeong-hwa) by Hong Sangsoo.
PRIZES OF OFFICIAL JURIES OF 72ND BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST FILM (awarded to the film’s producers)
Alcarrâs
by Carla Simon
produced by Marfa Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno
SILVER BEAR GRAND JURY PRIZE
So-seal-go-uiyeong-hwa
The Novelist’s Film
by Hong Sangsoo
SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE
Robe of Gems
by Natalia Lopez Gallardo
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Claire Denis for
AveC amour et aCharnement (Both Sides of the Blade)
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE
Meltem Kaptan in
Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. BUSh (Rabiye Kurnaz vS. George W. BUSh) by Andreas Dresen
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Laura Basuki in
Nana (Before, Now& Then) by Kamila Andini
SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Laila Stieler for
Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush (Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush) by Andreas Dresen
SILVER BEAR FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION
Rithy Panh und Sarit Mang in
Everything Will Be OK by Rithy Panh
SPECIAL MENTION
Drii Winter
A Piece of Sky
by Michael Koch
PRIZES OF THE ENCOUNTERS JURY
BEST FILM
MUTZENBACHER
by Ruth Beckermann
BEST DIRECTOR
Unrueh Unrest
by Cyril Schaublin
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
A vendredi, Robinson See You Friday, Robinson Bis Freitag, Robinson
by Mitra Farahani
GWFF BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD
Members of the Jury: Gaia Furrer, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Shahrbanoo Sadat
GWFF BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD
Sonne
by Kurdwin Ayub produced by Ulrich Seidl
BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Members of the Jury: Rana Eid, Susanne Schule, Wang Bing
BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Myanmar Diaries
by The Myanmar Film Collective
produced by Corinne van Egeraat
SPECIAL MENTION
No U-Turn
by Ike Nnaebue
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY
GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Trap
by Anastasia Veber
SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE (SHORT FILM)
Manhâ de Domingo
Sunday Morning
by Bruno Ribeiro
SPECIAL MENTION
Bird in the Peninsula
by Atsushi Wada
BERLIN SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
El sembrador de estrellas
The Sower of Stars
by Lois Patiño
PRIZES OF THE JURIES GENERATION
Children’s Jury Generation Kplus
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM
Comedy Queen
by Sanna Lenken
SPECIAL MENTION
An Cailin Ciifiin
The Quiet Girl
Das stille Mizdchen
by Colm Bairéad
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Vlekkeloos
Spotless
Fleckenlos
by Emma Branderhorst
SPECIAL MENTION
Luce and the Rock
Luce und der Felsen
by Britt Raes
International Jury Generation Kplus
THE GRAND PRIX OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY GENERATION KPLUS FOR THE BEST FILM
An Cailin Ciifiin
The Quiet Girl
Das stille Mizdchen
by Colm Bairéad
SPECIAL MENTION
Shabu
by Shamira Raphaéla
THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY GENERATION KPLUS
FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Kavazn
beer
Hirsch
by Hadi Babaeifar
SPECIAL MENTION
To Vancouver
Vancouver
by Artemis Anastasiadou
Youth Jury Generation l4plus
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM
Alis
by Clare Weiskopf, Nicolas van Hemelryck
SPECIAL MENTION
Stay Awake
by Jamie Sisley
CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Born in Damascus
by Laura Wadha
SPECIAL MENTION
Nada para ver aqui
Nothing to See Here
by Nicolas Bouchez
International Jury Generation l4plus
THE GRAND PRIX OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY GENERATION 14PLUS FOR THE BEST FILM
Kind Hearts
by Olivia Rochette, Gerard-Jan Claes
Ex aequo
Skhemo
Scheme
by Farkhat Sharipov
THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY GENERATION 14PLUS
FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Au revoir Jérâme!
Goodbye Jérâme!
by Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet, Chloé Farr
SPECIAL MENTION
Blaues Rauschen
Blue Noise
by Simon Maria Kubiena
SPECIAL MENTION
Tinashé
by Tig Terera
PRIZE PERSPEKTIVE DEUTSCHES KINO
COMPASS-PERSPEK7/V’E-AWARD
Ladies Only by Rebana Liz John
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
KOMPAGNON-FELLOWSHIP
Kurinji by Payal Sethi (Berlinale Talents 2022 Script Station)
She Makes and Unmakes by Jonas Bak (PerSpektive DeutScheS Kino 2021 Alumnus)
Honorary Mention to Traces of the Phoenix by Jide Akinleminu (Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2021 Alumnus)
ARTEKINO INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
Girls Will Be Girls by Shuchi Talati, produced by Pooja Chauhan (Crawling Angel Films, India)
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
My Favorite Cake by Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghaddam, produced by Caractéres Productions (Frankreich) and Honare Khiyal (Iran)
VFF TALENT HIGHLIGHT AWARD
Girls Will Be Girls by Shuchi Talati, produced by Pooja Chauhan (Crawling Angel Films, India)
TALENTS FOOTPRINTS — MASTERCARD ENABLEMENT PROGRAMME
Ammar Aziz, Girls’ Sexual Abuse Prevention Program (GSAP), Pakistan
Laura Helena Bermddez Mesquita, Third Cinema, Honduras
Shuchi Talati, Bright Squad, India