69th Berlin International Film Festival

The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019. French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President.

Lone Scherfig's drama film The Kindness of Strangers opened the festival. The Golden Bear was won by Israeli-French drama Synonyms directed by Nadav Lapid, which also served as the closing film of the festival.

Juries

Main competition

• Juliette Binoche, French actress - Jury President
• Justin Chang, American journalist and film critic
• Sandra Hüller, German actress
• Sebastián Lelio, Chilean film director and screenwriter
• Rajendra Roy, American chief curator of MoMA
• Trudie Styler, British actress, producer and film director

First Feature Award Jury

• Katja Eichinger, German journalist, writer and film producer
• Alain Gomis, French filmmaker
• Vivian Qu, Chinese filmmaker and producer

Documentary Award Jury

• Maria Bonsanti, Italian artistic director and director of the Eurodoc program
• Gregory Nava, American film director, screenwriter and producer
• Maria Ramos, Brazilian film director

International Short Film Jury

• Jeffrey Bowers, American curator
• Vanja Kaludjercic, Croatian programmer and purchasing director of MUBI
• Koyo Kouoh, Cameroonian author, curator and artistic director of RAW Material Company

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

Berlinale Special

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:

Short Film Competition

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Shorts section:

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded:

Main Competition

• Golden Bear: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
• Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: By the Grace of God by François Ozon
• Alfred Bauer Prize: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Angela Schanelec for I Was at Home, But
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yong Mei for So Long, My Son
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Wang Jingchun for So Long, My Son
• Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano for Piranhas
• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Rasmus Videbæk for Out Stealing Horses (Cinematography)

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

• Umbra by Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell

Panorama

Panorama Audience Award

• 1st Place: 37 Seconds by Hikari
• 2nd Place: Stitches by Miroslav Terzić
• 3rd Place: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen

Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries

• 1st Place: Talking About Trees by Suhaib Gasmelbari
• 2nd Place: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
• 3rd Place: Shooting the Mafia by Kim Longinotto

Generation

Generation 14Plus

• Crystal Bear for Best Film: Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vilhunen
• Special Mention: We Are Little Zombies by Makoto Nagahisa
• Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Tattoo by Farhad Delaram
• Special Mention: Four Quartets by Marco Alessi

Generation KPlus

• Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film: House of Hummingbird by Kim Bo-ra
• Special Mention: Bulbul Can Sing by Rima Das
• Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: Liberty by Faren Humes
• Special Mention: The Jarariju Sisters by Jorge Cadena

Independent Awards

Teddy Award

• Best Feature Film: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
• Best Documentary/Essay Film: Lemebel by Joanna Reposi Garibaldi
• Best Short Film: Entropia by Flóra Anna Buda
• Special Jury Award: A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi
• Special Teddy Award: Falk Richter
• TEDDY Readers’ Award Powered by QUEER.DE: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza

FIPRESCI Prize

• Competition: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
• Panorama: Dafne by Federico Bondi
• Forum: Die Kinder der Toten by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

• Competition: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska
• Panorama: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen
• Special Mention: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
• Forum: Earth by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

CICAE Art Cinema Award

• Panorama: 37 Seconds by HIKARI
• Forum: Our Defeats by Jean-Gabriel Périot

Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award

• System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt

Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award

• Monsters. by Marius Olteanu

Guild Film Prize

• God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska

Caligari Film Prize

• Heimat Is A Space in Time by Thomas Heise

Heiner Carow Prize

• Beauty and Decay by Annekatrin Hendel

Compass-Perspektive-Award

• Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree

Kompagnon-Fellowship

• Perspektive Deutsches Kino: To Be Continued by Julian Pörksen
• Berlinale Talents: Transit Times by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu

ARTEKino International Prize

• A Responsible Adult by Shira Geffen

Eurimages Co-Production Development Award

• Avalon PC for Alcarràs

VFF Talent Highlight Award

• Vincenzo Cavallo for Bufis

Amnesty International Film Award

• Your Turn by Eliza Capai

Label Europa Cinemas

• Stitches by Miroslav Terzić

Peace Film Prize

• Your Turn by Eliza Capai
• Special Mention:
• System K by Renaud Barret
• Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian

References

External links

• Berlin International Film Festival