Berlinale 2012 Prizes

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Berlinale

PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY 


GOLDEN BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM 
Cesare deve morire 
Caesar Must Die 
by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani

JURY GRAND PRIX-SILVER BEAR
Csak a szél 
Just The Wind 
by Bence Fliegauf 

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Christian Petzold for  
Barbara (Barbara) 

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST ACTRESS
Rachel Mwanza in 
Rebelle (War Witch) by Kim Nguyen

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST ACTOR
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard in 
En Kongelig Affære (A Royal Affair) by Nikolaj Arcel

SILVER BEAR FOR AN OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION 
Lutz Reitemeier for the photography in 
Bai lu yuan (White Deer Plain) by Wang Quan'an 

SILVER BEAR FOR THE BEST SCRIPT  
Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg for 
En Kongelig Affære  (A Royal Affair) by Nikolaj Arcel 

ALFRED BAUER PRIZE, awarded in memory of the Festival founder, for a work of particular innovation 
Tabu 
by Miguel Gomes    

SPECIAL AWARD-SILVER BEAR
L'enfant d'en haut 
Sister 
by Ursula Meier

BEST FIRST FEATURE JURY 

BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD, endowed with 50,000 Euros, funded by GWFF 
Kauwboy 
by Boudewijn Koole 
(Generation Kplus) 

SPECIAL MENTION 
Tepenin Ardı
Beyond the Hill 
by Emin Alper 
(Forum) 

PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY 

GOLDEN BEAR 
Rafa 
by João Salaviza

THE JURY PRIZE – SILVER BEAR  
Gurehto Rabitto 
The Great Rabbit 
by Atsushi Wada

SPECIAL MENTION 
Licuri Surf 
by Guile Martins

EFA SHORT FILM NOMINEE BERLIN  
Vilaine Fille Mauvais Garçon 
Two Ships 
by Justine Triet   

DAAD SHORT FILM PRIZE 
The Man that Got Away 
by Trevor Anderson

PRIZES OF THE JURIES GENERATION 
Children’s Jury Generation Kplus

CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM  
Arcadia 
by Olivia Silver

SPECIAL MENTION 
Kikoeteru, furi wo sita dake 
Just Pretended To Hear 
by Kaori Imaizumi

CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM  
Julian 
by Matthew Moore

SPECIAL MENTION 
B I N O 
by Billie Pleffer

Youth Jury Generation 14plus 

CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM  
Lal Gece 
Night of Silence 
by Reis Çelik

SPECIAL MENTION 
Kronjuvelerna 
The Crown Jewels 
by Ella Lemhagen    

CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM  
Meathead  
by Sam Holst

SPECIAL MENTION 
663114 
by Isamu Hirabayashi 
International Jury Generation Kplus

THE GRAND PRIX OF THE DEUTSCHES KINDERHILFSWERK FOR THE BEST FILM 
Kauwboy 
by Boudewijn Koole

SPECIAL MENTION 
GATTU 
by Rajan Khosa

THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE DEUTSCHES KINDERHILFSWERK FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM 
B I N O 
by Billie Pleffer

SPECIAL MENTION 

by Thais Fujinaga    

 

INDEPENDENT JURIES

PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY  
Competition    Cesare deve morire (Caesar Must Die), by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani 
Special Mention    Rebelle (War Witch), by Kim Nguyen 
Panorama    Die Wand (The Wall), by Julian Roman Pölsler
Special Mention    Parada (The Parade), by Srdjan Dragojevic 
Forum     La demora (The Delay), by Rodrigo Plá

FIPRESCI PRIZES 
Competition  Tabu (Tabu), by Miguel Gomes 
Panorama  L'âge atomique (Atomic Age), by Héléna Klotz  
Forum  Hemel (Hemel), by Sacha Polak

PRIZE OF THE GUILD OF GERMAN ART HOUSE CINEMAS 
À moi seule (Coming Home), by Frédéric Videau

C.I.C.A.E. PRIZE 
Panorama Death For Sale (Death for Sale), by Faouzi Bensaïdi 
Forum Kazoku no kuni (Our Homeland), by Yang Yonghi

LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS 
My Brother The Devil (My Brother The Devil),  by Sally El Hosaini 
Special Mention 
Dollhouse (Dollhouse),  by Kirsten Sheridan

TEDDY AWARDS 
Best Feature Film  Keep The Lights On (Keep The Lights On), by Ira Sachs 
Best Documentary Film  Call Me Kuchu  (Call Me Kuchu),  by Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Katherine 
Fairfax Wright 
Best Short Film  Loxoro (Loxoro), by Claudia Llosa 
Teddy Jury Award   Jaurés (Jaurés), by Vincent Dieutre    18.02.2012

MADE IN GERMANY – PERSPEKTIVE FELLOWSHIP, endowed with 15,000 Euros,  
funded by Glashütte Original 
Annekatrin Hendel for Disko  (Disco)

DIALOGUE EN PERSPECTIVE, funded by the German-French Youth Office 
This Ain't California (This Ain't California), by Marten Persiel

CALIGARI FILM PRIZE 
Tepenin Ardı (Beyond the Hill), by Emin Alper 
Special Mentions
Bagrut Lochamim (Soldier / Citizen), by Silvina Landsmann 
Escuela normal (Normal School), by Celina Murga 
Jaurès (Jaurès), by Vincent Dieutre

NETPAC PRIZE 
Paziraie Sadeh (Modest Reception), by Mani Haghighi 

PEACE FILM AWARD  
Csak a szél (Just The Wind), by Bence Fliegauf 

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM PRIZE 
Csak a szél (Just The Wind), by Bence Fliegauf

CINEMA FAIRBINDET PRIZE 
Call Me Kuchu (Call Me Kuchu), by Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Katherine Fairfax Wright

READERS’ JURIES AND AUDIENCE AWARDS
PanoramaAudienceAward PPP – fiction film 
Parada (The Parade), by Srdjan Dragojevic 
PanoramaAudienceAward PPP – documentary film
Marina Abramovic The Artist is Present (Marina Abramovic The Artist is Present), by Matthew Akers

BERLINER MORGENPOST READERS’ PRIZE 
Barbara (Barbara), by Christian Petzold    

TAGESSPIEGEL READERS’ PRIZE 
La demora (The Delay), by Rodrigo Plá

SIEGESSÄULE READERS’ AWARD 
Parada (The Parade), by Srdjan Dragojevic 
Special Mention
Call Me Kuchu (Call Me Kuchu), by Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Katherine Fairfax Wright

PRIZE OF THE BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS 

SCORE COMPETITION 
Christoph Fleischmann (Germany)

BERLIN TODAY AWARD 
Rafael Balulu (Israel) 
for Batman At The Checkpoint (Batman At The Checkpoint)
Special Mention 
David Lalé (United Kingdom) 
for White Lobster (White Lobster) 

 

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