Berlinale 2021: The Award Winners of the 71st Competition
The first part of this year’s BERLINALE FILM FESTIVAL has drawn to a close and the following winners announced.
Golden Bear for Best Film:
Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc (Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn) by Radu Jude
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Silver Bear Jury Prize: Herr Bachmann and His Class by Maria Speth
Silver Bear for Best Director: Dénes Nagy for Természetes fény (Natural Light
Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance: Maren Eggert in Ich bin dein Mensch (I’m Your Man) by Maria Schrader
Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance: Lilla Kizlinger in Rengeteg – mindenhol látlak (Forest – I See You Everywhere) by Bence Fliegauf
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Hong Sangsoo for Inteurodeoksyeon (Introduction) by Hong Sangsoo
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Yibrán Asuad for the editing of Una película de policías (A Cop Movie) by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Berlinale 2021: Awards of the Encounters Section
Best Film: Nous (We) by Alice Diop
Special Jury Award: Vị (Taste) by Lê Bảo
Best Director (ex-aequo): Das Mädchen und die Spinne (The Girl and the Spider) by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
Best Director (ex-aequo): Hygiène sociale (Social Hygiene) by Denis Côté
Special Mention: Rock Bottom Riser by Fern Silva
BERLINALE FILM FESTIVAL PART II | JUNE 2021