This year\u2019s 76th annual Berlinale has been marred by chaos and controversy that threaten to overshadow the films themselves. It\u2019s always a challenge for dominantly European arthouse-centric films to break out in the international marketplace; even more so when attention, whether among distributors or press, is drawn closer to politically charged headlines than cinematic quality.<\/p>\n
Artistic director Tricia Tuttle<\/a> released a letter over the first weekend of the festival championing free speech among festival filmmakers and guests. This was after filmmakers like Wim Wenders (the competition jury president) and visiting talent \u2014 including Neil Patrick Harris, Rupert Grint, and Ethan Hawke \u2014 gave press conference answers that, when asked about their political stances on issues like genocide and immigration, drew unwanted negative attention.<\/p>\n More from IndieWire<\/p>\n The backlash was swift and virulent enough to compel filmmakers and celebrities like Mike Leigh, Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, and Mark Ruffalo to sign an open letter<\/a> denouncing Berlinale\u2019s silence around Palestine and Gaza. Adjacent to the festival, Oscar-nominated \u201cThe Voice of Hind Rajab\u201d filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania rejected, in solidarity, an award out of a Cinema for Peace gala<\/a> set to take place in Berlin, with the likes of Hillary Clinton and Kevin Spacey scheduled to attend.<\/p>\n The political resonance and cascade of these conversations and remarks will continue well after the Berlinale concludes this weekend. But what of the films themselves? On Saturday, the festival holds its annual awards celebration, giving prizes, including the Golden Bear, to the competition films, while honoring movies in other sections like Perspectives. Tuttle, who hails from the BFI London Film Festival and is now in her second year at the Berlinale, helped shepherd that sidebar to align with Cannes\u2019 Un Certain Regard and Venice\u2019s Horizons, touting incoming filmmakers. But the Berlinale is still trying to catch up to those festivals\u2019 reputations for impact-making world premieres.<\/p>\n Looking at reviews overall<\/a>, and Screen International\u2019s annual grid polling European critics on their favorite films, at least a few standout titles emerged: Markus Schleinzer\u2019s gender-bending 17th-century wartime drama \u201cRose<\/a>\u201d starring a devastating Sandra H\u00fcller; \u201cQueen at Sea<\/a>\u201d starring Juliette Binoche as an academic whose mother has dementia; Berlinale mainstay Angela Schanelec\u2019s mysterious marriage story \u201cMy Wife Cries<\/a>\u201c; Alain Gomis\u2019 self-reflexive Senegalese family oddysey \u201cDao\u201d; and Anthony Chen\u2019s Singaporean melodrama \u201cWe Are All Strangers<\/a>.\u201d Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner \u201cJosephine\u201d also played late in the festival, similar to how beloved Sundance entries like \u201cA Different Man\u201d and \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d went next to Berlin and won acting awards there.<\/p>\n This was a strong Berlinale lineup, especially relative to last year\u2019s<\/a>, where Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud\u2019s \u201cDreams (Sex Love),\u201d unfortunately underseen by a broader public post-festival, won the Golden Bear. But last year, Rose Byrne\u2019s performance in \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d won the Silver Bear for Best Actress, helping propel her to an eventual Oscar nomination. Will any such traveling word-of-mouth and awards buzz repeat this year?<\/p>\n Unlike last year\u2019s Warner Bros. launch of Bong Joon Ho\u2019s \u201cMickey 17,\u201d there were no American studio movies presented at Berlin this year, unless you count A24\u2019s Sundance holdover \u201cThe Moment.\u201d The potentially starriest world premiere, Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3\u2019s \u201cAt the Sea,\u201d occurred without its lead, Amy Adams, in attendance to walk the shivery Palast red carpet. Adams, who gave well wishes to the debut<\/a> from afar, plays a dancer emerging from rehab and on the redemption trail in the film. It landed like a stone down an empty well with harsh reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n All winners of the 76th Berlinale are listed below.<\/p>\n Main Competition<\/p>\n Golden Bear: \u201cYellow Letters,\u201d \u0130lker \u00c7atak<\/p>\n Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: \u201cSalvation,\u201d Emin Alper<\/p>\n Silver Bear Jury Prize: \u201cQueen at Sea,\u201d Lance Hammer<\/p>\n Silver Bear for Best Director: \u201cEverybody Digs Bill Evans,\u201d Grant Gee<\/p>\n Silver Bear for Best Lead Performance: \u201cRose,\u201d Sandra Huller<\/p>\n Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance: Anna Calder-Marshall and Tom Courtenay for \u201cQueen at Sea,\u201d Lance Hammer<\/p>\n Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: \u201cNina Roza,\u201d Genevi\u00e8ve Dulude-De Celles<\/p>\n Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: \u201cYo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird),\u201d Anna Fitch and Banker White<\/p>\n Perspectives<\/p>\n Best First Feature (with a prize of 50,000 euros): \u201cChronicles of the Siege,\u201d Abdallah\u00a0Alkhatib<\/p>\n Documentary Prizes<\/p>\n Documentary Award (with a prize of 40,000 euros): \u201cIf Pigeons Turn to Gold,\u201d \u00a0Pepa Lubojacki<\/p>\n Documentary Award (Special Mention): \u201cTutu,\u201d Sam Pollard<\/p>\n Documentary Award (Special Mention): \u201cSometimes I Imagine Them All at a Party,\u201d Daniela Magnani H\u00fcller<\/p>\n Short Film Prizes<\/p>\n Golden Bear for Short Film: \u201cSomeday, a Child,\u201d Marie-Rose Osta<\/p>\n Silver Bear Jury Prize: \u201cA Woman\u2019s Place Is Everywhere,\u201d Fanny Texier<\/p>\n CUPRA Filmmaker Award: \u201cKleptomania,\u201d Jingkai Qu<\/p>\n PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARDS<\/p>\n Audience Award (Fiction):\u00a0\u201cProsecution,\u201d Faraz Sharia<\/p>\n First Runner-up:\u00a0\u201cFour Minus Three,\u201d Adrian Goiginger<\/p>\n Second Runner-up:\u00a0\u201cMouse,\u201d Kelly O\u2019Sullivan and Alex Thompson<\/p>\n Audience Award (Documentary):\u00a0\u201cTraces,\u201d Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk<\/p>\n First Runner-up:\u00a0\u201cThe Other Side of the Sun,\u201d Tawfik Sabouni<\/p>\n Second Runner-up:\u00a0\u201cBucks Harbor,\u201d Pete Muller<\/p>\n GENERATION COMPETITION<\/p>\n International Jury<\/p>\n Grand Prix for the Best Film in Generation Kplus:\u00a0\u201cGugu\u2019s World,\u201d Allan Deberton<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201cAtlas of the Universe,\u201d Paul Negoescu<\/p>\n Special Prize for the Best Short Film in Generation Kplus: \u201cSpi,\u201d Navroz Shaban<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201cUnder the Wave off Little Dragon,\u201d Luo Jian<\/p>\n Grand Prix for the Best Film in Generation 14plus:\u00a0\u201cSad Girlz,\u201d Fernanda Tovar<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201cMatapanki,\u201d\u00a0Diego Mapache Fuentes<\/p>\n Special Prize for the Best Short Film in Generation 14plus:\u00a0\u201cThe Thread,\u201d\u00a0Fenn O\u2019Meally<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201cMemories of a Window,\u201d Mehraneh Salimian and Amin Pakparvar<\/p>\n Youth Jury<\/p>\n Crystal Bear for the Best Film\u00a0in Generation Kplus: \u201cGugu\u2019s World,\u201d Allan Deberton<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201cNot a Hero,\u201d Rima Das<\/p>\n Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film\u00a0in Generation Kplus: \u201cWhale 52 \u2013 Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale,\u201d Daniel Neiden<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201cUnder the Wave off Little Dragon,\u201d Luo Jian<\/p>\n Crystal Bear for the Best Film\u00a0in Generation\u00a014plus:\u00a0\u201cSad Girlz,\u201d Fernanda Tovar<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201cA Family,\u201d Mees Peijnenburg<\/p>\n Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film\u00a0in Generation 14plus:\u00a0\u201dMemories of a Window,\u201d Mehraneh Salimian and Amin Pakparvar<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201dNobody Knows the World,\u201d Roddy Dextre<\/p>\n TEDDY AWARDS<\/p>\n Best Feature Film: \u201cIvan & Hadoum,\u201d Ian de la Rosa<\/p>\n Best Documentary:\u00a0\u201cBarbara Forever,\u201d Brydie O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n Best Short Film:\u00a0\u201cTaxi Moto,\u201d\u00a0Ga\u00ebl Kamilindi<\/p>\n Jury Award:\u00a0\u201cTrial of Hein,\u201d Kai St\u00e4nicke<\/p>\n Special Award: C\u00e9line Sciamma<\/p>\n FIPRESCI AWARDS<\/p>\n Competition:\u00a0\u201cSoumsoum, the Night of the Stars,\u201d Mahamat-Saleh Haroun<\/p>\n Perspectives:\u00a0\u201cAnimol,\u201d Ashley Walters<\/p>\n Panorama:\u00a0\u201cNarciso,\u201d Marcelo Martinessi<\/p>\n Forum:\u00a0\u201cAnyMart,\u201d Yusuke Iwasaki<\/p>\n ECUMENICAL JURY AWARDS<\/p>\n Competition:\u00a0\u201cFlies,\u201d Fernando Eimbcke<\/p>\n Panorama:\u00a0\u201cBucks Harbor,\u201d Pete Muller<\/p>\n Forum:\u00a0\u201cRiver Dreams,\u201c Kristina Mikhailova<\/p>\n LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS AWARD PRIZE OF THE GUILD OF GERMAN ARTHOUSE CINEMAS Special Mention:\u00a0\u201cThe Loneliest Man in Town,\u201d Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel<\/p>\n READERS\u2019 JURIES<\/p>\n Berliner Morgenpost Readers\u2019 Award:\u00a0\u201cFlies,\u201d Fernando Eimbcke<\/p>\n Tagesspiegel\u00a0Readers\u2019 Award:\u00a0\u201cI Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival,\u201d Jana\u00edna Marques<\/p>\n CALIGARI FILM PRIZE PEACE FILM PRIZE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDd<\/p>\n \u201cWhat Will I Become?,\u201d Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos<\/p>\n HEINER CAROW PRIZE<\/p>\n \u201cProsecution,\u201d Faraz Shariat<\/p>\n PRIZE AG KINO \u2013 GILDE \u2013 CINEMA VISION 14PLUS<\/p>\n \u201cWhat Will I Become?,\u201d Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos<\/p>\n Special Mention:\u00a0\u201dSunny Dancer,\u201d George Jaques<\/p>\n C.I.C.A.E. 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\u201cFour Minus Three,\u201d Adrian Goiginger<\/p>\n
\u201cYellow Letters,\u201d \u0130lker \u00c7atak<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Pigeons Turned to Gold,\u201d Pepa Lubojacki<\/p>\n
\u201cTutu,\u201d Sam Pollard<\/p>\n