The 56th
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...
was held from 9 to 19 February 2006. The festival opened with ''
Snow Cake
''Snow Cake'' is a 2006 British/Canadian indie romantic comedy drama film directed by Marc Evans and starring Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire and Callum Keith Rennie. It was released on 8 September 2006 in the Un ...
'' by
Marc Evans
Marc Evans (born 1963) is a Welsh director of film and television, whose credits include the films ''House of America'', '' Resurrection Man'' and ''My Little Eye''.
Biography
Evans was born in 1963 in Cardiff, Wales. He studied for a history ...
. Digitally restored version of
Sam Peckinpah
David Samuel Peckinpah (; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic '' The Wild Bunch'' received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institut ...
's 1972 film ''
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'' is a 1973 American Revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jason ...
'' served as the closing film. British actress
Charlotte Rampling
Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model.
She was cast in the role ...
was selected as the head of the jury. The
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin.
History
The winn ...
was awarded to ''
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams'' directed by
Jasmila Žbanić
Jasmila Žbanić (; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for having written and directed '' Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2020), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ...
.
The retrospective was dedicated to the film actresses of
1950s, titled ''Dream Girls. Film Stars in the 1950s'' was shown at the festival. More than 186,000 tickets were sold at the festival with visitors from 120 countries, including 3,800 journalists, attended the festival.
Jury
![Charlotte Rampling 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Charlotte_Rampling_2016.jpg)
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
International Jury
*
Charlotte Rampling
Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model.
She was cast in the role ...
, actress (United Kingdom) - Jury President
*
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing. His works explore connections among geography, biology, geology and mythology as well ...
, director and multimedia artist (United States)
*
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian people, Indian film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chop ...
, director and producer (India)
*
Marleen Gorris
Marleen Gorris (born 9 December 1948) is a Dutch writer and director. Gorris is known as an outspoken feminist and supporter of gay and lesbian issues which is reflected in much of her work. Her film, '' Antonia's Line,'' won an Oscar for Best ...
, director (Netherlands)
*
Janusz Kamiński
Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (; born June 27, 1959) is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his films since 1993. He won the Academy Aw ...
, director of photography (Poland)
*
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is a retired German film actor, painter and author, who also appeared in numerous English-language films since the 1980s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role i ...
, actor (Germany)
*
Fred Roos
Frederick Ried Roos (born May 22, 1934) is an American film producer.
Biography
Fred Roos was born on May 22, 1934, in Santa Monica, California, the son of Florence Mary (née Stout) and Victor Otto Roos. He attended Hollywood High School and su ...
, producer (United States)
*
Lee Young-ae
Lee Young-ae (born January 31, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her appearances in the Korean historical drama ''Dae Jang Geum'' (2003), and as a revenge seeking single mother in Park Chan-wook's crime thriller film ''Sympathy ...
, actress (South Korea)
Best First Feature Award Jury
*
Valentina Cervi
Valentina Cervi (born 13 April 1976) is an Italian film and television actress.
Cervi was born in Rome, Italy. She is the daughter of director Tonino Cervi and granddaughter of actor Gino Cervi. Her mother is the Italian producer of Austrian- ...
, actress (Italy)
*
Goran Paskaljević
Goran Paskaljević ( sr-cyr, Горан Паскаљевић; ; 22 April 1947 – 25 September 2020) was a Serbian and former Yugoslav film director.
Biography
Born in Belgrade, he was raised by his grandparents in Niš in southern Serbia, foll ...
, director (Serbia and Montenegro)
*
Hans Weingartner
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, director and producer (Austria)
International Short Film Jury
*
Mariela Besuievsky, producer (Spain)
*
Florian Gallenberger
Florian Gallenberger (born 23 February 1972 in Munich) is a German film director and writer. His film '' Quiero ser (I want to be...)'' was awarded the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001.
Career
Gallenberger appeared in various ...
, director and screenwriter (Germany)
*
Jung-Wan Oh, producer (South Korea)
In competition
The following films were in competition for the
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin.
History
The winn ...
and Silver Bear awards:
Key
:
Awards
![Jasmila Zbanic KVIFF](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Jasmila_Zbanic_KVIFF.jpg)
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
*Golden Berlin Bear:
**''
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams'' by
Jasmila Žbanić
Jasmila Žbanić (; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for having written and directed '' Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2020), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ...
**Best Short Film – ''
Never Like the First Time!'' by
Jonas Odell Jonas Odell (born 10 November 1962 in Stockholm) is a Swedish music video and film director and founder of FilmTecknarna. Odell, who specializes in a mix of animation and live action, has directed a number of short films, music videos and comm ...
*Silver Berlin Bear:
**Best Film Music – ''
Isabella
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People and fictional characters
* Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
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Places
United States
* Isabella, Alabama, an unincorpor ...
'' by
Peter Kam
Peter Kam Pui-Tat (, born August 23, 1961) is a music composer for Hong Kong films including ''The Warlords'', ''Bodyguards and Assassins'' and ''Dragon''.
Kam is an eight-time winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Partial filmography
* ''Big B ...
**Best Actor –
Moritz Bleibtreu
Moritz Johann Bleibtreu (; was born in Munich, Munich, Germany on August 13, 1971. He has worked over the years as a film actor, voice actor, and film director. Bleibtreu has been a successful actor in many movies such as ''Run Lola Run, Das Exp ...
for ''
The Elementary Particles''
**Best Actress –
Sandra Hüller
Sandra Hüller (; born 30 April 1978) is a German actress. She gained critical praise for her portrait of Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's drama ''Requiem'' (2006), and is best known internationally for her starring role in Maren Ad ...
for ''
Requiem
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''
**Best Director –
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland'' and ''24 Hour Party People''—h ...
&
Mat Whitecross
Mat Whitecross (born 21 September 1977) is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. He began his career working for filmmaker Michael Winterbottom and producer Andrew Eaton at Revolution Films, being also known for directing ''The Road ...
for ''
The Road to Guantanamo
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''
**Best Short Film – ''
Penpusher'' by
Guillaume Martinez
**Outstanding Artistic Contribution –
Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Peter Vogel (; born 29 April 1968, in Hamburg) is a German actor, screenwriter, film producer and singer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in '' Little Sharks''.Jürgen ...
for ''
The Free Will
''The Free Will'' (german: Der freie Wille) is a 2006 German drama film directed by Matthias Glasner. It premiered in competition at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2006 and was awarded two prizes: Jürgen Vogel received a ...
''
**Jury Grand Prix – ''
En soap'' by
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Pernille Fischer Christensen (born 24 December 1969) is a Danish film director and the older sister of actress Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out in the movie business when she was 20 years old as an assistant to . During that time, Gis ...
*Honorable Mention:
**Short Film –
Maryam Keshavarz
Maryam Keshavarz ( fa, مریم کشاورز) is an American filmmaker(Iranian pedigreed) best known for her 2011 film '' Circumstance'' distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions, which won the Audience Award at Sundance Film F ...
for ''
El día que morí''
*Honorary Golden Berlin Bear:
**
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...
**
Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...
*Berlinale Camera:
**
Michael Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and James L. Brooks. He was a member of both the Academy of ...
**
Jürgen Böttcher
Jürgen Böttcher (pseudonym Strawalde, born 8 July 1931) is a German film director and painter. He is best known for his film '' Born in '45''.
See also
* A. R. Penck
Ralf Winkler, alias A. R. Penck, who also used the pseudonyms ''M ...
**
Laurence Kardish
**
Peter B. Schumann
**
Hans Helmut Prinzler
*Best Debut Film:
**''
En soap'' by
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Pernille Fischer Christensen (born 24 December 1969) is a Danish film director and the older sister of actress Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out in the movie business when she was 20 years old as an assistant to . During that time, Gis ...
(director) &
Lars Bredo Rahbek (producer)
*Panorama Audience Award:
**
Tomer Heymann
Tomer Heymann (born October 12, 1970 in Kfar Yedidia, Israel) is an Israeli filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the documentary films ''Paper Dolls'', ''Mr.Gaga'' and '' Who's Gonna Love Me Now?''.
Career
Heymann has directed many doc ...
for ''
Paper Dolls
''Paper Dolls'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 episodes on ABC from September 23 to December 25, 1984. Set in New York's fashion industry, the show centered on top modeling agency owner Racine (Morgan Fairchild) ...
''
**Short Film –
Talya Lavie
Talya Lavie (born 1978) is an Israeli filmmaker best known for her 2014 debut feature, '' Zero Motivation''.
Early life
Lavie attended the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design as well as the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. Whi ...
for ''
The Substitute
''The Substitute'' is a 1996 American crime action thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz and Luis Guzmán.
It was filmed at Miami Sr. High school.
Plo ...
''
*Crystal Bear:
**Best Short Film –
Cameron B. Alyasin for ''
Never an Absolution''
**Best Feature Film –
Niels Arden Oplev
Niels Arden Oplev (; born 26 March 1961) is a Danish film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Oplev was born in Oue, Denmark. His 1996 film ''Portland (film), Portland'' was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.
He d ...
for ''
We Shall Overcome
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''
**14Plus: Best Feature Film – Henry Meyer for ''
Four Weeks in June''
*Crystal Bear – Special Mention:
**Best Short Film:
Irina Boiko for ''
The Thief''
**Best Feature Film:
Auraeus Solito
Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, is a Palawán-Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palawán tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal la ...
for ''
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
''The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros'' ( fil, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros) is a 2005 Filipino coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Aureaus Solito in his directorial debut, based on a screenplay by Michiko Yamamoto. Set in the slum ...
''
**14Plus: Best Feature Film:
Claude Gagnon
Claude Gagnon (born 1949 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who frequently works in both Canada and Japan. His most noted films include '' Keiko'' (1979), ''Kenny'' (1988), '' The Pianist'' (199 ...
for ''
Kamataki
''Kamataki'' is a Canadian-Japanese co-produced drama film, directed by Claude Gagnon and released in 2005.Charles-Henri Ramond"Kamataki – Film de Claude Gagnon" ''Films du Québec'', March 12, 2009.
The film stars Matthew Smiley as Ken-Antoi ...
''
*Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix:
**''
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
''The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros'' ( fil, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros) is a 2005 Filipino coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Aureaus Solito in his directorial debut, based on a screenplay by Michiko Yamamoto. Set in the slum ...
'' by
Auraeus Solito
Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, is a Palawán-Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palawán tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal la ...
*Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk – Special Award:
**''
A Fish with a Smile'' by
C. Jay Shih
*Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk – Special Mention:
**Best Short Film – ''
Vika'' by
Tsivia Barkai
**Best Feature Film – ''
I Am
I Am or I'm may refer to:
Language and literature
* " I Am that I Am", a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name
** I am (biblical term), a Christian term used in the Bible
* "I Am" (p ...
'' by
Dorota Kędzierzawska
Dorota Kędzierzawska (; born 1 June 1957) is a Polish director of feature and documentary films.
Kędzierzawska was born in Łódź. She graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1981 but prior to that had completed a course in cul ...
*Teddy:
**Best Short Film – ''
El día que morí'' by
Maryam Keshavarz
Maryam Keshavarz ( fa, مریم کشاورز) is an American filmmaker(Iranian pedigreed) best known for her 2011 film '' Circumstance'' distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions, which won the Audience Award at Sundance Film F ...
**Best Documentary Film – ''
Beyond Hatred'' by
Olivier Meyrou
**Best Feature Film – ''
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
''The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros'' ( fil, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros) is a 2005 Filipino coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Aureaus Solito in his directorial debut, based on a screenplay by Michiko Yamamoto. Set in the slum ...
'' by
Auraeus Solito
Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, is a Palawán-Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palawán tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal la ...
*Teddy Jury Award:
**
Patrick Carpentier
Patrick Carpentier (born August 13, 1971) is a retired Canadian professional auto racing driver. In the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series, he achieved five wins and 24 podiums, as well as two third place championship finishes in 2002 ...
for ''
Combat
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''
*FIPRSECI Prize:
**Competition – ''
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...
'' by
Hans-Christian Schmid
Hans-Christian Schmid (born 1965) is a German film director and screenwriter.
Life and work
Hans-Christian Schmid has collaborated with on several of the movies that he directed. Gutmann wrote screenplays for '' 23 — Nichts ist so wie es s ...
**Forum of New Cinema –
So Yong Kim
So Yong Kim (born 1968) is a Korean American independent filmmaker. She has made four feature films: ''In Between Days'', '' Treeless Mountain'', '' For Ellen'', and '' Lovesong''. So Yong Kim is a recipient of the New York Foundation’s Video A ...
for ''
In Between Days
"In Between Days" (sometimes listed as "Inbetween Days" or "In-Between Days") is a song by the English rock band The Cure, released in July 1985 as the first single from the band's sixth album ''The Head on the Door''.
The song was an internati ...
''
**Panorama – ''
Knallhart'' by
Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, film producer, producer and screenwriter.
Life and work
From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important film ...
*Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:
**Competition – ''
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams'' by
Jasmila Žbanić
Jasmila Žbanić (; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for having written and directed '' Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2020), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ...
**Forum of New Cinema – ''
Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon
''Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon'' is a 2005 South African Documentary film, documentary directed by Khalo Matabane. The 80-minute film blends documentary and fiction as it explores the subject of refugees and immigrants living in South Afric ...
'' by
Khalo Matabane
**Panorama – ''
The Collector
''The Collector'' is a 1963 thriller novel by English author John Fowles, in his literary debut. Its plot follows a lonely, psychotic young man who kidnaps a female art student in London and holds her captive in the cellar of his rural farmhous ...
'' by
Feliks Falk
Feliks Falk ps. ''Robert F. Lane'', ''Edward Neyman'' (born 25 February 1941) is a Polish film and theater director as well as writer of film scripts, stage plays, television plays, and radio shows. A 1966 graduate of Warsaw's Academy of Fine Art ...
*C.I.C.A.E. Award:
**Forum of New Cinema – ''
Close to Home'' by
Dalia Hager
**Panorama –
Zhang Yuan for ''
Little Red Flowers
''Little Red Flowers'' () is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan. The film was a co-production between China's Beijing Century Good-Tidings Cultural Development Company LTD and Italy's Downtown Pictures. The Dutch company, Fortissimo Film ...
''
*Netpac Award:
**''
Dear Pyongyang
''Dear Pyongyang'' is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi () about her family. Shot in Osaka, Japan (Yang's hometown) and Pyongyang, North Korea, the film features Korean and Japanese dialogue with subtitles. The US releas ...
'' by
Yong-hi Yang
*Prix UIP Berlin:
**''
The Fence'' by
Ricardo Íscar
*
Alfred Bauer Prize
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:
**
Rodrigo Moreno
Rodrigo Moreno (born October 1972 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.
According to Joel Poblete, who writes for ''Mabuse,'' a cinema magazine, Rodrigo Moreno is on ...
for ''
El custodio
''The Minder'' ( es, El Custodio) is a 2005 Argentine drama film directed by Rodrigo Moreno. It was co-produced by Argentina, Uruguay, France and Germany. (In English the title literally means: "The Bodyguard.")
The motion picture features Julio ...
''
*Label Europa Cinemas:
**
Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, film producer, producer and screenwriter.
Life and work
From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important film ...
for ''
Knallhart''
*Caligari Film Award:
**
Ben Hopkins
Ben Hopkins (born 1969) is a British film director, screenwriter and novelist.
His film ''Simon Magus'' entered the 49th Berlin International Film Festival competition in 1999. His 2008 film, '' The Market: A Tale of Trade'' ( tr, Pazar: Bir T ...
for ''
37 Uses for a Dead Sheep''
*DIALOGUE en Perspective:
**
Bülent Akinci
Bülent Akıncı (born 10 March 1967) is a Turkish–German director and script writer. Since 1970 he lives in Berlin.
In his youth he earned his money as musician, security guard and by selling insurances while he was finishing his graduation ce ...
for ''
Running on Empty''
*DIALOGUE en Perspective – Special Mention:
**
Florian Gaag for ''
Wholetrain
''Wholetrain'' is a 2006 German drama film directed by . It portraits a group of friends spraying Graffitis on trains at night.
Cast
* Elyas M'Barek - Elyas
* - David
* - Tino
* Jacob Matschenz - Achim
* Alexander Held
Gerald Alexander Held ...
''
*Talent Movie of the Week:
**
Phillip Van for ''
High Maintenance
''High Maintenance'' is an American anthology comedy-drama television and web series created by ex-husband and wife team Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld. The show follows The Guy, a cannabis courier (played by Sinclair), as he delivers his pr ...
''
*Berlin Today Award:
**
Anna Azevedo for ''
BerlinBall''
*Score Competition:
**
Alasdair Reid
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*Manfred Salzgeber Award:
**
Tomer Heymann
Tomer Heymann (born October 12, 1970 in Kfar Yedidia, Israel) is an Israeli filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the documentary films ''Paper Dolls'', ''Mr.Gaga'' and '' Who's Gonna Love Me Now?''.
Career
Heymann has directed many doc ...
for ''
Paper Dolls
''Paper Dolls'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 episodes on ABC from September 23 to December 25, 1984. Set in New York's fashion industry, the show centered on top modeling agency owner Racine (Morgan Fairchild) ...
''
*Panorama Short Film Award:
**
Tala Hadid for ''
Your Dark Hair Ihsan''
*DAAD Short Film Award:
**
Rony Sasson for ''
Swanettes''
*Peace Film Award:
**
Jasmila Žbanić
Jasmila Žbanić (; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for having written and directed '' Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2020), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ...
for ''
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams''
*Amnesty International Film Prize:
**
Masoud Arif Salih for ''
Narcissus Blossom''
*Wolfgang Staudte Award:
**
Tizza Covi
Tizza Covi (1971, in Bolzano) is an Italian screenwriter and director. She lived in Paris and Berlin before studying photography in Vienna. After finishing her studies she went to Rome where she worked as a photographer.
Since 1996 she works tog ...
for ''
Babooska''
*Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas:
**
Matthias Glasner
Matthias Glasner (born 20 January 1965) is a German film director. He directed more than twenty films since 1987.
Selected filmography
*''The Meds (film), The Meds'' (1995)
*''Sexy Sadie'' (1996)
*''Fandango'' (2000)
*''High Score (2001 film), Hi ...
for ''
The Free Will
''The Free Will'' (german: Der freie Wille) is a 2006 German drama film directed by Matthias Glasner. It premiered in competition at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2006 and was awarded two prizes: Jürgen Vogel received a ...
''
*Femina-Film-Prize:
**
Yasmin Khalifa for ''
Bye Bye Berlusconi!''
*Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost":
**
Robert Altman for ''
A Prairie Home Companion
''A Prairie Home Companion'' is a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from 1974 to 2016. In 2016, musician Chris Thile took over as host, and the successor show was eventually renamed ''Live from He ...
''
*Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung":
**
Shion Sono for ''
Strange Circus''
*Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule":
**
Tomer Heymann
Tomer Heymann (born October 12, 1970 in Kfar Yedidia, Israel) is an Israeli filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the documentary films ''Paper Dolls'', ''Mr.Gaga'' and '' Who's Gonna Love Me Now?''.
Career
Heymann has directed many doc ...
for ''
Paper Dolls
''Paper Dolls'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 episodes on ABC from September 23 to December 25, 1984. Set in New York's fashion industry, the show centered on top modeling agency owner Racine (Morgan Fairchild) ...
''
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