The 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 16 to 26 February 2023. It was the first completely in-person Berlinale since the 70th in 2020. The festival has added a new award for best television series this year. On 15 December 2022, the first Panorama and Generation titles for the festival were announced, and on 13 January 2023, many world premieres were added to out-of-competition lineup, including Israeli filmmaker

Guy Nattiv Guy Nattiv (born May 24, 1973) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter and producer who lives and works in the United States. His film ''Skin'' won an Oscar for best short film at the 91st Academy Awards. As of May 2021, Nattiv and Moshe M ...

's '' Golda''—a biographical film about

Golda Meir Golda Meir, ; ar, جولدا مائير, Jūldā Māʾīr., group=nb (born Golda Mabovitch; 3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978) was an Israeli politician, teacher, and ''kibbutznikit'' who served as the fourth prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1 ...

, first female

Prime Minister of Israel The prime minister of Israel ( he, רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה, Rosh HaMemshala, Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: he2, רה״מ; ar, رئيس الحكومة, ''Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma'') is the head of government and chief exec ...

. The festival opened with American filmmaker and novelist

Rebecca Miller Rebecca Augusta Miller, Lady Day-Lewis (born September 15, 1962) is an American filmmaker and novelist. She is known for her films ''Angela'', '' Personal Velocity: Three Portraits'', '' The Ballad of Jack and Rose'', ''The Private Lives of Pipp ...

's drama film ''

She Came to Me ''She Came to Me'' is a 2023 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. It stars Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Joanna Kulig, Brian d'Arcy James, and Anne Hathaway. It had its world premiere at the 73rd Berlin Internat ...

''. A live video stream with Ukrainian President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...

was part of the opening ceremony. On 21 February 2023, American filmmaker

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...

was presented with the

Honorary Golden Bear The Honorary Golden Bear (german: Goldener Ehrenbar) is the Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international fil ...

for lifetime achievement by Irish singer-songwriter

Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...

. Spielberg's films were screened in the Homage section for the occasion. At the award ceremony held on 25 February hosted by , '' On the Adamant'', a documentary film about a daycare centre in Paris for people with mental disorders, directed by French filmmaker

Nicolas Philibert Nicolas Philibert (; born 10 January 1951) is a French film director and actor. Biography Philibert's father was a film lecturer and he attended his talks in his youth. This encouraged him to embark on a film career. He started this with Ren� ...

, won 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 ...

. The

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (also Jury Grand Prix, Grand Prize of the Jury) is an award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition. It is the runner-up to the Golden Bear prize an ...

was awarded to '' Afire'' by German filmmaker Christian Petzold. The highlight of the award ceremony was the

Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance The Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Schauspielerische Leistung in einer Hauptrolle) is an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival for an outstanding performance in a leading role and chosen ...

won by

Sofía Otero Sofía Otero (born 31 March 2013) is a Spanish child actress. She played a starring role in her film debut in '' 20,000 Species of Bees'', which won her the 2023 Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the 73rd Berlin International Film Fest ...

for the role of eight-year-old Lucía in '' 20,000 Species of Bees''; Otero, at age nine, became the youngest winner of the award in the Berlinale history. Festival closed on 26 February with total sales of tickets touching 320,000, and around 20,000 accredited professionals from 132 countries including 2,800 media representatives attending the festival.

Background

The film registration for the festival began in September 2022 with the closing date for submission fixed on 23 November 2022. On 13 October 2022, with the slogan of "Let's Get Together", signifying in-person interactions in all the programmes of the festival after two years of the programmes held online due to COVID-19. It was also announced that Berlinale Series Award would be inaugurated in 2023. The festival poster was designed by Claudia Schramke, who had also created the previous year's Berlinale poster. The executive director of the Berlinale, , described the poster as the key visual for the 2023 Berlinale, saying that it directed the attention toward the audience—the indispensable core of the festival. Rissenbeek said, "We're very pleased that with this year's poster, we can honour those whose curiosity, enthusiasm, and applause make the Berlinale a vibrant, inspiring, and joyful event."

Opening and closing ceremonies

The opening ceremony of the festival was held on 16 February with jury members and international and German stars walking the red carpet. The jury president

Kristen Stewart Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Acad ...

, in her opening speech, pointed out about "oppressions against our physical selves". She said that, albeit she was a woman, she represented "the least marginal version of a woman". On that topic,

Golshifteh Farahani Rahavard Farahani ( fa, رهاورد فراهانی; born 10 July 1983), known professionally as Golshifteh Farahani (), is an Iranian-French actress. She is known for her performances in ''M for Mother'' (2006), '' Body of Lies'' (2008), ''Abo ...

, Iranian-French actress and one of the jury members, noted that "some women are not as fortunate." Russia's war on Ukraine and

Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran The state of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been criticized by Iranians and international human rights activists, by writers, and NGOs. The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Commission

were topical discussions at the ceremony. After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared via satellite and introduced by American actor and filmmaker

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

, Zelenskyy remarked, "A logical question comes up: On which side should culture and art be?" and added, "Can art be outside of politics? Should cinema be outside of politics? It's an eternal question but today it is extremely ertinent" Afterward, the opening film of the festival, Rebecca Miller's drama film ''She Came to Me'', was screened. Sofia Otero with Silver Bear Berlinale 2023

Sofia Otero with Silver Bear Berlinale 2023

The closing ceremony or award night was held on 25 February, hosted by the German radio and television presenter Hadnet Tesfai. French documentary film '' On the Adamant'', about a Paris daycare centre for people with mental disorders, by Nicolas Philibert won the

. Stewart called the film "masterfully crafted" and a "cinematic proof of the vital necessity of human expression." Philibert asked in his acceptance speech if the jury members were "crazy" and yet nevertheless thanked them, saying "that documentary can be considered to be cinema in its own right touches me deeply." The

was won by '' Afire'' by Christian Petzold. Sofía Otero, a nine-year-old girl was the winner of

for the role of eight-year-old Lucía in '' 20,000 Species of Bees''. She became the youngest winner of the gender-neutral award in the Berlinale history. Stewart commented that Otero had defied "a system designed to diminish the intelligence of the performer", particularly that of child performers. After the ceremony, Otero said to the press that she wanted to dedicate her life to acting. The ceremony closed with a screening of the Golden-Bear winning film ''On the Adamant''.

Juries

Main Competition

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Main Competition section: *

, American actor, director, and screenwriter (Jury President) *

, Iranian-French actor *

Valeska Grisebach Valeska Grisebach (born 4 January 1968) is a German film director. She was born in Bremen. She is considered part of the Berlin School of filmmaking. Biography Valeska Grisebach studied German literature and philosophy in Berlin, Munich, and ...

, German director and screenwriter *

Radu Jude Radu Jude (; born 28 March 1977) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Biography In 2003, Jude graduated from the Film Directing Department of the Media University of Bucharest. He worked as an assistant director for feature films inclu ...

, Romanian director and screenwriter * Francine Maisler, American casting director and producer *

Carla Simón Carla Simón Pipó (born 22 December 1986) is a Spanish film director. Both her 2017 debut feature ''Summer 1993'' () and her second feature, ''Alcarràs (film), Alcarràs'' (which won the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festiva ...

, Spanish director and screenwriter *

Johnnie To Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in ...

, Hong Kong director and producer

Encounters

Angeliki Papoulia Angeliki Papoulia ( gr, Αγγελική Παπούλια; born 1975) is a Greek actress and theatre director. In film, she is most notable for her roles in ''Dogtooth'', ''Alps'' and '' The Lobster'' by Yorgos Lanthimos, and '' A Blast'' and ...

, Greek actress and theatre director * Dea Kulumbegashvili, Georgian film director and writer * Paolo Moretti, Italian festival programmer and academic

International Short Film

* Cătălin Cristuțiu, Romanian editor *

Sky Hopinka Sky Hopinka (born 1984) is a Native American visual artist and filmmaker who is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and a descendant of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño people. Hopinka was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Grant in 2022. Early life and ...

, American visual artist and filmmaker * Isabelle Stever, German director and screenwriter

Generation Kplus International

* Venice Atienza, Filipino documentarist * Alise Ģelze, Latvian producer * Gudrun Sommer, German festival programmer

Generation 14plus International

Kateryna Gornostai Kateryna Gornostai (Ukrainian: Горностай Катерина Павлівна; born March 15, 1989) is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and film editor. She is a jury member of the film festival Wiz-Art since 2014 and a member of t ...

, Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and film editor * Fion Mutert, German cinematographer and media educator * Juanita Onzaga, Colombian filmmaker and artist

GWFF Best First Feature Award

* Judith Revault d'Allonnes, French festival programmer *

Ayten Amin Ayten Amin (Arabic: آيتن أمين) is an Egyptian film director. She began her career making documentary films during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. She is best known for '' Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician'' and '' Villa 6 ...

, Egyptian director * Cyril Schäublin, Swiss film director

Documentary Award

* Emilie Bujès, artistic director of Switzerland's

Visions du Réel Visions du Réel (Visions of Reality) is an internationally renowned documentary film festival held in April each year in Nyon, Switzerland. Established in 1969 as the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, the event adopted its current na ...

* Diana Bustamante, Colombian producer, director and programmer * Mark Cousins, Northern Irish director and writer

Berlinale Series Award

André Holland André Holland (born December 28, 1979) is an American actor, widely known for his 2016 performance as Kevin in the Academy Award-winning film '' Moonlight''. Throughout his career, Holland has acted in film, television, and theatre production ...

, American actor * Danna Stern, Israeli international executive, founder of Shtisel and Your Honor firm, Yes Studios * Mette Heeno, Danish screenwriter, showrunner and executive producer

Perspektive Deutsches Kino

* Dela Dabulamanzi, German actor * Anne Fabini, German film editor * Jöns Jönsson, Swedish director

Heiner Carow Prize

* Freya Arde, German film composer, guitarist and music producer * Peter Kahane, German director * Mirko Wiermann, German film archivist .

Competition

The following 19 films were selected for the main competition for the

and

Silver Bear 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 ...

awards: :Highlighted title indicates the Golden Bear winner.

Encounters

The following 16 films are selected for the Encounters section: :Highlighted title indicates award winner.

Berlinale Special Events

The following titles received were selected for the sections below:

Berlinale Series Competition

Berlinale Short Films Competition

Panorama

The following films are selected for the Panorama section: :Highlighted title indicates award winner.

''Perspektive Deutsches Kino''

The following films are selected for the ''Perspektive Deutsches Kino'' () section:

Forum

The following films are selected for the Forum section:

Generation

Generation Kplus

Generation 14plus

Steven Spielberg at Berlinale 2023 Ausschnitt

Homage films

This section of the 73rd Berlinale was dedicated to American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer Steven Spielberg, who was awarded an Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.

The Retrospective

This section presented the following films:

The Classics

A 4K restoration of

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

's ''

Naked Lunch ''Naked Lunch'' (sometimes ''The Naked Lunch'') is a 1959 novel by American writer William S. Burroughs. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes, intended by Burroughs to be read in any order. The reader follows the na ...

'' opened the classics section.

Awards

Main Competition

'': On the Adamant'' by

: '' Afire'' by Christian Petzold * Silver Bear Jury Prize: '' Bad Living'' by

João Canijo João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. His film '' Get a Life'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film '' Blood of My Blood'' was selected as the Portuguese entry for the B ...

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director (german: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury ...

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. ...

for ''

The Plough The Big Dipper ( US, Canada) or the Plough ( UK, Ireland) is a large asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major; six of them are of second magnitude and one, Megrez (δ), of third magnitude. Four define a "bo ...

'' *

: Sofía Otero for '' 20,000 Species of Bees'' *

Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance The Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Schauspielerische Leistung in einer Nebenrolle) is an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival for an outstanding performance in a supporting role and ...

: Thea Ehre for ''

Till the End of the Night ''Till the End of the Night'' (german: Bis ans Ende der Nacht) is a 2023 German thriller film directed and co-written by Christoph Hochhäusler. Starring Timocin Ziegler, Thea Ehre and Michael Sideris, the film is about an undercover agent who i ...

'' *

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (german: Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in Screenwriting. Winners See also * Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay The Best Screen ...

Angela Schanelec Angela Schanelec (; born 14 February 1962) is a German actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Places in Cities'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. At the 69th Berlin International Film ...

for ''

Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

'' * Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution:

Hélène Louvart Helene Louvart (born 1964) is a French cinematographer. She graduated in 1985 from the prestigious École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in Paris. She is a member of French Society of Cinematographers (AFC), the French equivalent of Americ ...

for ''

Disco Boy "Disco Boy" is a single composed by musician Frank Zappa from his 1976 album ''Zoot Allures''. It was featured on Frank Zappa's best of album ''Strictly Commercial''. A sped-up version of the song appears in both the film '' Baby Snakes'' and it ...

'' (cinematography)

Encounters

* Best Film: ''Here'' by Bas Devos * Best Director:

Tatiana Huezo Tatiana Huezo Sánchez (; born 9 January 1972) is a film director of Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, residing in Mexico. Her first film, ' (2011), a documentary about the Salvadoran Civil War, has been awarded internationally. In 2016 she p ...

for '' The Echo'' * Special Jury Award: ** '' Orlando, My Political Biography'' by Paul B. Preciado ** ''Samsara'' by Lois Patiño

Berlinale Series Award

* '' The Good Mothers'' by Elisa Amoruso and

Julian Jarrold Julian Edward Peter Jarrold (born 15 May 1960 in Norwich, Norfolk) is a BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television director. Early life Jarrold was born into the family which founded Jarrolds of Norwich in 1823. He was educated at Gresha ...

** Jury Special Mention: ''The Architect'' (Arkitekten) by

Short Films Competition

* Golden Bear: ''Les Chenilles'' by Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany * Silver Bear: '' Dipped in Black'' by Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch * Special Mention: ''It's a Date'' by Nadia Parfan

Generation

Youth Jury Awards

* Crystal Bear for the Best Film: ''Adolfo'' by Sofía Auza * Special Mention: ''And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine'' by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck * Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: ''And Me, I'm Dancing Too'' (Man khod, man ham miraghsam) by Mohammad Valizadegan * Special Mention: ''From the Corner of My Eyes'' (Szemem sarka) by Domonkos Erhardt

Generation 14plus

* Grand Prix: ''Hummingbirds'' by Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras * Special Mention: '' Mutt'' by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz * Special Prize for the Best Short Film: ''Infantry'' (Infantaria) by Laís Santos Araújo * Special Mention: ''Incroci'' by Francesca de Fusco

The Perspektive Deutsches Kino Award

* Compass-Perspektive-Award: ''Seven Winters in Tehran'' by Steffi Niederzoll * Honorable Mention: ''The Kidnapping of the Bride'' (El secuestro de la novia) by Sophia Mocorrea * Kompagnon Fellowships: ** ''Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove'' by Mareike Wegener ** ''My Beloved Man's Female Body'' by Anna Melikova * Heiner Carow Prize: ''

Bones and Names ''Bones and Names'' (german: Knochen und Namen) is a 2023 German drama film written and directed by Fabian Stumm in his feature directorial debut, starring himself along with Knut Berger, Marie-Lou Sellem and Susie Meyer. The relationship drama ...

'' by Fabian Stumm * GWFF Best First Feature Award: ''The Klezmer Project'' by Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann

Documentary Award

* '' The Echo'' by Tatiana Huezo

Panorama Audience Award

Panorama Audience Award 2023 winner – Feature film

* 1st place: '' Sira'' by

Apolline Traoré Apolline Traoré (born 1976) is a Burkinabé filmmaker and producer. Biography She was born in 1976 in Ouagadougou. Her father's profession, a diplomat, led to her travelling the world. At the age of 17, her family moved to the United States ...

* 2nd place: ''

The Burdened ''The Burdened'' () is a 2023 Drama (film and television), drama film based on a true story. It is the second film directed by the Yemeni filmmaker Amr Gamal (director), Amr Gamal who co-wrote the script with Mazen Reaat. The film premiered in th ...

'' by

Amr Gamal Amr Gamal Sayed Ahmed ( arz, عمرو جمال سيد أحمد; born 3 August 1991) is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Egyptian club Pharco FC as a striker. Career Club On 28 May 2013, Gamal made his debut with Al-Ahly senior team in 2012� ...

* 3rd place: ''Midwives'' (Sages-femmes) by Léa Fehner

Panorama Audience Award Winner – Documentary

* 1st place: '' Kokomo City'' by D. Smith * 2nd place: ''

The Eternal Memory ''The Eternal Memory'' ( es, La memoria infinita) is a 2023 Chilean documentary film directed by Maite Alberdi. The film follows the relationship of Chilean journalist Augusto Góngora and Chilean actress Paulina Urrutia. It was selected in the ...

'' by Maite Alberdi * 3rd place: ''The Cemetery of Cinema'' (Au cimetière de la pelliculle) by Thierno Souleymane Diallo

Honorary awards

* Berlinale Camera award for lifetime achievement:

Caroline Champetier Caroline Champetier (born 16 July 1954) is a French cinematographer. She has contributed to more than one hundred films since 1979. She won the César Award for Best Cinematography for her work on '' Of Gods and Men'' in 2011. She was the presid ...

Independent awards

Teddy Award

* Best Feature Film:''

All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White ''All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White'' is a 2023 Nigerian romantic drama film written and directed by Babatunde Apalowo in his directorial debut. The film is starring Tope Tedela, Riyo David, Martha Ehinome Orhiere and Uc ...

'' by Babatunde Apalowo * Best Documentary Film: '' Orlando, My Political Biography'' by Paul B. Preciado * Jury Award: Vicky Knight as Franky for '' Silver Haze'' by

Sacha Polak Sacha Polak (born 1982) is a Dutch film director. Career In 2012 Polak's feature film debut ''Hemel'' played at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Additionally her short ''Brother'' and her step-mother Meral Uslu's film on which she wa ...

* Best Short Film: '' Dipped in Black'' by Matthew Thorne and Derik Lynch

Amnesty International Film Award

* ''

'' by

Prizes of the Ecumenical Jury

* Competition'':

Tótem Tótem was an Uruguayan rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat. Band members 1971 *Ruben Rada (lead voice and percussion) *Eduardo Uset ...

'' by Lila Avilés * Panorama: ''Midwives'' by Léa Fehner * Forum: ''Where God Is Not'' by Mehran Tamadon * Special Mention'': On the Adamant'' by

Prize of the
FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

* Competition: ''

The Survival of Kindness ''The Survival of Kindness'' is a 2022 Australian drama film written, produced and directed by Rolf de Heer. It had its world premiere at Adelaide Film Festival on 23 October 2022, and its international premiere in competition at the 73rd Berl ...

'' by Rolf de Heer * Encounters: ''Here'' by Bas Devos * Panorama: ''The Quiet Migration'' (Stille Liv) by Malene Choi * Forum: ''Between Revolutions'' (Între revoluții) by Vlad Petri

Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas

* 20,000 Species of Bees by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

AG KINO GILDE – CINEMA VISION 14plus

* ''And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine'' by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

Cicae Art Cinema Prizes

* Panorama: ''The Teachers' Lounge'' by İlker Çatak * Forum: ''The Face of Jellyfish'' by Melisa Liebenthal

Berliner Morgenpost Reader's Jury Award

* '' 20,000 Species of Bees'' by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

Tagesspiegel Reader's Jury Award

* '' Orlando, My Political Biography'' by Paul B. Preciado

Caligari Film Prize

* ''De Facto'' by Selma Doborac

Peace Film Prize

* ''Seven Winters in Tehran'' by Steffi Niederzoll

ARTEKino International Award

* ''Peeled Skin'' by Leonie Krippendorff

Notes

References

External links

*
73rd Berlin International Film Festival at IMDb
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Background

Opening and closing ceremonies

Juries

Main Competition

Encounters

International Short Film

Generation Kplus International

Generation 14plus International

GWFF Best First Feature Award

Documentary Award

Berlinale Series Award

Perspektive Deutsches Kino

Heiner Carow Prize

Competition

Encounters

Berlinale Special Events

Berlinale Series Competition

Berlinale Short Films Competition

Panorama

''Perspektive Deutsches Kino''

Forum

Generation

Generation Kplus

Generation 14plus

Homage films

The Retrospective

The Classics

Awards

Main Competition

Encounters

Berlinale Series Award

Short Films Competition

Generation

Youth Jury Awards

Generation 14plus

The Perspektive Deutsches Kino Award

Documentary Award

Panorama Audience Award

Panorama Audience Award 2023 winner – Feature film

Panorama Audience Award Winner – Documentary

Honorary awards

Independent awards

Teddy Award

Amnesty International Film Award

Prizes of the Ecumenical Jury

Prize of the FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas

AG KINO GILDE – CINEMA VISION 14plus

Cicae Art Cinema Prizes

Berliner Morgenpost Reader's Jury Award

Tagesspiegel Reader's Jury Award

Caligari Film Prize

Peace Film Prize

ARTEKino International Award

Notes

References

External links

Prize of the
FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...