Berlin Film Festival 2021 winners round-up

The winners of the Berlin International Film Festival have been announced, with Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn receiving the Golden Bear for best film. While the festival was a virtual affair, the awards ceremony will take place at the Summer Special (9 – 20 June 2021).

PRIZES OF INTERNATIONAL JURIES

The members of the International Jury – Ildikó Enyedi, Nadav Lapid, Adina Pintilie, Mohammad Rasoulof, Gianfranco Rosi and Jasmila Žbanić – decided on the prizes in the Competition at the 71st Berlinale.

Golden Bear For Best Film
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn – dir. Radu Jude, cin. Marius Panduru

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy – dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi, cin. Yukiko Ioka

Silver Bear Jury Prize
Mr Bachmann and His Class – dir. Maria Speth, cin. Reinhold Vorschneider

Silver Bear for Best Director
Dénes Nagy (Natural Light)

Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
Maren Eggert (I’m Your Man)

Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
Lilla Kizlinger (Forest – I See You Everywhere)

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Hong Sangsoo (Introduction)

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Editing)
Yibrán Asuad (A Cop Movie)

PRIZES OF THE ENCOUNTERS JURY

Members of the jury: Florence Almonzini, Cecilia Barrionuevo, Diedrich Diederichsen

Best Film
We – dir. Alice Diop

Special Jury Award
Taste – dir. Lê Bảo, cin. Nguyen Vinh Phuc

Best Director (joint winners)
Ramon and Silvan Zürcher (The Girl and the Spider)
Denis Cote (Special Hygiene)

Special Mention
Rock Bottom Riser – dir. Fern Silva

PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY

Members of the Jury: Basim Magdy, Christine A. Maier, Sebastian Urzendowsky

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

Nanu Tudor (My Uncle Tudor) by Olga Lucovnicova

Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film)

Xia Wu Guo Qu Le Yi Ban (Day ls Done) by Zhang Daiei

Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards

Easter Eggs by Nicolas Keppens

PRIZES OF THE JURY GENERATION

 Members of the Jury: Jella Haase, Mees Peijnenburg, Melanie Waelde

Grand Prix for Best Film in the KPlus Competition

Han Nan Xia Ri (Summer Blur) by Han Shuai

Special Mention in the KPlus Competition

Una escue/a en Cerro Hueso (A School in Cerro Hueso) by Betania Cappato

The Grand Prix for the Best Film in the 14Plus Competition

LaMif (The Fam) by Fred Baillif

Special Mention in the 14Plus Competition

Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw

PRIZES OF THE FIPRESCI JURY

Competition: Ras vkhedavt, rodesac cas vukurebt? (What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?) by Alexandre Koberidze

Encounters: Das Mcidchen und die Spinne (The Girl And The Spider) by Ramon Zurcher, Silvan Zurcher

Panorama: Oku/T1ra 1 (Brother’s Keeper) by Ferit Karahan

Forum: Esquf (Ski) by Manque La Banca