Berlinale: Alcarràs wins Golden Bear, Claire Denis named best director

Winners have been announced at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival, with Carla Simon’s Alcarràs receiving the Golden Bear prize as the best film of the festival’s International Competition.

See below for the full list of winners, which were revealed Wednesday night at the Berlinale Palast.

Alcarràs follows the life of a family of peach farmers in a small village in Catalonia, whose world changes when the owner of their large estate dies and his lifetime heir decides to sell the land, suddenly threatening their livelihood.

Simon previously picked up Berlin’s Best First Feature Award in 2017 for her debut Summer 1993.

Prizes of the International Jury

Golden Bear for Best Film

Alcarràs
By Carla Simon

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

The Novelist’s Film
By Hong Sang-soo

Silver Bear Jury Prize

Robe Of Gems
By Natalia Lopez Gallardo

Silver Bear for Best Director

Claire Denis for Fire (or Both Side Of The Blade)

Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance

Meltem Kaptan for Rabiye Kurnaz vs George W. Bush
By Andreas Dresen

Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance

Laura Basuki for Before, Now & Then
By Kamila Andini

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

Laila Stieler for Rabiye Kurnaz vs George W. Bush
By Andreas Dresen

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution

Everything Will Be Ok
By Rithy Panh

Special Mention

A Piece Of Sky
By Michael Koch

Prizes of the Encounters jury

Award for Best Film

Mutzenbacher
By Ruth Beckermann

Award for Best Director

Cyril Schaublin for Unrest

Special Jury Award

See You Friday, Robinson
By, Mitra Farahani

GWFF Best First Feature Award

Sonne
By Kurdwin Ayub

Berlinale Documentary Award

Myanmar Diaries
By The Myanmar Film Collective

Prizes of the International Short Film Jury

Golden Bear Best Short Film

Trap
By Anastasia Veber

Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film)

Sunday Morning
By Bruno Ribiero

Generation 14plus:

Grand Prix

Kind Hearts
by Olivia Rochette and Gerard-Jan Claes

Generation 14plus Short Film

Au revoir Jérôme !
by Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet and Chloé Farr

Generation Kplus

Grand Prix

An Cailín Ciúin
by Colm Bairéad

Generation Kplus Short Film

Gavazn
by Hadi Babaeifar