69th Berlin International Film Festival

Juries

Main competition

• Juliette Binoche, French actress - Jury President
• Justin Chang, American journalist and film critic
• Sandra Hüller, German actress
• Sebastián Lelio, Chilean film director and screenwriter
• Rajendra Roy, American chief curator of MoMA
• Trudie Styler, British actress, producer and film director

  First Feature Award Jury

• Katja Eichinger, German journalist, writer and film producer
• Alain Gomis, French filmmaker
• Vivian Qu, Chinese filmmaker and producer

  Documentary Award Jury

• Maria Bonsanti, Italian artistic director and director of the Eurodoc program
• Gregory Nava, American film director, screenwriter and producer
• Maria Ramos, Brazilian film director

  International Short Film Jury

• Jeffrey Bowers, American curator
• Vanja Kaludjercic, Croatian programmer and purchasing director of MUBI
• Koyo Kouoh, Cameroonian author, curator and artistic director of RAW Material Company

  Official Sections

Main Competition

Out of competition

Panorama

Berlinale Special

Short Film Competition

Official Awards

Main Competition

• Golden Bear: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
• Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: By the Grace of God by François Ozon
• Alfred Bauer Prize: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Angela Schanelec for I Was at Home, But
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yong Mei for So Long, My Son
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Wang Jingchun for So Long, My Son
• Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano for Piranhas
• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Rasmus Videbæk for ''Out Stealing Horses''

  [Golden Bear for Best Short Film]

• Umbra by Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell

  Panorama

Panorama Audience Award

• 1st Place: 37 Seconds by Hikari
• 2nd Place: Stitches by Miroslav Terzić
• 3rd Place: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen

  Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries

• 1st Place: Talking About Trees by Suhaib Gasmelbari
• 2nd Place: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
• 3rd Place: Shooting the Mafia by Kim Longinotto

  Generation

Generation 14Plus

• Crystal Bear for Best Film: Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vilhunen
• * Special Mention: We Are Little Zombies by Makoto Nagahisa
• Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Tattoo by Farhad Delaram
• * Special Mention: Four Quartets by Marco Alessi

  Generation KPlus

• Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film: House of Hummingbird by Kim Bo-ra
• * Special Mention: Bulbul Can Sing by Rima Das
• Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: Liberty by Faren Humes
• * Special Mention: The Jarariju Sisters by Jorge Cadena

  Independent Awards

[Teddy Award]

• Best Feature Film: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
• Best Documentary/Essay Film: Lemebel by Joanna Reposi Garibaldi
• Best Short Film: Entropia by Flóra Anna Buda
• Special Jury Award: A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi
• Special Teddy Award: Falk Richter
• TEDDY Readers’ Award Powered by QUEER.DE: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza

  FIPRESCI Prize">International Federation of Film Critics">FIPRESCI Prize

• Competition: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
• Panorama: Dafne by Federico Bondi
• Forum: Die Kinder der Toten by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska

  [Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]

• Competition: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska
• Panorama: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen
• * Special Mention: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
• Forum: Earth by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

  CICAE">International Confederation of Art Cinemas">CICAE Art Cinema Award

• Panorama: 37 Seconds by HIKARI
• Forum: Our Defeats by Jean-Gabriel Périot

  [Berliner Morgenpost] Readers' Jury Award

• System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt

  Tagesspiegel">Der Tagesspiegel">Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award

• Monsters. by Marius Olteanu

  Guild Film Prize

• God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska

  Caligari Film Prize

• Heimat Is A Space in Time by Thomas Heise

  Heiner Carow Prize

• Beauty and Decay by Annekatrin Hendel

  Compass-Perspektive-Award

• Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree

  Kompagnon-Fellowship

• Perspektive Deutsches Kino: To Be Continued by Julian Pörksen
• Berlinale Talents: Transit Times by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu

  ARTEKino International Prize

• A Responsible Adult by Shira Geffen

  [Eurimages] Co-Production Development Award

• Avalon PC for ''Alcarràs''

  VFF Talent Highlight Award

• Vincenzo Cavallo for ''Bufis''

  [Amnesty International] Film Award

• Your Turn by Eliza Capai

  Label Europa Cinemas

• Stitches by Miroslav Terzić

  Peace Film Prize

• Your Turn by Eliza Capai
• * Special Mention:
• ** System K by Renaud Barret
• ** Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian