The 58th annual Berlin Film Festival closed yesterday. Here is the list of all the winners:
Golden Bear for Best Film
Trope de Elite (The Elite Squad), directed by José Padilha
Silver Bear
Standard Operating Procedure, directed by Errol Morris
Silver Bear for Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Silver Bear – Best Actress
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Silver Bear – Best Actor
Reza Najie, Avaze Gonjeshk-ha
Silver Bear – Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Music)
Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood
Silver Bear – Best Script
Wang Xiaoshuai, Zuo You (In Love We Trust)
Alfred Bauer Prize 2008
Lake Tahoe, directed by Fernando Eimbcke
Best First Feature Award
Asyl – Park and Love Hotel, directed by Kumasaka Izuru
Berlinale Shorts Awards
The Golden Bear
O zi buna de plaja, directed by Bogdan Mustata (Romania)
The Silver Bear
Udedh bun, directed by Siddharth Sinha (India)
Prix UIP
Frankie, directed by Darren Thornton (Ireland)
DAAD Short Film Prize
B teme, directed by Olga Popova (Russian Federation)
Special Mentions
Superfície, directed by Rui Xavier
RGB XYZ, directed by David OReilly
Prizes of the Generation Kplus Children’s Jury
The Crystal Bear for the Best Feature Film
Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame, directed by Hana Makmalbaf
Special Mention for a Feature Film
The Ten Lives of Titanic the Cat, directed by Grethe Bøe
The Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
Nana, directed by Warwick Thornton
Special Mention for a Short Film
New Boy, directed by Steph Green.
Prizes of the Generation 14plus Youth Jury 2008
The Crystal Bear for the best feature-length film
The Black Balloon, directed by Elissa Down (Australia)
Special Mention
Sita Sings the Blues, directed by Nina Paley (USA)
The Crystal Bear for the best short film
Café com Leite, directed by Daniel Ribeiro (Brasil)
Special Mention
Take 3, directed by Roseanne Liang (New Zealand)
Generation Kplus International Jury 2008
The Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix for the best feature film
GO WEST! A Lucky Luke Adventure, directed by Olivier Jean-Marie.
Special Mention
Mutum, directed by Sandra Kogut.
The Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Special Prize
My Uncle Loved the Colour Yellow, directed by Mats Olof Olsson.
Special Mention
POST!, directed by Christian Asmussen and Matthias Bruhn
Prizes of the Ecumenical Jury
The prize for a film from the Competition
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime… (I’ve Loved You So Long… ), directed by by Philippe Claudel
Special Mention
Zuo You (In Love We Trust), directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
The prize for a film from the Panorama
Boy A, directed by John Crowley
The prize for a film from the Forum
Corridor #8, directed by Boris Despodov
Prizes of the FIPRESCI Juries
Competition
Lake Tahoe, directed by Fernando Eimbcke
Panorama
Rusalka (Mermaid), directed by Anna Melikian
Forum
Shahida – Brides of Allah (Brides of Allah), directed by Natalie Assouline
The Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas
Restless, directed by Amos Kollek
C.I.C.A.E Prizes (Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai, the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas)
Panorama
Revanche, directed by Götz Spielmann
Forum
United Red Army, directed by Wakamatsu Koji
Label Europa Cinemas (distribution prize)
Revanche, directed by Götz Spielmann
Manfred Salzgeber Prize
Megane (Glasses), directed by Naoko Ogigami
Special Mention
Improvvisamente l’inverno scorso (Suddenly, Last Winter), directed by Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi
Teddy Awards (gay themed films)
Best Feature Film
The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela, directed by Olaf de Fleur
The TEDDY Jury Prize
Be Like Others, directed by Tanaz Eshaghian
The TEDDY for the Best Documentary Film
Football Under Cover, directed by David Assmann and Ayat Najafi
The TEDDY for the Best Short Film
Tá, directed by Felipe Sholl
The Dialogue en perspective prize
Drifter, directed by Sebastian Heidinger
Special Mention
Lostage (Star-Crossed), directed by Bettina Eberhard
Caligari Film Prize
Tirador (Slingshot), directed by Brillante Ma. Mendoza
NETPAC Prize (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)
United Red Army, directed by Wakamatsu Koji
Special Mention
Paruthiveeran, directed by Ameer Sulthan
Peace Film Award
Buda Az Sharm Foru Rikht (Buddha collapsed out of shame), directed by Hana Makhmalbaf
Amnesty International Film Prize
Sleep Dealer, directed by Alex Rivera
Special Mention
Be Like Others, directed by Tanaz Eshaghian
Femina Film Prize (awarded by the Association of Women Working in Film)
Maria Gruber for set design in Revanche
Special Mention
Isabelle Baumgartner for costume design in Teenage Angst
Panorama Audience Award
Lemon Tree, directed by Eran Riklis
2nd place
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, directed by Julian Shaw
3rd place
Erika Rabau – Puck of Berlin, directed by Samson Vicent
The “Berliner Morgenpost” Readers’ Jury
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime… (I’ve Loved You So Long… ), directed by Philippe Claudel
The ELSE Siegessäule Reader’s Choice Award
Be Like Others, directed by Tanaz Eshagian
The “Tagesspiegel” Readers’ Jury
God Man Dog, directed by Singing Chen
VOLKSWAGEN Audience Award
Football Under Cover, directed by David Assmann and Ayat Najafi
VOLKSWAGEN SCORE COMPETITION Award
Conrad Oleak (Germany)
Berlin Today Award
Maheen Zia (Pakistan) for Match Factor
Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement
Francesco Rosi
The Berlinale Camera
Karlheinz Böhm
Otto Sander