Feb 26 2023
Berlin Film Festival is always considered as one among top three film festivals around the globe.
This 2023 Berlinale Film festival – Actress Kristen Stewart headed the international competition jury. She was joined by Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, German director Valeska Grisebach, Romanian director Radu Jude, US casting director and producer Francine Maisler, Spanish director Carla Simón, and iconic Hong Kong director and producer Johnnie To.
This year’s Honorary Golden Bear was handed to Steven Spielberg. The legendary director accepted the award in person.
Winners have been announced at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival, with On the Adamant by Nicolas Philibert scooping the coveted Golden Bear prize as the best film of the festival’s International Competition.
The film chronicles a unique day-care center in the heart of Paris that welcomes adults suffering from mental disorders, offering the kind of care that grounds them in time and space and helps them to recover or keep up their spirits.
Here list of winners!
Golden Bear – “On the Adamant,” Nicolas Philibert
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize – “Afire,” Christian Petzold
Silver Bear Jury Prize – “Bad Living,” João Canijo
Silver Bear for Best Director – “The Plough,” Philippe Garrel
Silver Bear for Best Lead Performance – “20,000 Species of Bees,” Sofia Otero
Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance – “Till the End of the Night,” Thea Ehre
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay – “Music,” Angela Schanelec
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Disco Boy,” Hélène Louvart, cinematography
Encounters winners:
Best Film – “Here,” Bas Devos
Best Director – “The Echo,” Tatiana Huezo
Special Jury Award – “Orlando, My Political Biography,” Paul B. Preciado; “Samsara,” Lois Patino
Documentary winners:
Best Documentary – “The Echo,” Tatiana Huezo
Documentary Special Mention – “Orlando, My Political Biography,” Paul B. Preciado
Best First Feature – “The Klezmer Project,” Leandro Koch, Paloma Schahmann
Berlinale Shorts winners:
Golden Bear – “Les Chenilles,” Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany
Silver Bear – “Dipped in Black,” Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
Special Mention – “It’s a Date,” Nadia Parfan
Article by
CJ Rajkumar
Author/Cinematographer