Berlin 2024: The Awards

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(C) Ali Ghandtschi/Berlinale 2024 - 'Dahomey' director and producer Mati Diop with jury president Lupita Nyong'o.

VERDICT: The Berlinale awards celebrated cultural differences, with the Golden Bear going to Mati Diop’s poetic and thoughtful documentary on colonialism 'Dahomey', which follows the return of looted cultural artefacts to Benin.

MAIN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

GOLDEN BEAR for Best Film to:
Dahomey
by Mati Diop

SILVER BEAR – GRAND JURY PRIZE to:
A Traveller’s Needs
by Hong Sang-soo

SILVER BEAR – JURY PRIZE to:
The Empire
by Bruno Dumont

SILVER BEAR for BEST DIRECTOR to:
Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias
for the film Pepe 

SILVER BEAR for BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE to:
Sebastian Stan
for the film A Different Man

SILVER BEAR for BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE to:
Emily Watson
for the film Small Things Like These

SILVER BEAR for BEST SCREENPLAY to:
Mattias Glaser
for the film Dying

SILVER BEAR for BEST ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION to:
Cinematography by Martin Gschlact
in the film The Devil’s Bath

 

ENCOUNTERS  

BEST FILM
Direct Action
by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell

BEST DIRECTOR
Juliana Rojas
for the film Cidade: Campo

SPECIAL JURY AWARD (ex-aequo)
The Great Yawn of History
by Aliyar Rasti

Some Rain Must Fall
by Qiu Yang

BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
No Other Land
by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Special mention to:
Direct Action
by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell

GWFF BEST FIRST FEATURE
Cu Li Never Cries
by Pham Ngoc Lân

 

SHORT FILMS

GOLDEN BEAR for BEST SHORT FILM
An Odd Turn
By Francisco Lezama

SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE (SHORT FILM)
Remains of the Hot Day
by Wenqian Zhang

SPECIAL MENTION
That’s All from Me
by Eva Konnemann

PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD
Memories of a Burning Body
by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss

PANORAMA DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD
No Other Land
By Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

FIPRESCI CRITICS’ AWARD – Competition
My Favorite Cake
by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha

TEDDY AWARD – Feature Film
All Shall Be Well
by Ray Yeung