Berlin 2026: The Awards

PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY

Members of the Jury: Wim Wenders (Jury President), Min Bahadur Bham, Bae Doona, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Reinaldo Marcus Green, HIKARI, Ewa Puszczyska

GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST FILM
‘Gelbe Briefe’ (‘Yellow Letters’)
by Ilker Çatak
produced by Ingo Fliess

SILVER BEAR GRAND JURY PRIZE
‘Kurtulus’ (‘Salvation’)
by Emin Alper

SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE
‘Queen at Sea’
by Lance Hammer

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Grant Gee
for ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE
Sandra Hüller
in ‘Rose’ by Markus Schleinzer

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Anna Calder-Marshall & Tom Courtenay
in ‘Queen at Sea’ by Lance Hammer

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Geneviève Dulude-de Celles
for ‘Nina Roza’ by Geneviève Dulude-de Celles

SILVER BEAR FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION
Anna Fitch, Banker White
for’ ‘Yo’ (Love is a Rebellious Bird) by Anna Fitch, Banker White

PRIZES OF THE PERSPECTIVES JURY
Members of the Jury: Sofia Alaoui, Frédéric Hambalek, Dorota Lech

BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD 
Chronicles from the Siege
by Abdallah Alkhatib produced by Taqiyeddine Issaad, Salah Issaad

BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Members of the Jury: Lemohang Mosese, B Ruby Rich, Shaunak Sen

BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
If Pigeons Turned to Gold
by Pepa Lubojacki produced by Klára Mamojková, Wanda Kaprálová

PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY
Members of the Jury: Ameer Fakher Eldin, Stefan Grissemann, Gabriele Stötzer

GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Yawman ma walad (Someday a Child)
by Marie-Rose Osta

SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE (SHORT FILM)
A Woman’s Place Is Everywhere
by Fanny Texier

BERLINALE SHORTS CUPRA FILMMAKER AWARD
Di san xian (Kleptomania)
by Jingkai Qu

PRIZES OF GENERATION KPLUS
Children‘s Jury Generation Kplus
Members of the Jury: Walter Moritz Arndt, Gustav Arnz, Thabani Dabulamanzi, Rosa Sophie Krasznahorkai, Vera Marsh, Emir Efe Özeren, Alma Sofia Villanueva Bullemer

CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST FILM Feito Pipa (Gugu’s World)
by Allan Deberton

CRYSTAL BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Whale 52 – Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale (Wal 52 – Suite für Mann, Junge und Wal)
by Daniel Neiden

THE GRAND PRIX OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST FILM
Feito Pipa (Gugu’s World) by Allan Deberton

THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Spî (White | Weiß)
by Navroz Shaban