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BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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    Golden Berlin Bear

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      O zi buna de plaja

      6.1 (269)
      Bogdan Mustata
    • [object Object]

      Giganti

      7.3 (10)
      Fabio Mollo(director)

    • B teme

      6.7 (18)
      Olga Gnedich
    • [object Object]

      Haze

      6.8 (21)
      Anthony Chen
    • [object Object]

      K

      8.1 (25)
      Harley Hessel
    • [object Object]

      Mompelaar

      6.4 (114)
      Wim Reygaert
      Marc James Roels
    • [object Object]

      Reise zum Wald

      6.2 (44)
      Jörn Staeger
    • [object Object]

      RGB XYZ

      6.8 (79)
      David O'Reilly
    • [object Object]

      Târziu

      6.6 (19)
      Paul Negoescu
    • [object Object]

      Tommy

      7.3 (8)
      Tora Mårtens

    • Udedh Bun

      6.6 (16)
      Siddharth Sinha

    • White Horse

      7.2 (60)
      Christophe Bisson
      Maryann DeLeo
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elite Squad

      8.0 (116K)
      José Padilha
    • [object Object]

      The Song of Sparrows

      7.9 (12K)
      Majid Majidi
    • [object Object]

      Ballast

      6.9 (2.5K)
      Lance Hammer
    • [object Object]

      Night and Day

      7.1 (1.4K)
      Hong Sang-soo
    • [object Object]

      Quiet Chaos

      6.8 (4.2K)
      Antonello Grimaldi
    • [object Object]

      Elegy

      6.7 (24K)
      Isabel Coixet
    • [object Object]

      Feuerherz

      6.0 (231)
      Luigi Falorni
    • [object Object]

      Gardens of the Night

      6.8 (5K)
      Damian Harris
    • [object Object]

      Happy-Go-Lucky

      7.0 (42K)
      Mike Leigh
    • [object Object]

      I've Loved You So Long

      7.6 (21K)
      Philippe Claudel
    • [object Object]

      Julia

      7.0 (7.2K)
      Erick Zonca
    • [object Object]

      Kabei: Our Mother

      7.6 (1.6K)
      Yôji Yamada
    • [object Object]

      Cherry Blossoms

      7.6 (6.3K)
      Doris Dörrie
    • [object Object]

      Lady Jane

      6.2 (430)
      Robert Guédiguian
    • [object Object]

      Musta jää

      6.7 (2.8K)
      Petri Kotwica
    • [object Object]

      Restless

      6.1 (216)
      Amos Kollek
    • [object Object]

      Sparrow

      6.7 (3.3K)
      Johnnie To
    • [object Object]

      Standard Operating Procedure

      7.4 (4.2K)
      Errol Morris
    • [object Object]

      There Will Be Blood

      8.2 (679K)
      Paul Thomas Anderson
    • [object Object]

      Zuo you

      7.0 (789)
      Xiaoshuai Wang
    • [object Object]

      Lake Tahoe

      6.6 (1.8K)
      Fernando Eimbcke

    Silver Berlin Bear

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    Best Actor

    • Reza Naji
      Winner
      • Reza Naji
      • The Song of Sparrows

    Best Actress

    • Sally Hawkins
      Winner
      • Sally Hawkins
      • Happy-Go-Lucky

    Best Director

    • Paul Thomas Anderson
      Winner
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • There Will Be Blood

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
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      Zuo you

      7.0 (789)
      Xiaoshuai Wang

    Best Short Film

    • Winner

      Udedh Bun

      6.6 (16)
      Siddharth Sinha

    Jury Grand Prix

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Standard Operating Procedure

      7.4 (4.2K)
      Errol Morris

    Outstanding Artistic Contribution

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      There Will Be Blood

      8.2 (679K)
      Jonny Greenwood
      For the music.

    Special Mention

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    Best Short Film

    • Winner

      Surface

      6.0 (21)
      Rui Xavier
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      RGB XYZ

      6.8 (79)
      David O'Reilly

    Honorary Golden Berlin Bear

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    • Francesco Rosi
      Winner
      • Francesco Rosi

    Berlinale Camera

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    • Karlheinz Böhm
      Winner
      • Karlheinz Böhm
    • Otto Sander
      Winner
      • Otto Sander

    Best Debut Film

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    • [object Object]
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      Pâku ando rabuhoteru

      7.2 (102)
      Izuru Kumasaka
    • [object Object]

      Before the Fall

      5.9 (2.4K)
      F. Javier Gutiérrez

    Panorama Audience Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lemon Tree

      7.3 (7K)
      Eran Riklis

    Crystal Bear

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    Generation 14plus - Best Feature Film

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      The Black Balloon

      7.2 (9.4K)
      Elissa Down

    Generation 14plus - Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      You, Me and Him

      7.1 (1.5K)
      Daniel Ribeiro
    • [object Object]

      Summer Breaks

      6.8 (35)
      Sean Kruck
    • [object Object]

      João e o Cão

      5.3 (25)
      André Marques

    Generation Kplus - Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

      7.3 (2.4K)
      Hana Makhmalbaf

    Generation Kplus - Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nana

      6.6 (83)
      Warwick Thornton
    • [object Object]

      The Air Ace

      7.0 (29)
      Svilen Dimitrov

    Crystal Bear - Special Mention

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    Generation 14plus - Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sita Sings the Blues

      7.6 (5.1K)
      Nina Paley

    Generation 14plus - Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Take 3

      6.8 (46)
      Roseanne Liang

    Generation Kplus - Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ten Lives of Titanic the Cat

      5.1 (233)
      Grethe Bøe-Waal

    Generation Kplus - Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      New Boy

      7.0 (1.3K)
      Steph Green

    Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure

      6.3 (1.7K)
      Olivier Jean-Marie

    Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Special Mention

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      Mutum

      7.0 (596)
      Sandra Kogut

    Teddy

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    Best Documentary Film

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      Football Under Cover

      7.5 (237)
      David Assmann
      Ayat Najafi
    • [object Object]

      Derek

      7.2 (344)
      Isaac Julien
    • [object Object]

      Patti Smith: Dream of Life

      7.0 (1.1K)
      Steven Sebring
    • [object Object]

      Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

      7.3 (826)
      Matt Wolf

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela

      5.7 (264)
      Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
    • [object Object]

      Filth and Wisdom

      5.3 (2.7K)
      Madonna

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ok

      5.9 (177)
      Felipe Sholl

    Special Teddy

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    • Winners
      • Hans Stempel
      • Martin Ripkens
      For their activities and achievements as film critics, film scouts and filmmakers.
    • Kevin Collins in Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman (2009)
      Winners
      • Kevin Collins
      • Simon Fisher-Turner
      • Isaac Julien
      • James Mackay
      • Tilda Swinton
      To those who as a 'family', as combatants and allies of British filmmaker Derek Jarman have looked after his heritage.

    Teddy Jury Award

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      Be Like Others

      7.4 (296)
      Tanaz Eshaghian

    Teddy Audience Award

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    • [object Object]
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      Football Under Cover

      7.5 (237)
      David Assmann
      Ayat Najafi

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    Competition

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      Lake Tahoe

      6.6 (1.8K)
      Fernando Eimbcke

    Forum of Young Cinema

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      Winner

      Shahida

      8.1 (51)
      Natalie Assouline

    Panorama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mermaid

      7.2 (3.8K)
      Anna Melikyan

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
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      I've Loved You So Long

      7.6 (21K)
      Philippe Claudel

    Forum

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Corridor No. 8

      7.1 (108)
      Boris Despodov

    Panorama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boy A

      7.5 (40K)
      John Crowley

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Zuo you

      7.0 (789)
      Xiaoshuai Wang

    C.I.C.A.E. Award

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    Forum

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      United Red Army

      7.1 (934)
      Kôji Wakamatsu

    Panorama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Revanche

      7.5 (17K)
      Götz Spielmann

    Netpac Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      United Red Army

      7.1 (934)
      Kôji Wakamatsu
      For a monumental work, humanising the failure of the generation's idealism in an effective way.

    Netpac Award - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paruthiveeran

      8.2 (4.4K)
      Ameer Sultan
      For his strong control of his craft, an expressionistic vision of his community and combining a modern technique with a classic narrative.

    Best European Short Film

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      Myskväll

      5.7 (156)
      Amanda Adolfsson(director)
      Sandra Harms(producer)
      Breidablick Film AB

    Prix UIP Berlin (European Short Film)

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      Winner

      Frankie

      7.1 (112)
      Darren Thornton

    Alfred Bauer Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lake Tahoe

      6.6 (1.8K)
      Fernando Eimbcke

    Label Europa Cinemas

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Revanche

      7.5 (17K)
      Götz Spielmann

    Caligari Film Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tirador

      6.9 (374)
      Brillante Mendoza

    DIALOGUE en Perspective

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    • [object Object]

      Teenage Angst

      5.4 (416)
      Thomas Stuber

    DIALOGUE en Perspective - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lostage

      6.6 (15)
      Bettina Eberhard

    Berlin Today Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Match Factor

      7.1 (19)
      Maheen Zia

    Manfred Salzgeber Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Megane

      7.1 (2K)
      Naoko Ogigami

    Manfred Salzgeber Award - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Improvvisamente l'inverno scorso

      7.1 (231)
      Gustav Hofer
      Luca Ragazzi

    DAAD Short Film Award

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    • Winner

      B teme

      6.7 (18)
      Olga Gnedich

    Peace Film Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

      7.3 (2.4K)
      Hana Makhmalbaf

    Amnesty International Film Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sleep Dealer

      6.0 (6.8K)
      Alex Rivera

    Amnesty International Film Prize - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Be Like Others

      7.4 (296)
      Tanaz Eshaghian

    Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Restless

      6.1 (216)
      Amos Kollek

    Femina-Film-Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Revanche

      7.5 (17K)
      Maria Gruber
      For the production design.

    Femina-Film-Prize - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
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      Teenage Angst

      5.4 (416)
      Isabelle Baumgartner
      For the costume design.

    Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"

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      Winner

      I've Loved You So Long

      7.6 (21K)
      Philippe Claudel

    Reader Jury of the "Tagesspiegel"

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Liu lang shen gou ren

      6.3 (266)
      Singing Chen

    Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule"

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Be Like Others

      7.4 (296)
      Tanaz Eshaghian

    EFP Shooting Star

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    • Joel Basman in Dawn (2014)
      Winner
      • Joel Basman
      Switzerland
    • Nicolas Cazalé in The Grocer's Son (2007)
      Winner
      • Nicolas Cazalé
      France
    • Elio Germano in La nostra vita (2010)
      Winner
      • Elio Germano
      Italy
    • Zsolt Nagy
      Winner
      • Zsolt Nagy
      Hungary
    • Marko Igonda
      Winner
      • Marko Igonda
      Slovakia
    • Stine Fischer Christensen
      Winner
      • Stine Fischer Christensen
      Denmark
    • Hannah Herzsprung
      Winner
      • Hannah Herzsprung
      Germany
    • Anamaria Marinca
      Winner
      • Anamaria Marinca
      Romania
    • Winner
      • Maryam Hassouni
      The Netherlands

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    • Berlinale
    • Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlinale)

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    Event date

    February 15, 2008

    Event location

    Berlin, Germany

    Event links

    • http://www.berlinale.de/
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    • http://www.fipresci.org/
    • http://www.signis.net/
    • http://www.cifej.com/
    • http://www.filmklubb.no/ficc/introdu.htm
    • http://www.friedensfilmpreis.de/
    • http://www.gwff.de/
    • http://www.fdk-berlin.de/
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