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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

      Please Say Something

      6.9 (491)
      David O'Reilly
    • [object Object]

      The Island

      5.2 (158)
      Trevor Anderson(director)
    • [object Object]

      Princess Margaret Blvd.

      7.4 (92)
      Kazik Radwanski(director)
      Medium Density Fibreboard Films
    • [object Object]

      Birth

      6.9 (82)
      Signe Baumane
    • [object Object]

      Contre-jour

      5.2 (22)
      Christoph Girardet
      Matthias Müller
    • [object Object]

      Devyat prolyotov vmeste

      Aleksandr Karavayev
    • [object Object]

      Diagnosis

      6.9 (35)
      Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

    • Havet

      8.2 (20)
      Jöns Jönsson

    • The Illusion

      8.2 (26)
      Susana Barriga
    • [object Object]

      Jade

      6.5 (109)
      Daniel Elliott
    • [object Object]

      Kaïn

      7.5 (52)
      Kristof Hoornaert
    • [object Object]

      A Mango Tree in the Front Yard

      6.5 (22)
      Pradeepan Raveendran
    • [object Object]

      Renovare

      6.1 (53)
      Paul Negoescu

    • Vu

      6.5 (17)
      Leila Albayaty
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Milk of Sorrow

      6.7 (7.6K)
      Claudia Llosa
    • [object Object]

      Everyone Else

      6.6 (4.2K)
      Maren Ade
    • [object Object]

      Chéri

      6.1 (12K)
      Stephen Frears
    • [object Object]

      About Elly

      7.9 (60K)
      Asghar Farhadi
    • [object Object]

      Giant

      6.8 (2.2K)
      Adrián Biniez
    • [object Object]

      Happy Tears

      5.2 (1.7K)
      Mitchell Lichtenstein
    • [object Object]

      In the Electric Mist

      6.1 (21K)
      Bertrand Tavernier
    • [object Object]

      Katalin Varga

      7.0 (3.2K)
      Peter Strickland
    • [object Object]

      Little Soldier

      6.5 (690)
      Annette K. Olesen
    • [object Object]

      London River

      6.9 (3.9K)
      Rachid Bouchareb
    • [object Object]

      Mammoth

      6.8 (11K)
      Lukas Moodysson
    • [object Object]

      Forever Enthralled

      6.7 (1.7K)
      Kaige Chen
    • [object Object]

      The Messenger

      7.1 (38K)
      Oren Moverman
    • [object Object]

      My One and Only

      6.5 (9.8K)
      Richard Loncraine
    • [object Object]

      Rage

      4.7 (1.2K)
      Sally Potter
    • [object Object]

      Ricky

      5.8 (3.4K)
      François Ozon
    • [object Object]

      Storm

      6.9 (1.4K)
      Hans-Christian Schmid
    • [object Object]

      Tatarak

      6.3 (1.5K)
      Andrzej Wajda

    Silver Berlin Bear

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    Best Actor

    • Sotigui Kouyaté
      Winner
      • Sotigui Kouyaté
      • London River

    Best Actress

    • Birgit Minichmayr and Lars Eidinger in Everyone Else (2009)
      Winner
      • Birgit Minichmayr
      • Everyone Else

    Best Director

    • Asghar Farhadi
      Winner
      • Asghar Farhadi
      • About Elly

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Messenger

      7.1 (38K)
      Alessandro Camon
      Oren Moverman

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jade

      6.5 (109)
      Daniel Elliott

    Jury Grand Prix

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Everyone Else

      6.6 (4.2K)
      Maren Ade
      Tied with Giant (2009).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Giant

      6.8 (2.2K)
      Adrián Biniez
      Tied with Everyone Else (2009).

    Outstanding Artistic Contribution

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Katalin Varga

      7.0 (3.2K)
      György Kovács
      Gábor Erdélyi
      Tamás Székely
      For the sound design.

    Special Mention

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    Best Short Film

    • Winner

      Vu

      6.5 (17)
      Leila Albayaty
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Contre-jour

      5.2 (22)
      Christoph Girardet
      Matthias Müller

    Honorary Golden Berlin Bear

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    • Maurice Jarre
      Winner
      • Maurice Jarre

    Berlinale Camera

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    • Claude Chabrol in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
      Winner
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Winner
      • Günter Rohrbach
    • Manoel de Oliveira
      Winner
      • Manoel de Oliveira

    Best Debut Film

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Giant

      6.8 (2.2K)
      Adrián Biniez

    Best Debut Film - Honorable Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl

      6.7 (1.6K)
      Fredrik Edfeldt

    Panorama Audience Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Yes Men Fix the World

      7.5 (5.2K)
      Mike Bonanno
      Andy Bichlbaum
      Kurt Engfehr

    Crystal Bear

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    Generation 14plus - Best Feature Film

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      Winner

      My Suicide

      7.0 (2.7K)
      David Lee Miller

    Generation 14plus - Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aphrodite's Farm

      6.8 (18)
      Adam Strange

    Generation Kplus - Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      It's Not Me, I Swear!

      7.4 (2.5K)
      Philippe Falardeau

    Crystal Bear - Special Mention

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    Generation 14plus - Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mary and Max

      8.1 (198K)
      Adam Elliott

    Generation 14plus - Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slaves: An Animated Documentary

      6.6 (88)
      David Aronowitsch
      Hanna Heilborn

    Generation Kplus - Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Max Embarrassing

      6.0 (309)
      Lotte Svendsen

    Generation Kplus: Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oh, My God!

      6.4 (62)
      Anne Sewitsky

    Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix

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    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      It's Not Me, I Swear!

      7.4 (2.5K)
      Philippe Falardeau

    Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Special Award

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oh, My God!

      6.4 (62)
      Anne Sewitsky

    Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Special Mention

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    Best Feature Film

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      Winner

      The Girl

      6.7 (1.6K)
      Fredrik Edfeldt

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jerrycan

      6.3 (218)
      Julius Avery

    Teddy

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    Best Documentary

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      Fig Trees

      7.0 (58)
      John Greyson
    • [object Object]

      Every Little Step

      7.7 (1.7K)
      Adam Del Deo
      James D. Stern

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Raging Sun, Raging Sky

      5.9 (578)
      Julián Hernández
    • [object Object]

      Soundless Wind Chime

      6.3 (928)
      Kit Hung
    • [object Object]

      Milk

      7.5 (184K)
      Gus Van Sant
    • [object Object]

      Love Exposure

      8.0 (17K)
      Sion Sono
    • [object Object]

      Rage

      4.7 (1.2K)
      Sally Potter
    • [object Object]

      Rage

      4.7 (1.2K)
      Sally Potter

    Best Short

    • Winner

      A Horse Is Not a Metaphor

      6.5 (25)
      Barbara Hammer

    Special Teddy

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    • Joe Dallesandro in Critical Condition (1987)
      Winner
      • Joe Dallesandro
      For his achievements as underground film star, gay icon and actor.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      An Englishman in New York

      7.1 (1.7K)
      John Hurt
      For his outstanding acting performance.

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    Competition

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      Winner

      The Milk of Sorrow

      6.7 (7.6K)
      Claudia Llosa

    Forum

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love Exposure

      8.0 (17K)
      Sion Sono

    Panorama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nord

      6.7 (3.2K)
      Rune Denstad Langlo

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Soldier

      6.5 (690)
      Annette K. Olesen

    Forum

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Treeless Mountain

      7.0 (2K)
      So Yong Kim

    Panorama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Welcome

      7.5 (7.7K)
      Philippe Lioret

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      London River

      6.9 (3.9K)
      Rachid Bouchareb
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My One and Only

      6.5 (9.8K)
      Richard Loncraine

    C.I.C.A.E. Award

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    Forum

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Happiest Girl in the World

      6.9 (1.8K)
      Radu Jude

    Panorama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ander

      7.2 (1K)
      Roberto Castón

    Netpac Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Day After

      7.0 (58)
      Suk-Gyung Lee
      For showing a complex human condition through a small fragment of a woman's life and for the film maker's belief in the strength and beauty of the cinematic mise-en-scene.

    Prix UIP Berlin (European Short Film)

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    • Winner

      Die Leiden des Herrn Karpf - Der Geburtstag

      6.6 (21)
      Lola Randl

    Alfred Bauer Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tatarak

      6.3 (1.5K)
      Andrzej Wajda
      Tied with Giant (2009).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Giant

      6.8 (2.2K)
      Adrián Biniez
      Tied with Tatarak (2009).

    Label Europa Cinemas

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nord

      6.7 (3.2K)
      Rune Denstad Langlo
      Tied with Welcome (2009).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Welcome

      7.5 (7.7K)
      Philippe Lioret
      Tied with Nord (2009).

    Caligari Film Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love Exposure

      8.0 (17K)
      Sion Sono

    DIALOGUE en Perspective

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gitti

      8.1 (10)
      Anna Deutsch

    DIALOGUE en Perspective - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Polar

      6.2 (22)
      Michael Koch

    DIALOGUE en Perspective - Actor's Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fliegen

      5.7 (78)
      Jacob Matschenz
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Für Miriam

      6.4 (93)
      Franziska Petri

    Berlin Today Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wagah

      7.8 (71)
      Supriyo Sen

    Berlin Today Award - Honorable Mention

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    • Winner

      My Super Sea Wall

      6.2 (6)
      Gina Abatemarco

    Score Competition

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    • Winner
      • Atanas Valkov

    Manfred Salzgeber Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The First Movie

      7.3 (242)
      Mark Cousins

    Panorama Award of the New York Film Academy

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    • [object Object]

      Fucking Different Tel Aviv

      6.1 (64)
      Sivan Levy Zakin(director/writer)
      Eyal Bromberg(director/writer)
      Stephanie Abramovich(director/writer)
      Yair Hochner(director/writer)

    DAAD Short Film Award

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    • Winner

      The Illusion

      8.2 (26)
      Susana Barriga

    Peace Film Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Messenger

      7.1 (38K)
      Oren Moverman

    Amnesty International Film Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Storm

      6.9 (1.4K)
      Hans-Christian Schmid

    Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Storm

      6.9 (1.4K)
      Hans-Christian Schmid

    Femina-Film-Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Everyone Else

      6.6 (4.2K)
      Silke Fischer
      For the production design.

    Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Storm

      6.9 (1.4K)
      Hans-Christian Schmid

    Reader Jury of the "Tagesspiegel"

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Only Sunshine

      7.3 (3.5K)
      Reha Erdem

    Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule"

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      City of Borders

      7.6 (87)
      Yun Suh

    EFP Shooting Star

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    • David Kross
      Winner
      • David Kross
      Germany
    • Winner
      • Cyron Melville
      Denmark
    • Samuli Vauramo
      Winner
      • Samuli Vauramo
      Finland
    • Sarah Bolger
      Winner
      • Sarah Bolger
      Ireland
    • Winner
      • Céline Bolomey
      Switzerland
    • Verónica Echegui
      Winner
      • Verónica Echegui
      Spain
    • Hafsia Herzi
      Winner
      • Hafsia Herzi
      France
    • Carey Mulligan
      Winner
      • Carey Mulligan
      United Kingdom
    • Alba Rohrwacher
      Winner
      • Alba Rohrwacher
      Italy
    • Orsolya Tóth
      Winner
      • Orsolya Tóth
      Hungary

    Generation Prize

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]

      Os Famosos e os Duendes da Morte

      6.7 (795)
      Esmir Filho(director)

    In Competition

    • [object Object]

      Niloofar

      6.4 (138)
      Sabine El Gemayel
    • [object Object]

      The Strength of Water

      6.5 (267)
      Armagan Ballantyne(Director)

    Golden Berlin Bear for Best Short Film

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    • [object Object]

      Please Say Something

      6.9 (491)
      David O'Reilly

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    • Berlinale
    • Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlinale)

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    Event date

    February 15, 2009

    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/
    • http://www.ippnw.de/frieden/ffp/index.htm

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