Berlinale Awards 2021
by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

Competition:

Golden Bear
BABARDEALÄ CU BUCLUC SAU PORNO BALAMUC (Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn)
Directed by: Radu Jude

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
GUZEN TO SOZO (Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy)
Directed by: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Silver Bear Jury Prize
HERR BACHMANN UND SEINE KLASSE (Mr. Bachmann and His Class)
Directed by: Maria Speth

Silver Bear for Best Director
TERMÉSZETES FÉNY (Natural Light)
Directed by: Dénes Nagy

Silver Bear Best Leading Performance- Maren Eggert
ICH BIN DEIN MENSCH (I’m Your Man)
Directed by: Maria Schrader

Silver Bear Best Supporting Performance - Lilla Kizlinger
RENGETAG- MINDENHOL LÁTAK (Forest – I See You Everywhere)
Directed by: Bence Fliegauf

Silver Bear Best Screenplay
INTEURODEOKSYEON (Introduction)
Directed by: Hong Sang-soo,

Silver Bear Outstanding Artistic Contribution - Yibrán Asuad for the editing
UNA PELICULA DE POLICIAS (A Cop Movie)
Directed by: Alonso Ruizpalacios

Encounters section:

Best Film
NOUS (We)
Directed by: Alice Diop

Special Jury Award
VI (Taste)
Directed by: Lê Bảo

Best Director was a tie.
DAS MADCHEN UND DIE SPINNE (The Girl and the Spider)
Directed by: Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher

HYGIENE SOCIAL (Social Hygiene)
Directed by: Denis Côté

Special Mention

ROCK BOTTOM RISER
Directed by: Fern Silva

TERMÉSZETS FÉNY (Natural Light) **** (SRS) ** (RF)

Generation Kplus

HAN NAN XIA RI (Summer Blur)
Directed by: Han Shuai

Special Mention:
UNA ESCUELA EN CERRO HUESO (A School in Cerro Hueso)
Directed by: Betania Cappato

Generation 14plus
LA MIF (The Fam)
Directed by: Fred Baillif

Special Mention:
CRYPTOZOO
Directed by: Dash Shaw

It is interesting to note that the former Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize which has been awarded for years has now just been suspended since historical evidence has come to light on the political position of the first Berlinale director who was associated with National Socialism. The current team of the Berlinale wants to promote an environment of openness and tolerance.