The following are the winners of the Berlin Film Festival held on Saturday, Feb. 16:
Golden Bear for best film: “Synonymes” (Synonyms), Nadav Lapid, France/Israel/Germany
French director François Ozon poses with the Silver Bear grand jury Prize for the film “By the Grace of God” (Grâce à Dieu) on the red carpet after the awards ceremony of the 69th Berlinale film festival on February 16, 2019 in Berlin. Image: Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP
Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear: “Grace a Dieu” (By the Grace of God), Francois Ozon, France
Silver Bear for best director: Angela Schanelec for “Ich war zuhause, aber” (I Was at Home, But), Germany/Serbia
Silver Bear for best actress: Yong Mei for “Di jiu tian chang” (So Long, My Son) by Wang Xiaoshuai, China
Silver Bear for best actor: Wang Jingchun for “Di jiu tian chang” (So Long, My Son)
Silver Bear for best screenplay: Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano for “La paranza dei bambini” (Piranhas), Italy
Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize for work that opens new perspectives: “Systemsprenger” (System Crasher), Nora Fingscheidt, Germany
Teddy for best feature film with gay or lesbian context: “Breve historia del planeta verde” (Brief Story from the Green Planet), Santiago Loza, Argentina/Germany/Brazil/Spain
Teddy for best documentary film with gay or lesbian context: “Lemembel”, Joanna Reposi, Chile/Colombia NVG
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