Berlin Film Festival Awards - 2008
February 16th, 2008 by Andre Soares
2008 Berlin Film Festival Awards - 58th Berlinale Awards
2008 Berlin Film Festival: February 7–17, 2008
2008 Berlin Film Festival - Competition Line-Up
Golden Bear: Tropa de Elite / The Elite Squad, directed by José Padilha
Silver Bear - The Jury Grand Prix: Standard Operating Procedure, directed by Errol Morris
Silver Bear - Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Silver Bear - Best Actor: Reza Najie for Song of Sparrows
Silver Bear - Best Actress: Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky
Silver Bear - Best Screenplay: Wang Xiaoshuai for Zuo You / In Love We Trust
Silver Bear - Artistic Contribution: Jonny Greenwood for the score from There Will Be Blood
Alfred Bauer Prize: Lake Tahoe, directed by Fernando Eimbcke
Honorary Golden Bear: Francesco Rosi
Berlinale Camera: Karlheinz Böhm (aka Karl Boehm) and Otto Sander
Best First Feature Award: Asyl — Park and Love Hotel, directed by Kumasaka Izuru
Short Film Award
Golden Bear: O zi buna de plaja by Bogdan Mustata
Silver Bear: Udedh bun by Siddharth Sinha
Prix UIP: Frankie by Darren Thornton
DAAD Short Film Prize: B teme by Olga Popova
Special Mentions: Superfície by Rui Xavier and RGB XYZ by David OReilly
FIPRESCI Prizes
Competition: Lake Tahoe by Fernando Eimbcke
Panorama: Rusalka / Mermaid by Anna Melikian
Forum: Shahida - Brides of Allah / Brides of Allah by Natalie Assouline
Prizes of the Ecumenical Jury
Competition: Il y a longtemps que je t’aime… / I’ve Loved You So Long… by Philippe Claudel
Special Mention: Zuo You / In Love We Trust by Wang Xiaoshuai
Panorama: Boy A by John Crowley
Forum: Corridor #8 by Boris Despodov
Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas: Restless by Amos Kollek
C.I.C.A.E Prizes
Panorama: Revanche by Götz Spielmann
Forum: United Red Army by Wakamatsu Koji
"Label Europa Cinemas": Revanche by Götz Spielmann
Manfred Salzgeber Prize: Megane / Glasses by Naoko Ogigami
Special Mention: Improvvisamente l’inverno scorso / Suddenly, Last Winter by Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi
Teddy Awards
Best Feature Film: The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela by Olaf de Fleur
Jury Prize: Be Like Others by Tanaz Eshaghian
Best Documentary Film: Football Under Cover by David Assmann and Ayat Najafi
Best Short Film: Tá by Felipe Sholl
Dialogue en perspective: Drifter by Sebastian Heidinger
Special Mention: Lostage / Star-Crossed by Bettina Eberhard
Caligari Film Prize: Tirador / Slingshot by Brillante Ma. Mendoza
NETPAC Prize: United Red Army by Wakamatsu Koji
Special Mention: Paruthiveeran by Ameer Sulthan
Peace Film Award: Buda Az Sharm Foru Rikht / Buddha collapsed out of shame by Hana Makhmalbaf
Amnesty International Film Prize: Sleep Dealer by Alex Rivera
Special Mention: Be Like Others by Tanaz Eshaghian
Femina Film Prize: Maria Gruber for set design, Revanche by Götz Spielmann
Special Mention: Isabelle Baumgartner for costume design, Teenage Angst by Thomas Stuber
Readers Juries and Audience Awards
Panorama Audience Award: Lemon Tree by Eran Riklis
2nd place: Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story by Julian Shaw
3rd place: Erika Rabau — Puck of Berlin by Samson Vicent
The "Berliner Morgenpost" Readers’ Jury: Il y a longtemps que je t’aime… / I’ve Loved You So Long… by Philippe Claudel
The ELSE Siegessäule Reader’s Choice Award: Be Like Others by Tanaz Eshagian
The "Tagesspiegel" Readers’ Jury: God Man Dog by Singing Chen
Volkswagen Audience Award: Conrad Oleak
Berlin Today Award: Maheen Zia for Match Factor
Prizes of the Generation Kplus Children’s Jury
Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film: Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame by Hana Makmalbaf
Special Mention: The Ten Lives of Titanic the Cat by Grethe Bøe
Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Nana by Warwick Thornton:
Special Mention: New Boy by Steph Green
Prizes of the Generation 14plus Youth Jury
Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film: The Black Balloon by Elissa Down
Special Mention: Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley
Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Café com Leite by Daniel Ribeiro
Special Mention: Take 3 by Roseanne Liang
Generation Kplus International Jury’s Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix for Best Feature Film: GO WEST! A Lucky Luke Adventure by Olivier Jean-Marie
Special Mention: Mutum by Sandra Kogut
Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Special Prize: My Uncle Loved the Colour Yellow by Mats Olof Olsson
Special Mention: POST! by Christian Asmussen and Matthias Bruhn
Golden Bear Jury: Greek-born director Costa-Gavras (president), Taiwanese actress Shu Qi, US film editor Walter Murch, Russian TV and film producer Alexander Rodniansky, German production designer Uli Hanisch, and German actress Diane Kruger. At the last minute, Danish director Susanne Bier and French actress Sandrine Bonnaire had to cancel their participation at the festival.
Best First Feature Jury: Ben Barenholtz, Dominique Cabrera, Jasmila Zbanic
International Short Film Jury: Marc Barbé, Ada Solomon, Laura Tonke
Ecumenical Jury: Julia Helmke (jury president), Alina Birzache, Douglas P. Fahleson, Wolfgang Hussmann, Milan Šimacek, Magali Van Reeth
FIPRESCI Jury: Par Haddal (jury president), Jurica Pavicic, Barbara Hollender (Competition); Göran Bjelkendal, Hassouna Mansouri, Thomas Abeltshauser (Panorama); Elfriede Schmitt, Pablo Utin, Gulnara Abikejeva (Forum)
Guild of German Art House Cinemas Jury: Adrian Kutter, Hans-Werner Renneke, Rudolf Huber
C.I.C.A.E. Jury: Steffen Heinke, Francois Aymé, Tibor Biro (Panorama), Thorsten Kleinschmidt, Marta Krutel, Nikos Grigoriadis (Forum)
Label Europa Cinemas: Robert Kenny, Barbara Suhren, Marko Röhr, Wolfgang Steininger
Manfred Salzgeber Prize Jury: Bee Thiam, Mirsad Purivatra, Susanne Pfeffer
Teddy Awards Jury: Maria Cyber, Marcin Pietras, Yair Hochner, Vicci Ho, Meninapurtri Wismurti, Basil Tsiokos, Melissa Pritchard, Chirilov Mihai-Cristian
Caligari Film Prize Jury: Andreas Heidenreich, Dagmar Kamlah, Julia Teichmann
NETPAC Jury: Aditya Assarat, Garin Nugroho and Meenakshi Shedde
Dialogue in Perspective Jury: Suzanne Berjot, Hélène Courtel, Marie Klein, Ariane Kujawski, Markus Müller, Haddad Mehdi, Julian Radlmaier
Amnesty International Film Prize Jury: Heike Makatsch, Selina Nelte, Oliver Stoltz
Peace Film Prize Jury: Harriet Eder, Christoph Heubner, Oliver Passek, Wilma Pradetto, Monica Ch. Puginier, Michael Schorr, Christoph Wermke, Marianne Wündrich-Brosien, Christian Ziewer
Femina Film Prize Jury: Adriana Altara, Bettina Böhler, Ann Kristin Reyels
2008 Berlin Film Festival - Competition Line-Up
Berlin Film Festival Awards: 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Nordic Film Festival Awards 2007
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2007
LONDON EVENING STANDARD Awards 2007
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2007
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i want to know more about the short film “udedh bun” by siddharth sinha, awarded by silver bear in short film segment.