Michael Winterbottom Articles

There weren’t many surprises at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival awards. One of this year’s favorites, Jasmila Zbanic’s Grbavica, the story of a 12-year-old girl (Luna Mijovic, above, hugging Mirjana Karanovic) who discovers that she is the end result of a Bosnian war crime — namely, rape — was awarded the Golden Bear for best film. Also on the political side, Michael Winterbottom and Mat [...]

2006 Berlin Film Festival Awards 2006 Berlin Film Festival: February 9–19, 2006 2006 Berlin Film Festival Winners Photos: © Berlinale 2006   Golden Bear : GRBAVICA, by Jasmila Zbanic Silver Bear – The Jury Grand Prix 2006 (ex-aequo): EN SOAP / A SOAP, by Pernille Fischer Christensen, and OFFSIDE, by Jafar Panahi Silver Bear – Best Director : Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross, THE ROAD [...]