2022 Berlin International Film Festival Updates

This year in 2022, the Berlin Film Festival is back with a huge line-up of new films, an in-person event with limited capacity, mandatory vaccines, and no parties! Taking place from the 10^th of February to the 20^th  of February, there are three days left of the festival; already, there is much to celebrate, including new films from people like Claire Denis, Dario Argento, Quentin Dupieux, Ursula Meier, and Peter Strickland, and new rising stars like Kivu Ruhorahoza, Ashley McKenzie, and Li Ruijun. According to the IndieWire, there are “COVID-made features and murderous revenge thrillers, small-scale romances and real-life twins making their debut, and at least one film that just might be less about food than what happens after we eat it”. If you are looking for all the updates on this event, then read on and find out the latest on Berlin’s Film Festival!

Many winners have been announced at the 72^nd Berlin Film Festival, though the one taking the Golden Bear prize as the best film of the festival’s international competition is none other than Carla Simon’s’ Alcarràs’. Scroll down for a full list of all the winners announced Wednesday night on the 16^th of February at the Berlinale Palast.

Berlin introduced gender-neutral acting awards ahead of last year’s festival, with the winner of this year’s Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance going to Meltem Kaptan for ‘Rabiye Kurnaz vs George W. Bush’; the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance went to Laura Basuki for ‘Before, Now & Then’.

The Berlin Film Festival opened on the 10^th of February and hosted a “jam-packed program of premieres” in the next six days until last evening’s award ceremony on the 16^th of February. For the remainder of the days for the event, which is until the 20^th of February, the festival is dedicated in catching up screenings.

Prizes of the International Jury

Golden Bear for Best Film

Alcarràs

By Carla Simon

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

The Novelist’s Film

By Hong Sang-soo

Silver Bear Jury Prize

Robe Of Gems

By Natalia Lopez Gallardo

Silver Bear for Best Director

Claire Denis for Fire (or Both Side Of The Blade)

Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance

Meltem Kaptan for Rabiye Kurnaz vs George W. Bush

By Andreas Dresen

Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance

Laura Basuki for Before, Now & Then

By Kamila Andini

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

Laila Stieler for Rabiye Kurnaz vs George W. Bush 

By Andreas Dresen

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution

Everything Will Be Ok

By Rithy Panh

Special Mention

A Piece Of Sky

By Michael Koch

Prizes of the Encounters jury

Award for Best Film

Mutzenbacher

By Ruth Beckermann

Award for Best Director

Cyril Schaublin for Unrest

Special Jury Award

See You Friday, Robinson

By, Mitra Farahani

GWFF Best First Feature Award

Sonne

By Kurdwin Ayub

Berlinale Documentary Award

Myanmar Diaries

By The Myanmar Film Collective

Prizes of the International Short Film Jury

Golden Bear Best Short Film

Trap

By Anastasia Veber

Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film)

Sunday Morning

By Bruno Ribiero

Generation 14plus

Grand Prix

Kind Hearts

by Olivia Rochette and Gerard-Jan Claes

Generation 14plus Short Film

Au revoir Jérôme !

by Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet and Chloé Farr

Generation Kplus

Grand Prix

An Cailín Ciúin

by Colm Bairéad

Generation Kplus Short Film

Gavazn

by Hadi Babaeifar