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Berlin International Film Festival

Berlinale 2008: Prizes of Independent Juries

A jury is considered independent when its members are not selected by the Berlinale. The following prizes are awarded by independent juries during the Berlinale:

BERLIN TODAY AWARD

Winner: Maheen Zia / Match Factor

Note:

For the Berlin Today Award, Campus participants must form international teams and develop an idea for a short film which has something to do with Berlin. Three projects are selected and produced in co-operation with the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Boxfish Films. The films are shown at the next year’s Berlinale Talent Campus. The jury gives the best of these films the Berlin Today Award.

THE ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD

Winner: Il y a Longtemps Que Je t’Aime... (I’ve Loved You So Long...) / Philippe Claudel

Special Mention: Zuo You ( In Love We Trust) / Wang Xiaoshuai

PANORAMA

Boy A / John Crowley

FORUM

Corridor #8 / Boris Despodov

PRIZES OF THE FIPRESCI JURIES

The 2008 juries: Par Haddal (jury president), Jurica Pavicic, Barbara Hollender (Competition); Göran Bjelkendal, Hassouna Mansouri, Thomas Abeltshauser (Panorama); Elfriede Schmitt, Pablo Utin, Gulnara Abikeyeva (Forum).

COMPETITION

Lake Tahoe / Fernando Eimbcke

PANORAMA

Winner: Rusalka (Mermaid) / Anna Melikian

FORUM

Winner: Shahida - Brides of Allah / Natalie Assouline

PRIZE OF THE GUILD OF GERMAN ART HOUSE CINEMAS

Winner: Restless / Amos Kollek

The 2008 jury: Adrian Kutter, Hans-Werner Renneke, Rudolf Huber.

C.I.C.A.E PRIZES

The 2008 jury: Steffen Heinke, Francois Aymé, Tibor Biro (Panorama), Thorsten Kleinschmidt, Marta Krutel, Nikos Grigoriadis (Forum).

The juries award the following prizes:

PANORAMA

Winner: Revanche / Götz Spielmann (Art-Cinéma-Award)

FORUM

Winner: United Red Army / Wakamatsu Koji

LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS

Winner: Revanche / Götz Spielmann

The 2008 jury: Robert Kenny, Barbara Suhren, Marko Röhr, Wolfgang Steininger.

MANFRED SALZGEBER PRIZE

Winner: Megane (Glasses) / Naoko Ogigami

Special Mention: Improvvisamente l’Inverno Scorso (Suddenly, Last Winter) / Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi

TEDDY AWARDS

The 2008 jury: Maria Cyber, Marcin Pietras, Yair Hochner, Vicci Ho, Meninapurtri Wismurti, Basil Tsiokos, Chirilov Mihai-Cristian, Melissa Pritchard.

Teddy for the best feature film

Winner: The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela / Olaf de Fleur

Note:

3,000 euros donated by Pro-Fun Media “for its ability to address race, gender and poverty in an entertaining way, while also playing with audiences expectations of form,” jury said in the statement.

Teddy Jury Price

Winner: Be Like Others / Tanaz Eshaghian

Note:

"An uncompromising and moving portrayal of the shocking reality faced by queer Iranians," jury said in the statement.

Teddy for the Best Documentary Film

Winner: Football Under Cover / Ayat Najafi and David Assmann (3,000 euros, donated by Elledorado E.V. and by the Teddy Foundation)

Note:

"This year's documentaries overwhelmingly won the hearts of the Teddy Jury by approaching challenging and thought-provoking subjects in an accessible and effective manner. The most cinematic and gripping of them all subtly and humorously tackles gender-roles in sports in Islamic society,” jury said in the statement.

Teddy for the Best Short Film

Winner: Ta / Felipe Sholl (3,000 euros donated by TIMM)

Note:

"A sharp and funny look at a brief encounter between two boys,” jury said in the statement.

DIALOGUE EN PERSPECTIVE (DIALOGUE ON PERSPECTIVE)

Winner: Drifter / Sebastian Heidinger

Special Mention:

Lostage / Bettina Eberhard

Star-Crossed / Bettina Eberhard

In 2008, the jury will be headed by German director and producer Peter Sehr. His selected jury colleagues are: Suzanne Berjot, Hélčne Courtel, Marie Klein, Ariane Kujawski, Markus Müller, Haddad Mehdi, Julian Radlmaier.

CALIGARI FILM PRIZE

Winner: Tirador (Slingshot) / Brillante Ma. Mendoza

The 2008 jury: Andreas Heidenreich, Dagmar Kamlah, Julia Teichmann.

NETPAC PRIZE

Winner: United Red Army / Wakamatsu Koji

Special Mention: Paruthiveeran / Ameer Sulthan

The 2008 jury: Aditya Assarat, Garin Nugroho and Meenakshi Shedde.

PEACE FILM AWARD

Winner: Buda Az Sharm Foru Rikht (Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame) / Hana Makhmalbaf

The 2008 jury: Harriet Eder, Christoph Heubner, Oliver Passek, Wilma Pradetto, Monica Ch. Puginier, Michael Schorr, Christoph Wermke, Marianne Wündrich-Brosien, Christian Ziewer.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM PRIZE

Winner: Sleep Dealer / Alex Rivera

Special Mention: Be Like Others / Tanaz Eshaghian

The 2008 jury: Heike Makatsch, Selina Nelte, Oliver Stoltz.

FEMINA FILM PRIZE

Winner: Maria Gruber (for set design) / Revanche / Götz Spielmann

Special Mention: Isabelle Baumgartner for costume design in “Teenage Angst” by Thomas Stuber

The 2008 jury: Adriana Altara, Bettina Böhler, Ann Kristin Reyels.

PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD 2008

film / director / country

1st place:

Lemon Tree / Eran Riklis / Israel, Germany, France

2nd place:

Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story / Julian Shaw / Australia

3rd place:

Erika Rabau - Puck of Berlin / Samson Vicent / Germany

THE BERLINER MORGENPOST READERS' JURY

Il y a Longtemps Que Je t’Aime... (I’ve Loved You So Long...) / Philippe Claudel

THE ELSE SIEGESSÄULE READERS' CHOICE AWARD

Winner: Be Like Others / Tanaz Eshagian (award, endowed with 1,000 euros donated by publisher Jackwerth Verlag)

THE TAGESSPIEGEL READERS' JURY

Winner: God Man Dog / Singing Chen

THE VOLKSWAGEN AUDIENCE AWARD

Winner: Football Under Cover / Ayat Najafi and David Assmann (3,000 euros donated by Volkswagen)

Note: More than 4,500 viewers took part in the vote.

VOLKSWAGEN SCORE COMPETITION

Winner: Conrad Oleak / Germany

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