The 74th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany closed on February 25, local time. The awards for its main competition unit were announced on the evening of the 24th. The documentary "Dahomey" co-produced by France and Africa won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film. This is the second best film after last year's "Journey of Perseverance" by French director Nicolas Philibert. For two consecutive years, a documentary has won the festival’s highest honor. Although the Chinese-language film was not shortlisted for the main competition unit, it received a lot of praise in other units.
(On February 24, in Berlin, Germany, director Mati Diop of the documentary "Dahomey" received the award at the 74th Berlin Film Festival awards ceremony. Photo/Xinhua News Agency)
According to Xinhua News Agency and Global Times, "Dahomey" is directed by French female director Mati Diop and revolves around France's return of 26 precious cultural relics to the Republic of Benin in 2021. These cultural relics were looted from the then Kingdom of Dahomey by French colonists in 1892. France, the film touches on the dark history of Western colonization of Africa, cultural appropriation and contemporary political environment.
In addition, in the main competition unit, the film "Traveler's Needs" directed by Korean director Hong Sang-soo won the Silver Bear Award, the jury award of this year's film festival. Dominican director Nelson Arias won the Silver Bear for Best Director for "Pepe." The third-place equivalent of the Jury Prize went to French director Bruno Dumont's sci-fi comedy "Empire." American actor Sebastian Stan, who became famous for his role as "The Winter Soldier" in Marvel movies, won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor for the film "A Different Man." British actress Emily Watson won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Actor for her film "Little Things Like This," which is also the opening film of this year's Berlin Film Festival. The Silver Bear Award for Best Screenplay was won by German screenwriter and director Matthias Glasner, and Austrian photographer Martin Kschlacht won the Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.
(Winning entry in the main competition unit of the 74th Berlin Film Festival. Picture/Baidu Encyclopedia)
The organizers of the Berlin Film Festival also previously announced that the "Honorary Golden Bear Award", the lifetime achievement award of this film festival, will be awarded to American directors and producers. and screenwriter Martin Scorsese.
Although Chinese films were not shortlisted for the main competition unit this time, they still gained a lot in other units. Many works by young directors received praise after their debut.
"Some Rain Must Fall" directed by 34-year-old Qiu Yang won the Special Jury Prize in the "Encounter" section. The film is Qiu Yang's first feature film debut after winning many awards for his short film. It tells the story After a 40-year-old middle-aged woman accidentally hurt an old woman, her life gradually spiraled out of control. The director's exquisite shots and composition were recognized by the Berlin jury.
"Summer's End" directed by 29-year-old Lan Canzhao won the Children's International Jury Special Award for Best Short Film in the "New Generation" category. The content is about a boy who gets his dream hairstyle during summer vacation. In the film The dialogue in Teochew dialect seemed real and friendly, and its atmosphere and narrative performance were praised by the Berlin judges. "Remains of the Hot Day" directed by Zhang Wenqian, a female director born in 1992, won the Jury Silver Bear Award in the "Short Film Competition" section. The story also focuses on children and tells the story of a 6-year-old girl's afternoon. .
(On February 21, after the world premiere of "Summer End" at the Berlin Film Festival, director Lan Canzhao signed autographs for young movie fans. Photo/Beiqing.com)
In addition, "The First Gun" directed by 33-year-old Qu Youjia " (she sat there like all ordinary ones) won a special mention for Best Feature Film by the Crystal Bear Youth Jury in the "New Generation" section; Hong Kong director Yang Yao-kai's " henceforth " (all shall be well) won the Teddy Bear Award for Best Feature Film, and third place in the Feature Film category of the "Panorama Audience Award".
According to reports, the Berlin International Film Festival was founded in 1951 and is one of the three major film festivals in Europe along with the Cannes Film Festival in France and the Venice Film Festival in Italy. The 74th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany opened on February 15 and will last until February 25. A total of 20 films were shortlisted for the main competition unit.Due to cost reasons, the scale of this film festival has been significantly reduced, and the number of films screened has dropped to about 200, a drop of more than 30% from the previous edition.
Jiupai News Reporter Jiang Ran Comprehensive Global Times, Xinhua News Agency, China News, Beiqing.com
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