63rd Berlin International Film Festival 2013

The 63^rd Berlin International Film was held in February 2013. The top prize of the 63^rd Berlin International Film Festival went to Romanian drama ‘Child’s Pose’ Best Director award was awarded to U.S Filmmaker David Gorden Green for his work on comedy ‘Prince Avalanche’, a remake f Icelandic film ‘Either Way’. Best Actress prize was handed to Chile actress, Paulina Garcia for her title role in ‘Gloria’ Gus Van Sant-directed movie about shale gas drilling ‘Promised Land’ were among the Special Mentions.

1. Golden Bear for Best Film- ‘Child’s Pose’ by Calin Peter Netzer (Romania)


2. Silver Bear for Best Director- David Gorden Green for ‘prince Avalanche’


3. Jury Grand prix-‘An Episode in the life of an Iron Picker’ by Danis Tanovic (Bosnia)


4. Silver Bear for Best Actress-Paulina Garcia for ‘Gloria’


5. Alfred Bauer Prize-‘Vic+Flo Saw a Bear’ by Denis Cote (Canada)


6. Silver Bear for Best Screenplay-‘Closed Curtain’ Jafar Panachi (Iran)


7. Silver Bear for Artistic Contribution-Aziz Zhambakiyev for cinematography on ‘Harmony Lessons’


8. Special Mention-‘Promised Land’ by Gus Van Sant


9. Special Mention-‘Layla Fourie’ By Pia Marais


10. First Feature Award-‘The Rocket’ Kim Mourdant (Australia)

Best Short

1. Golden Bear-‘The Runway jean-Bernard Marlin (France)


2. Silver Bear-‘Remains Quiet’ Stefan Kriekhaus (Germany)


3. First Feature Award-‘The Rocket’ Kim Mourdant (Australia)

Teddy Awards

1. Best Feature Film-‘In the Name of…’by Malgoska Szumowska (Poland)


2. Best Documentry Film-‘Bambi’ by Sebastie Lifshitz (France)


3. Best Short Film-‘Undress Me’ Victor Lindgrem (Sweden)


4. Special Jury Award-‘Concussion’ by Stacie Passon (U.S.)

Crystal Bears for Generation 14 plus

1. Best Film-‘Baby Blues’ by Kasia Roslaniec (Poland) Special Mention-‘Pluto’ by Shin Su-won (South Korea)


2. Best Short Film-‘Rabbitland’ by Ana Nedeljkovic, Nikola Majdak (Serbia)


3. Special Mention-’Traffit’ by Jenni Toivoniemi (Finaland)

Crystal Bears for Generation K plus

1. Best film-’The Rocket’ by kim Mordaunt (Australia)


2. Special Mention-‘Satellite Boy’ by Catriona McKenzie (Australia)


3. Best Short Film-‘The Amber Amulet’ by Matthew Moore (Australia)


4. Special mention-‘Hedgehogs and the City’ by Evalds Lacis (Latvia)


5. Dialogue en perspective Prize-‘Two Mothers’ by Anne Zohra Berrached (Germany)

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