‘Touch Me Not’ Wins Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival
Wes Anderson wins best director for “Isle of Dogs”; acting awards go to Anthony Bajon for “The Prayer” and Ana Brun for “The Heiresses”
Steve Pond | February 24, 2018 @ 11:07 AM
Last Updated: February 24, 2018 @ 12:15 PM
AWARDS BEAT
Director Adina Pintilie’s “Touch Me Not,” a daring and highly personal exploration of intimacy, has won the Golden Bear award as the best film at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival.
Silver Bear acting awards went to Anthony Bajon for “The Prayer” and Ana Brun for “The Heiresses,” while the prize for the festival’s best director went to Wes Anderson for his animated film “Isle of Dogs.”
Accepting on behalf of Anderson, Bill Murray said, “I never thought I would go to work as a dog and come home with a Bear.”
“Mug” and “The Heiresses” also won Silver Bear awards.
The awards were announced at a ceremony in Berlin on Saturday, at the conclusion of a festival that began on Feb. 15. They were chosen by a jury chaired by German director Tom Tykwer and also including French actress Cecile de France, Spanish programmer and archivist Chema Prado, American producer Adele Romanski, Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and American critic Stephanie Zacharek.
The main competition section consisted of 24 films, with 19 of them — including Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” and Gus Van Sant’s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” — eligible for jury awards.
Last year’s Golden Bear winner, “On Body and Soul,” is a current Oscar nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
The award for the best first feature also went to “Touch Me Not,” while the documentary prize went to Ruth Beckermann’s “The Waldheim Waltz.”
A number of other juries and audience prizes were also awarded at the festival.
The 2018 Berlin Film Festival awards:
BERLINALE JURY AWARDS Golden Bear for Best Film: “Touch Me Not,” Adina Pintilie Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: “Mug,” Malgorzata Szumowska Silver BearAlfred Bauer Prize: “The Heiresses,” Marcelo Martinessi Best Director: Wes Anderson, “Isle of Dogs” Best Actor: Anthony Bajon, “The Prayer” Best Actress: Ana Brun, “The Heiresses” Best Screenplay: “Museum,” Manuel Alcala and Alonso Ruizpalacios Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Elena Okopnaya, costume and production design, “Dovlatov” Glashutte Documentary Award: “The Waldheim Waltz,” Ruth Beckermann Special mention: “Ex Shaman,” Luiz Bolognesi Best First Feature: “Touch Me Not,” Adina Pintilie Special mention: “An Elephant Sitting Still,” Hu Bo Golden Bear for Best Short Film: “The Men Behind the Wall,” Ines Moldavsky Silver Bear Jury Prize for Short Film: “Imfura,” Samuel Ishimwe Audi Short Film Award: “Solar Walk,” Reka Bucsi
CHILDREN’S JURY AWARDS
CHILDREN’S JURY GENERATION KPLUS Crystal Bear for Best Film: “Cross My Heart,” Luc Picard Special mention: “Supa Modo,” Likarion Wainaina Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: “A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl,” Tilda Cobham-Hervey Special mention: “Snow for Water,” Christopher Villiers
INTERNATIONAL JURY GENERATION KPLUS Grand Prix: “Seen and Unseen,” Kamila Andini Special mention: “Cleo & Paul,” Stephane Demoustier Special prize for short film: “A Curious Girl,” Rajesh Prasad Khatri Special mention: “Lobster Dinner,” Gregorio Franchetti
YOUTH JURY GENERATION 14PLUS Crystal Bear for Best Film: “Fortuna,” Germinal Roaux Special mention: “Retablo,” Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio L. Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: “Kiem Holijanda,” Sarah Veltmeyer Special mention: “Dressed for Pleasure,” Marie de Maricourt
INTERNATIONAL JURY GENERATION 14PLUS Grand Prix: “Fortuna,” Germinal Roaux Special mention: “Dressage,” Pooya Badkoobeh Special Prize: “Juck,” Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert and Ulrika Bandeira Special mention: “Bless You!,” Paulina Ziokowska
INDEPENDENT JURY AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY Berlin Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards: “Burkina Brandenburg Komplex,” Ulu Braun
ECUMENICAL JURY Competition film: “In the Aisles,” Thomas Stuber Special mention: “U – July 22,” Erik Poppe Panorama film: “Styx,” Wolfgang Fischer Forum film: “Theatre of War,” Lola Arias
FIPRESCI JURY Competition film: “The Heiresses,” Marcelo Martinessi Panorama film: “River’s Edge,” Isao Yukisada Forum film: “An Elephant Sitting Still,” Hu Bo
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM PRIZE Winner: “Central Airport THF,” Karim Ainouz Special mention: “Eldorado,” Markus Imhoof
GUILD FILM PRIZE Winner: “In the Aisles,” Thomas Stuber
CICAE ART CINEMA AWARD Panorama film: “Hard Paint,” Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher Forum film: “Theatre of War,” Lola Arias
LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS Winner: “Styx,” Wolfgang Fischer
TEDDY AWARD Best Feature Film: “Hard Paint,” Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher Best Documentary/Essay Film: “Tranny Fag,” Claudia Priscilla and Kiko Goifman Best Short Film: “Three Centimetres,” Lara Zeidan Special Jury Award: “Obscuro Barroco,” Evangelia Kranioti Teddy Newcomer Award: “Retablo,” Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.
CALIGARI FILM PRIZE Winner: “The Wolf House,” Cristobal Leon and Joaquin Cocina
PEACE FILM PRIZE Winner: “The Silence of Others,” Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar
HEINER CARROW PRIZE Winner: “Styx,” Wolfgang Fischer
READERS’ JURIES AND AUDIENCE AWARDS
BERLINER MORGENPOST READERS’ JURY AWARD Winner: “Dovlatov,” Alexey German Jr.
TAGESSPIEGEL READERS’ JURY AWARD Winner: “In the Realm of Perfection,” Julien Faraut
PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD Fiction film winner: “Profile,” Timur Bekmambetov 2nd place: “Styx,” Wolfgang Fischer 3rd place: “L’Animale,” Katharina Mueckstein
Documentary film winner: “The Silence of Others,” Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar 2nd place: “Partisan,” Lutz Pehnert, Matthias Ehlert and Adama Ulrich 3rd place: “The Trial,” Maria Augusta Ramos
TEDDY READERS’ AWARD Winner: “The Heiresses,” Marcelo Martinessi
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
COMPASS-PERSPEKTIVE-AWARD Winner: “Everywhere We Are,” Veronika Kaserer
KOMPAGNON-FELLOWSHIP Winners: “Blutsauger,” Julian Radlmaier and “When a farm goes aflame, the flakes fly home to bear the tale,” Jide Tom Akinleminu
ARTE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE Winner: “The War Has Ended,” Hagar Ben Asher
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD Winner: Madants, Match Factory Productions and Transfax Film Productions for “The War Has Ended,” Hagar Ben Asher
VFI TALENT HIGHLIGHT AWARD Winner: Jing Wang for “Tropical Memories”
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