Over the past ten days from February 15 to 25, a total of 199 films from 51 countries were screened. With a total of over 50 German productions and co-productions, the line-up was a very special record from a German perspective. It shows the great interest and quality of German film when such a large number is selected for an internationally important film festival like the Berlinale. In a year in which German Films is celebrating its 70th anniversary and thus also the success story of German cinema abroad, we are particularly pleased with the winners of this year's Berlinale and congratulate them on the awards for German productions and co-productions.

All German prizes for productions and co-productions at a glance:

COMPETITION
Silver Bear Jury Prize
THE EMPIRE (L’ EMPIRE) by Bruno Dumont (FR/IT/DE/BEL/POR, Red Balloon Film)

Silver Bear for Best Director
Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias for PEPE (DOM/NAM/DE/FR, Pandora Film Produktion)

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Matthias Glasner for DYING (STERBEN) by Matthias Glasner (Port au Prince, Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion, Senator Film Produktion)

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Performance
Martin Gschlacht for the cinematography in THE DEVIL’S BATH (DES TEUFELS BAD) by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz (AT/DE, Heimatfilm)

ENCOUNTERS
Best Film
DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell (DE/FR, CASKFILMS)

Best Director
Juliana Rojas for CIDADE;CAMPO by Juliana Rojas (BRA/DE/FR, Sutor Kolonko)

BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Special Mention
DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell (DE/FR, CASKFILMS)

PANORAMA
Panorama Audience Award second and third place
MY STOLEN PLANET by Farahnaz Sharifi (Jyoti Films)
TEACHES OF PEACHES by Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer (Avanti Media Fiction)

BERLINALE SHORTS
Special Mention
THAT'S ALL FROM ME by Eva Könnemann (Eva Könnemann Filmproduktion)

Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Anward
THAT'S ALL FROM ME by Eva Könnemann (Eva Könnemann Filmproduktion)

GENERATION 14PLUS
Special Mention
MAYDEGOL by Sarvnaz Alambeigi (IN/DE/FR)

PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Competition
MY FAVOURITE CAKE (KEYKE MAHBOOBE MAN) by Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha (IR/FR/SWE/DE, Watchmen Productions)

PRIZES OF THE FIPRESCI JURY
Competition
MY FAVOURITE CAKE (KEYKE MAHBOOBE MAN) by Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha (IR/FR/SWE/DE, Watchmen Productions)

Encounters
SLEEP WITH YOUR EYES OPEN (DORMIR DE OLHOS ABERTOS) by Nele Wohlatz (BRA/ARG/TWN/DE, Blinkerfilm)

Panorama
FARUK by Asli Özge (DE/TR/FR, EEFilms)

TEDDY AWARDS
Best Documentary/Essay Film
TEACHES OF PEACHES by Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer (Avanti Media Fiction)

CICAE ART CINEMA AWARD
Forum
SHAHID by Narges Kalhor (Michael Kalb Filmproduktion)

GUILD FILM PRIZE
Competition
DYING (STERBEN) by Matthias Glasner (Port au Prince, Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion, Senator Film Produktion)

CALIGARI FILM PRIZE
SHAHID by Narges Kalhor (Michael Kalb Filmproduktion)

HEINER-CAROW-PRIZE
IVO by Eva Trobisch (Studio Zentral, Trimafilm)

AG KINO GILDE - CINEMA VISION 14plus
Special Mention
DISCO AFRIKA: A MALAGASY STORY (DISCO AFRIKA: EINE MADAGASSISCHE GESCHICHTE) by Luck Razanajaona (MD/FR/DE/MAU/SA/QA, NiKo Film)

BERLINER MORGENPOST READERS‘ JURY AWARD
DYING (STERBEN) by Matthias Glasner (Port au Prince, Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion, Senator Film Produktion)