The 64th Berlin International Film Festival climaxed tonight with the event's awards. Asian entry Black Coal, Thin Ice won the Berlinale's top Golden Bear for Best Feature Film award. Diao Yinan's Mandarin language film is the third feature by the Chinese director.
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“It's really hard to believe that this dream has come true — a dream that I've had for such a long time and that didn't come true for such a long time,” director Diao Yinan said accepting the prize for his detective thriller. “It's wonderful.” Black Coal star Liao Fan won the Best Actor prize for his role in the film.
The Best Actress prize went to Haru Kuroki for her role in The Little House by Yoji Yamada.
In other prizes selected by the jury, lead by for screenwriter and former Focus Features head James Schamus, Richard Linklater won the Best Director award for his film Boyhood, while Berlinale opener The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson was awarded the Silver Bear, the fest's runner-up award.
Prizes of the International Jury: â¨
Golden Bear for Best Film (awarded to the filmâs producer): Bai Ri Yan Huo (Black Coal, Thin Ice) by Diao Yinan
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson
Silver Bear for Best Director: Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Haru Kuroki in Chiisai Ouchi (The Little House) by Yoji Yamada
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Liao Fan in Bai Ri Yan Huo (Black Coal, Thin Ice) by Diao Yinan
Silver Bear for Best Script: Dietrich BrĂźggemann, Anna BrĂźggemann for Kreuzweg (Stations of the Cross) by Dietrich BrĂźggemann
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (in the categories camera, editing, music score costume or set design): Zeng Jian for the camera in Tui Na (Blind Massage) by Lou Ye
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Best First Feature Award – GĂźeros by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Prizes of the International Short Film Jury
Golden Bear for Best Short Film: Tant qu'il nous reste des fusils Ă pompe (As long as shotguns remain) â¨by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film): Laborat by Guillaume Cailleau
Berlin Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards: Taprobana by Gabriel Abrantes
DAAD Short Film Prize: Person to Person Person by Dustin Guy Defa
Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize (for a feature film that opens new perspectives): Aimer, boire et chanter (Life of Riley) by Alain Resnais
Teddy Awards (for gay films):
Best First Feature: Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way He Looks) by Daniel Ribeiro
Best Documentary: Der Kreis (The Circle) by Stefan Hauptâ¨
Best Short Film: Mondial 2010 (Mondial 2010) by Roy Dib
â¨Teddy Jury Award: Pierrot Lunaire by Bruce LaBruce