WINNERS OF THE 2022 BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL

"Alcarràs", Carla Simón's moving drama about a family of Catalan peach farmers, won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival. The Spanish director had previously won the Best Debut Feature prize at Berlinale back in 2017 for "Summer 1993". The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, which is the runner-up award, went to Hong Sangoo for "The Novelist’s Film", the Korean filmmaker's black & white drama involving artists working together as they all struggle with creative blocks. And the veteran French filmmaker, Claire Denis received the Silver Bear for Best Director with her latest, "Fire" (which is also being referred to by the title, "Both Sides of the Blade"), a dramatic love triangle that features Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon and Grégoire Colin.

Here is the partial list of winners from the 2022 Berlin Film Festival:

Golden Bear for Best Film: "Alcarràs"
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: "The Novelist’s Film"



Silver Bear Jury Prize: "Robe of Gems"



Silver Bear for Best Director: Claire Denis, "Fire (Both Sides of the Blade)"



Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Laila Stieler, "Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush"
Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance: Meltem Kaptan, "Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush"



Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance: Laura Basuki, "Before, Now and Then"
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Rithy Panh, "Everything Will Be OK"



Special Mention: "A Piece of Sky"
Berlinale Documentary Award: "Myanmar Diaries"
Special Mention (Documentary): "No U-Turn" 

Best Debut Feature: Kurdwin Ayub, "Sonne"
Encounters Best Film: "Mutzenbacher"
Encounters Best Director: Cyril Schäublin, "Unrest"
Encounters Special Jury Award: "See You Friday, Robinson"
Golden Bear for Best Short Film: "Trap"
Silver Bear for Best Short Film: "Sunday Morning"
Special Mention (Short Film): "Bird in the Peninsula"