"Dahomey", the documentary by French-Senegalese filmmaker, Mati Diop, received the top prize of the Golden Bear at the close of the 74th Berlin Film Festival. The film tells the story of the African artworks that were looted from Dahomey, an area that was the former West African kingdom located in the south of today’s Republic of Benin, brought to France and the journey of the art returned to Benin. The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize went to Hong Sang-soo and his latest, "A Traveler's Needs". Isabelle Huppert stars as a French woman who ends up in Korea and with no previous experience, begins to teach French to the locals in order to make a living.
Here is the list of winners from the 2024 Berlin Film Festival:
Golden Bear: "Dahomey"
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: "여행자의 필요 (A Traveler's Needs)"
Silver Bear: "L'Empire (The Empire)"
Best Director: Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias, "Pepe"
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Matthias Glasner, "Sterben (Dying)"
Best Leading Performance: Sebastian Stan, "A Different Man"
Best Supporting Performance: Emily Watson, "Small Things Like These"
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Martin Gschlacht, cinematographer for "Des Teufels Bad (The Devil's Bath)"
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