Berlin Film Festival’s Crystal Bear Award

Berlin International Film Festival-Golden Bear Award

Origin and meaning:

Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival are collectively known as the three major international film festivals. It was founded in 1951 in West Berlin, the border between East and West. It was originally held from late June to late July every year. Since 1978, it has been held from late February to early March every year. The film festival lasts for 2 weeks. Since the emblem of Berlin is a bear, the Berlin Film Festival's grand prize is called the Golden Bear. In addition to the competition section, the festival also includes non-competition films and youth films as well as various retrospectives.

Formerly known as the West Berlin International Film Festival, it is one of the top international film festivals in Europe. It was planned by Alfred Bauer in the early 1950s and received support and help from the then Federal German government and the film industry. The first session was held in West Berlin from the end of June to the beginning of July 1951.

Award setting:

The main awards of the Berlin International Film Festival are the "Golden Bear Award" and the "Silver Bear Award". The "Golden Bear Award" is awarded to the best feature film, documentary, scientific and educational film, and artistic film; the "Silver Bear Award" is awarded to the best director, actor or actress, screenwriter, music, photography, art, youth work or feature film with special achievements, etc. . In addition, there are International Criticism Awards, Special Jury Awards, etc. In the 1980s, 30 to 40 countries and regions participated every year, and 200 to 300 films were screened. The film festival is held annually. Since 1978, in order to compete with the Cannes International Film Festival in France, it has been held for two weeks from the end of February to the beginning of March.

Historical influence:

The Berlin Film Festival has played a great role in promoting the dialogue and exchange between Eastern and Western films, and its international influence is also growing.

Winners List of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (2010)

Main Competition Section

Golden Bear Award for Best Film "Honey"

Grand Jury Award Silver Bear for "The Whistle"

Silver Bear Award for Best Director Roman Polanski "The Knife Catcher"

Silver Bear Award for Best Screenplay "Reunion"

Silver Bear Award for Best Actor Grigory Dobyazin Sug Pskoparis "How I Ended the Summer"

Best Actress Silver Bear Award: "Caterpillar" by Shinobu Terashima

Camera Award (Honorable Mention): "Brother" (Japan) Outstanding Artistic Achievement (Photography) Silver Bear Award: "How I Ended the Summer" ( Russia)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Hannah Chigula, Wolfgang Kohlhays

Alfred Award (Dare to Fight Award): "Whistle" (Romania/Sweden)

Award-winning Chinese films in other categories

New Generation Category

Crystal Bear Award for Best Film: "The Thief of Time" (Hong Kong, China)< /p>

Special Award: Zhang Lu ("The River") (China)

Young Directors Forum

Best Asian Film Award: "One Page of Taipei" (Taiwan, China) )