It has happened again. 52 Tuesdays has the Crystal Bear for the Generation 14+ category, while the short film Emo-The Musical from Neil Triffett has a special commendation.
The system is divided into International Jury and Youth Jury categories; the Australians were singled out by the youth juries. So a bunch of teenagers cast their vote for 52 Tuesdays, a picture about a bunch of teenagers confronting some tough issues. Like Mum’s gender change after the collapse of the live-in family.
Said the jury, “The situation is exceptional but familiar. This year’s winning movie is both suprising and touching. It is a movie about family and the quest for identity, and despite all the conflicts, the protagonists stay connected through their love to each other. The moving story is presented in a fascinating structure and convinces with strong characters, humour, clever ideas and sensitivity.”
Of Emo the jury said, “This year’s special mention goes to a movie that takes a look at group identity and peer pressure, with a surprising and pleasant lightness of touch. It convinced us with its firework of funny dialogues, melodies and humour, making fun of itself while never becoming ridiculous.”
In competition, the Golden Bear went to Black Coal, Thin Ice, the Chinese film from Diao Yinan. The silver was taken by The Grand Budapest Hotel to the satisfaction of Wes Anderson.
The full list is here:
COMPETITION
Golden Bear Best Film:
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prix:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
by Wes Anderson
Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize:
Aimer, Boire Et Chanter
by Alain Resnais
Silver Bear for Best Director:
Richard Linklater
Boyhood
Silver Bear for Best Actress:
Haru Kuroki
The Little House
Silver Bear for Best Actor:
Liao Fan
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Silver Bear for Best Script:
Dietrich & Anna Brüggemann
Stations Of The Cross
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution:
Cinematography: Zeng Jian
Blind Massage
Golden Bear Best Short Film:
As Long As Shotguns Remain
by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Silver Bear Jury Prize Short Film:
Laborat
by Guillaume Cailleau
PANORAMA
Best First Feature:
Güeros
by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Audience Award – Fiction:
Difret
Ethiopia
by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
2nd Place:
Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way He Looks)
Brazil
by Daniel Ribeiro
3rd Place:
Patardzlebi (Brides)
Georgia / France
by Tinatin Kajrishvili
Audience Award – Documentary:
Der Kreis (The Circle)
Switzerland
by Stefan Haupt
2nd Place:
Finding Vivian Maier
USA
by John Maloof & Charlie Siskel
3rd Place:
My Mother, A War And Me
Germany
by Tamara Trampe & Johann Feindt
GENERATION KPLUS (Children’s Jury)
Crystal Bear for the Best Film:
Killa
by Avinash Arun, India
Special Mention:
Hitono Nozomino Yorokobiyo
by Masakazu Sugita, Japan
Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film:
Sprout
by Ga-eun Yoon, Republic of Korea
Special Mention:
Sepatu Baru
by Aditya Ahmad, Indonesia
GENERATION KPLUS (International Jury)
Grand Prize:
Ciencias Naturales
by MatÃas Lucchesi, Argentina/France
Special Mention:
Killa
by Avinash Arun, India
Best Short Film:
Moy Lichniy Los’
by Leonid Shmelkov, Russian Federation
Special Mention:
el
by Roland Ferge, Hungary
GENERATION 14PLUS (Youth Jury)
Crystal Bear for the Best Film:
52 Tuesdays
by Sophie Hyde, Australia
Special Mention:
ärtico
by Gabri Velázquez, Spain
Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film:
Mike
by Petros Silvestros, Great Britain
Special Mention:
Emo (The Musical)
by Neil Triffett, Australia
GENERATION 14PLUS (International Jury)
Violet
by Bas Devos, Belgium / Netherlands
Special Mention:
Einstein And Einstein
by Cao Baoping, People’s Republic of China
Special Prize for the best short film:
Vetrarmorgun
by Sakaris Stórá, Faroe Islands
Special Mention:
Søn
by Kristoffer Kiørboe, Denmark
PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Competition:
Stations Of The Cross
by Dietrich Brüggemann
Special Mention
’71
by Yann Demange
Panorama:
Calvary
by John Michael McDonagh
Special Mention
Triptych
by Robert Lepage, Pedro Pires
Forum:
At Home
by Athanasios Karanikolas
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM PRIZE
The Square
by Jehane Noujaim
FRENCH-GERMAN YOUTH OFFICE AWARD
Anywhere Else
by Ester Amrami
Special Mention
fog
by Nicole Vögele
PRIZE OF THE GUILD OF GERMAN ART HOUSE CINEMAS
Boyhood
by Richard Linklater
CICAE ART CINEMA AWARD
Panorama:
The Lamb
by KutluÄŸ Ataman
Forum:
She’s Lost Control
by Anja Marquardt
NETPAC PRIZE
A Dream Of Iron
by Kelvin Kyung Kun Park
tied with:
Non-Fiction Diary
by Jung Yoon-suk