The Alfred Bauer Prize was an annual film award, presented by the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of its Silver Bear series of awards, to a film that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art". The prize was suspended in 2020 after it was revealed that the founding director of the festival Alfred Bauer had been an active high-ranking Nazi closely involved in a propaganda organisation set up by Joseph Goebbels. [1] [2] The award was presented by the international jury under the title “The Silver Bear – 70th Berlinale”, for that year edition of the festival. [3]
Year | English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
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1980s | ||||
Awarded as "Alfred Bauer Prize" | ||||
1987 (37th) | Mauvais Sang | Léos Carax | France | |
1989 (39th) | The Servant | Слуга | Vadim Abdrashitov | Soviet Union |
1990s | ||||
1990 (40th) | The Guard | Караул | Aleksandr Rogozhkin | Soviet Union |
1992 (42nd) | Infinitas | Бесконечность | Marlen Khutsiev | Russia |
1994 (44th) | Hwa-Om-Kyung | Jang Sun-woo | South Korea | |
1996 (46th) | Strangled Lives | Vite strozzate | Ricky Tognazzi | Italy, France |
1997 (47th) | Romeo + Juliet | Baz Luhrmann | United States | |
1998 (48th) | Hold You Tight | 愈快樂愈墮落 | Stanley Kwan | Hong Kong |
1999 (49th) | Karnaval | Thomas Vincent | France | |
2000s | ||||
2000 (50th) | Boy's Choir | Dokuritsu shônen gasshô-dan | Akira Ogata | Japan |
2001 (51st) | La Ciénaga | Lucrecia Martel | Argentina, Spain | |
2002 (52nd) | Baader | Christopher Roth | Germany | |
2003 (53rd) | Hero | 英雄 | Zhang Yimou | Hong Kong, China |
2004 (54th) | Maria Full of Grace | María, llena eres de gracia | Joshua Marston | United States, Colombia |
2005 (55th) | The Wayward Cloud | 天邊一朵雲 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan, France |
2006 (56th) | The Minder | El Custodio | Rodrigo Moreno | Argentina, Germany, France |
2007 (57th) | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
2008 (58th) | Lake Tahoe | Fernando Eimbcke | Mexico | |
2009 (59th) | Giant | Gigante | Adrián Biniez | Uruguay, Germany, Argentina, Netherlands |
Tatarak | Andrzej Wajda | Poland | ||
2010s | ||||
2010 (60th) | If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle | Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier | Florin Șerban | Romania, Sweden |
2011 (61st) | If Not Us, Who? | Wer wenn nicht wir | Andres Veiel | Germany |
2012 (62nd) | Tabu | Miguel Gomes | Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France | |
2013 (63rd) | Vic and Flo Saw a Bear | Vic et Flo ont vu un ours | Denis Côté | Canada |
2014 (64th) | Life of Riley | Aimer, boire et chanter | Alain Resnais | France |
2015 (65th) | Ixcanul | Jayro Bustamante | Guatemala, France | |
2016 (66th) | A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery | Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis | Lav Diaz | Philippines, Singapore |
2017 (67th) | Spoor | Pokot | Agnieszka Holland | Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovak Republic |
2018 (68th) | The Heiresses | Las herederas | Marcelo Martinessi | Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France |
2019 (69th) | System Crasher | Systemsprenger | Nora Fingscheidt | Germany |
2020s | ||||
Awarded as "The Silver Bear – 70th Berlinale" | ||||
2020 (70th) | Delete History | Effacer l'historique | Benoît Delépine & Gustave Kervern | France, Belgium |
The Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the "Big Three" alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival in France. Tens of thousands of visitors attend each year.
The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the President of the Jury. The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116 countries, including 3900 members of the press. German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl received the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. The Golden Bear for Best Film went to the Iranian film Nader and Simin, A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi, which also served as the closing film at the festival.
The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet Union film Tema directed by Gleb Panfilov. The retrospective was in honour of Armenian-American film and theatre director Rouben Mamoulian. The homage was dedicated to French couple Jean-Louis Barrault, actor and director, and Madeleine Renaud, actress. It was titled Renaud-Barrault au cinéma.
The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film Rain Man directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer and another one dedicated to European productions of 1939 titled Europe 1939.
The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 February 1990. The festival opened with Steel Magnolias by Herbert Ross, which was shown out of competition. The Golden Bear was awarded ex aequo to the American film Music Box directed by Costa-Gavras and Czechoslovak film Skřivánci na niti directed by Jiří Menzel. The retrospective of this edition included two programs: The Year 1945, dedicated to international productions released in 1945, and 40 Years Berlinale, dedicated to some of the most significant films presented during the past editions of the festival.
The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1992. The festival opened with The Inner Circle by Andrei Konchalovsky. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film Grand Canyon directed by Lawrence Kasdan. The retrospective dedicated to Babelsberg Studios films was shown at the festival.
The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1994. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-Irish film In the Name of the Father directed by Jim Sheridan. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian director, actor and producer Erich von Stroheim was shown at the festival.
The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012. British film director Mike Leigh was the President of the Jury. The first five films to be screened in the competition were announced on 19 December 2011. American actress Meryl Streep was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear on 14 February. Benoît Jacquot's film Les adieux à la reine was announced as the opening film. The Golden Bear for Best Film went to the Italian film Caesar Must Die, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, which also served as closing night film.
The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-American film Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee. The retrospective dedicated to American film director, producer and screenwriter William Wyler was shown at the festival.
The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1998. The festival opened with the Irish film The Boxer by Jim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker was selected as the closing night film. The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian-French film Central Station directed by Walter Salles. The retrospective dedicated to Siodmak Bros., titled Siodmak Bros. Berlin – London – Paris – Hollywood was shown at the festival.
The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999. The festival opened with Aimée & Jaguar by Max Färberböck. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film The Thin Red Line directed by Terrence Malick.
The 50th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 2000. The festival opened with The Million Dollar Hotel by Wim Wenders. Bossa Nova by Bruno Barreto, screened out of competition was the closing film of the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The retrospective titled Artificial People and dedicated to artificial beings and machines in the films was shown at the festival, screening films like The Golem: How He Came into the World and The Terminator. On its 50th anniversary the premieres of the films in competition at the festival moved from Zoo Palast to Theater am Potsdamer Platz located at Potsdamer Platz.
The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to 18, 2001. The festival opened with war-drama film Enemy at the Gates by Jean-Jacques Annaud. 70 mm restored version of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey was the closing film of the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to French-British film Intimacy directed by Patrice Chéreau. The retrospective dedicated to German-Austrian filmmaker, screenwriter Fritz Lang was shown at the festival.
The 52nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6 to 17, 2002. The festival opened with Heaven by Tom Tykwer. New print of Charlie Chaplin's 1940 American satirical dramedy film The Great Dictator was the closing film of the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to British–Irish film Bloody Sunday directed by Paul Greengrass and Japanese Animated film Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
The 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival took place in Berlin, Germany between 7 and 17 February 2013. Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the President of the Jury and his film The Grandmaster was the opening film of the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Romanian film Child's Pose directed by Călin Peter Netzer, which also served as the closing film.
The 64th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 February 2014. Wes Anderson's film The Grand Budapest Hotel opened the festival. British film director Ken Loach was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film Black Coal, Thin Ice directed by Diao Yinan, which also served as closing film.
The 57th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 February 2007. The opening film of this year's festival was Olivier Dahan’s La Vie En Rose. Angel by François Ozon served as the closing night film. American director Paul Schrader served as the jury president at the festival.
The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The first seven films of the festival were announced on 15 December 2014. Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night was announced as the opening film.
The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. Hail, Caesar!, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, was selected to open the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian documentary Fire at Sea, directed by Gianfranco Rosi, which also serves as closing night film.
The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President. American film director Wes Anderson's animated film Isle of Dogs opened the festival, becoming first animated film to open the fest. The Romanian film Touch Me Not directed by Adina Pintilie won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing night film.
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