Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (also Jury Grand Prix, Grand Prize of the Jury) is an award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition. It is the runner-up to the Golden Bear prize and is considered the second most prestigious prize at the festival.[1]

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Silberner Bär (German)
Hong Sang-soo, 2024 winner
LocationBerlin
CountryGermany
Presented byBerlin International Film Festival
First awarded1951
WinnerA Traveler's Needs by Hong Sang-soo
Websitehttps://www.berlinale.de/en/festival/awards-and-juries/international-jury.html Edit this on Wikidata

History

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The award was first introduced at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival in 1965. The prize was also formerly known as the Special Jury Prize.

In 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, its title was officially changed to "Grand Jury Prize".

 
Agnès Varda, 1965 winner for Le Bonheur
 
Roman Polanski, 1965 winner for Repulsion
 
Éric Rohmer, 1967 winner for La Collectionneuse
 
Werner Herzog, 1968 winner for Signs of Life
 
Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1971 winner for The Decameron


Winners

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Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
1960s
Awarded as "Special Prize of the Jury"
1965
(15th)
Le Bonheur Agnès Varda France
Repulsion Roman Polanski United Kingdom
1966
(16th)
The Chasers Jakten Yngve Gamlin Sweden
No Shooting Time for Foxes Schonzeit Für Füchse Peter Schamoni West Germany
1967
(17th)
La Collectionneuse Éric Rohmer France
Next Year, Same Time Alle Jahre Wieder Ulrich Schamoni West Germany
1968
(18th)
Innocence Unprotected Nevinost Bez Zastite Dušan Makavejev Yugoslavia
Signs of Life Lebenszeichen Werner Herzog West Germany
Something Like Love Come l'Amore Enzo Muzii Italy
1970s
1970
(20th)
No awards given that year because of the controversy surrounding the participation in the main competition of director Michael Verhoeven's film o.k. that led to the resignation of the international jury before the festival ended
1971
(21st)
The Decameron Il Decameron Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy, France
1972
(22nd)
The Hospital Arthur Hiller United States
Awarded as "Special Jury Prize"
1973
(23rd)
There's No Smoke Without Fire Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu André Cayatte France, Italy
1974
(24th)
The Clockmaker L'Horloger de Saint-Paul Bertrand Tavernier France
1975
(25th)
The Common Man Dupont Lajoie Yves Boisset
Overlord Stuart Cooper United Kingdom
1976
(26th)
Canoa: A Shameful Memory Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso Felipe Cazals Mexico
1977
(27th)
The Devil, Probably Le Diable, Probablement Robert Bresson France
1978
(28th)
A Queda Ruy Guerra & Nelson Xavier Brazil
1979
(29th)
Alexandria... Why? إسكندرية ليه Youssef Chahine Egypt
1980s
1980
(30th)
Seeking Asylum Chiedo Asilo Marco Ferreri Italy, France
1981
(31st)
Akaler Shandhaney আকালের সন্ধানে Mrinal Sen India
1982
(32nd)
Shivers Dreszcze Wojciech Marczewski Poland
1983
(33rd)
A Season in Hakkari Hakkâri'de Bir Mevsim Erden Kıral Turkey
1984
(34th)
Funny Dirty Little War No Habrá más Penas ni Olvido Héctor Olivera Argentina
1985
(35th)
Flowers of Reverie Szirmok, Virágok, Koszorúk László Lugossy Hungary
1986
(36th)
The Mass Is Ended La Messa è Finita Nanni Moretti Italy
1987
(37th)
The Sea and Poison 海と毒薬 Kei Kumai Japan
1988
(38th)
Commissar Комиссар Alexander Askoldow Soviet Union
1989
(39th)
Evening Bell 晚鐘 Wu Ziniu China
1990s
1990
(40th)
The Asthenic Syndrome Астенический синдром Kira Muratova Soviet Union
1991
(41st)
The Conviction La Condanna Marco Bellocchio Italy
Satan Сатана Viktor Aristow Soviet Union
1992
(42nd)
Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe Édes Emma, Drága Böbe – Vázlatok, Aktok István Szabó Hungary
1993
(43rd)
Arizona Dream Emir Kusturica France, United States
1994
(44th)
Strawberry and Chocolate Fresa y Chocolate Tomás Gutiérrez Alea & Juan Carlos Tabío Cuba, Mexico
1995
(45th)
Smoke Wayne Wang United States
1996
(46th)
All Things Fair Lust och Fägring Stor Bo Widerberg Sweden, Denmark
1997
(47th)
The River 河流 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
1998
(48th)
Wag the Dog Barry Levinson United States
Awarded as "Jury Grand Prix"
1999
(49th)
Mifune's Last Song Mifune Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Denmark, Sweden
2000s
2000
(50th)
The Road Home 我的父亲母亲 Zhang Yimou China
2001
(51st)
Beijing Bicycle 十七岁的单车 Wang Xiaoshuai China, Taiwan, France
2002
(52nd)
Grill Point Halbe Treppe Andreas Dresen Germany
2003
(53rd)
Adaptation Spike Jonze United States
2004
(54th)
Lost Embrace El Abrazo Partido Daniel Burman Argentina, France, Spain
2005
(55th)
Peacock 孔雀 Gu Changwei China
2006
(56th)
Offside آفساید Jafar Panahi Iran
A Soap En Soap Pernille Fischer Christensen Denmark, Sweden
2007
(57th)
The Other El otro Ariel Rotter Argentina, France, Germany
2008
(58th)
Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris United States
2009
(59th)
Everyone Else Alle Anderen Maren Ade Germany
Giant Gigante Adrián Biniez Uruguay, Argentina
2010s
2010
(60th)
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Eu Când Vreau să Fluier, Fluier Florin Șerban Romania
2011
(61st)
The Turin Horse A torinói ló Béla Tarr Hungary
2012
(62nd)
Just the Wind Csak a szél Benedek Fliegauf
2013
(63rd)
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker Epizoda u životu berača željeza Danis Tanović Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, France
Awarded as "Grand Jury Prize"
2014
(64th)
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson United States, Germany
2015
(65th)
The Club El Club Pablo Larraín Chile
2016
(66th)
Death in Sarajevo Smrt u Sarajevu Danis Tanović Bosnia and Herzegovina, France
2017
(67th)
Félicité Alain Gomis Senegal, France
2018
(68th)
Mug Twarz Małgorzata Szumowska Poland
2019
(69th)
By the Grace of God Grâce à Dieu François Ozon France
2020s
2020
(70th)
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman United States
2021
(71st)
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy 偶然と想像 Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
2022
(72nd)
The Novelist's Film 소설가의 영화 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
2023
(73rd)
Afire Roter Himmel Christian Petzold Germany
2024
(74th)
A Traveler's Needs 여행자의 필요 Hong Sang-soo South Korea

Notes

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  1. ^ Ehlert, Matthias ; Reden, Sven von: Film ab: Das Berlinale-Lexikon Buchstaben. In: Welt am Sonntag, 5. Februar 2006, Kultur, S. 60
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