List of winners at 69th Berlin film festival

BERLIN: Here are the winners of the main prizes awarded on Saturday at the 69th Berlin fi lm festival, the fi rst major European cinema showcase of the year:

• Golden Bear for best fi lm: “Synonymes” ( Synonyms), Nadav Lapid, France/ Israel/ Germany

• Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear: “Grace a Dieu” ( By the Grace of God), Francois Ozon, France

• Silver Bear for best director: Angela Schanelec for “Ich war zuhause, aber” ( I Was at Home, But), Germany/Serbia

• Silver Bear for best actress: Yong Mei for “Di jiu tian chang” (So Long, My Son) by Wang Xiaoshuai, China

• Silver Bear for best actor: Wang Jingchun for “Di jiu tian chang” (So Long, My Son)

• Silver Bear for best screenplay: Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano for “La paranza dei bambini” ( Piranhas), Italy

• Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize for work that opens new perspectives: “Systemsprenger” ( System Crasher), Nora Fingscheidt, Germany

• Teddy for best feature fi lm with gay or lesbian context: “Breve historia del planeta verde” ( Brief Story from the Green Planet), Santiago Loza, Argentina/ Germany/ Brazil/ Spain

• Teddy for best documentary fi lm with gay or lesbian context: “Lemembel”, Joanna Reposi, Chile/Colombia