Golden Bear
The Golden Bear (German: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. The winners of the first Berlin International Film Festival in 1951 were determined by a West German panel, and there were five winners of the Golden Bear, divided by categories and genres.[1] Between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members.[2] In 1956, the FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films) formally accredited the festival, and since then the Golden Bear has been awarded by an international jury.[2]
| Golden Bear (Goldener Bär) | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Presented by | Berlin International Film Festival |
| First awarded | 1951 |
| Currently held by | There Is No Evil (2020) |
| Website | https://www.berlinale.de/en/home.html  |
The award
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The statuette shows a bear standing on the hind legs and is based on the 1932 design by German sculptor Renée Sintenis of Berlin's heraldic mascot that later became the symbol of the festival. It has been manufactured since the first edition by art foundry Hermann Noack.[3][4] It was awarded for the first time in 1951 and was redesigned in a larger version in 1960.[5] Also, the left arm of the bear was raised as opposed to the right in the former model.[6] The current bear is 20 centimeters high and is fixed onto a base where the winning name is engraved.[7] The figurine consists of a bronze core which is then plated with a layer of gold. The total weight of the award is 4 kilograms.[8]
Golden Bear
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Multiple winners
- Ang Lee (Taiwan/USA) (1993, 1996)
Golden Bear – Honorary Award
The Honorary Golden Bear (German: Goldener Ehrenbar) is the Berlin International Film Festival's honorary award for lifetime achievement by important figures in the world of film.[10]
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1982 | James Stewart |
| 1988 | Alec Guinness |
| 1989 | Dustin Hoffman |
| 1990 | Oliver Stone |
| 1993 | Gregory Peck and Billy Wilder |
| 1994 | Sophia Loren |
| 1995 | Alain Delon |
| 1996 | Elia Kazan and Jack Lemmon |
| 1997 | Kim Novak |
| 1998 | Catherine Deneuve |
| 1999 | Shirley MacLaine |
| 2000 | Jeanne Moreau |
| 2001 | Kirk Douglas |
| 2002 | Robert Altman and Claudia Cardinale |
| 2003 | Anouk Aimée |
| 2004 | Fernando Solanas |
| 2005 | Im Kwon-taek and Fernando Fernán Gómez |
| 2006 | Andrzej Wajda and Ian McKellen |
| 2007 | Arthur Penn |
| 2008 | Francesco Rosi |
| 2009 | Maurice Jarre |
| 2010 | Wolfgang Kohlhaase and Hanna Schygulla |
| 2011 | Armin Mueller-Stahl |
| 2012 | Meryl Streep |
| 2013 | Claude Lanzmann[11] |
| 2014 | Ken Loach[12] |
| 2015 | Wim Wenders[13] |
| 2016 | Michael Ballhaus[14] |
| 2017 | Milena Canonero |
| 2018 | Willem Dafoe |
| 2019 | Charlotte Rampling |
| 2020 | Helen Mirren[15] |
See also
- Silver Bear and other awards at the Berlin International Film Festival
- Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival
- Golden Lion, the highest prize awarded at the Venice Film Festival
- Golden Leopard, the highest prize awarded at the Locarno Festival
References
- "- Berlinale – Archive – Annual Archives – 1952 – Juries".
- "German Film Festival bear awards based on 1939 design previewed in Berlin". EFE. Berlin. January 11, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- "Eventful Berlinale". deutschland.de. February 19, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- "Große kleine Tiere". Cicero (in German). Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- English, James F. (2008). The Economy of Prestige: prizes, awards, and the circulation of cultural value. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 167–168. ISBN 978-0-674-03043-5.
- Günther, Ulrich (February 19, 2010). "Berlinale Cineasten blicken auf den Bären". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- "In pictures". Novinite. February 8, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- "Berlinale 1970: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- "THE HONORARY GOLDEN BEAR". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "Claude Lanzmann to receive Berlin's Honorary Golden Bear". screendaily. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- "Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Ken Loach". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- "Homage 2015 and Honorary Golden Bear for Wim Wenders". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- "Martin Scorsese's Longtime Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus Is Set To Be Honoured With A Lifetime Achievement Award At The 2016 Berlin International Film Festival". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Homage and Honorary Golden Bear 2020 for Dame Helen Mirren". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
