{"id":305139,"date":"2026-02-23T00:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/305139\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T00:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:25:12","slug":"fne-at-berlinale-2026-prize-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/305139\/","title":{"rendered":"FNE at Berlinale 2026: Prize Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Pigeons Turn to Gold \/ Kdyby se holubi prom\u011bnili ve zlato\u00a0also scooped the Caligari Film Prize.<\/p>\n

Nina Roza was shot in Bulgaria and stars Bulgarian\/Canadian theatre director Galin Stoev in his first appearance onscreen.<\/p>\n

Romanian minority coproduction Someday a Child by Marie-Rose Osta was awarded the Golden Bear for the Best Short Film.<\/p>\n

Romanian\/Bulgarian feature film The Atlas of the Universe by Paul Negoescu received a Special Mention from the International Jury in the Generation Kplus Competition.<\/p>\n

Romanian\/Italian On Our Own by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu received the CICAE Art Cinema Award for a film in the Forum programme.<\/p>\n

Traces (Ukraine, Poland) directed by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk received the Panorama Audience Award for a documentary.<\/p>\n

\"AtlasThe International Jury headed by Wim Wenders also included Polish producer Ewa Puszczy\u0144ska, among others. The jury decided to give the Golden Bear for the Best Film to Yellow Letters by \u0130lker \u00c7atak.<\/p>\n

See below the full list of festival winners as well as the winners of the development awards.<\/p>\n

The 76th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 22 February, and the European Film Market took place 12 \u2013 18 February 2026.<\/p>\n

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:<\/p>\n

THE PRIZES OF THE INERNATIONAL JURY:<\/p>\n

Golden Bear for Best Film:
Yellow Letters \/ Gelbe Briefe (Germany, France, Turkey)
Directed by \u0130lker \u00c7atak<\/p>\n

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize:
Salvation \/ Kurtulu\u0219 (Turkey, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Saudi Arabia)
Directed by Erminn Alper<\/p>\n

Silver Bear Jury Prize:
Queen at Sea (UK, USA)
Directed by Lance Hammer<\/p>\n

Silver Bear for Best Director:
Grant Gee for Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Ireland, UK)<\/p>\n

Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance:
Sandra H\u00fcller in Rose (Austria, Germany)
Directed by Markus Schleinzer<\/p>\n

Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance:
Anna Calder-Marshall and Tom Courtenay in Queen at Sea (UK, USA)
Directed by Lance Hammer<\/p>\n

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay:
Genevi\u00e8ve Dulude-de Celles for\u00a0Nina Roza\u00a0(Canada, Italy, Bulgaria, Belgium)
Directed by Genevi\u00e8ve Dulude-de Celles
Produced by Colonelle films
Coproduced by Umi Films, Ginger Light, Premier Studio, Echo Bravo<\/p>\n

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution:
Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) (USA)
Directed by Anna Fitch, Banker White<\/p>\n

PRIZES OF THE PERSPECTIVES JURY:<\/p>\n

Best First Feature Award:
Chronicles from the Siege (Algeria, France, Palestine)
Directed by Abdallah Alkhatib<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Forest High \/ For\u00eat ivre (Belgium, France)
Directed by Manon Coubia<\/p>\n

Berlinale Documentary Award:<\/p>\n

Berlinale Documentary Award:
If Pigeons Turn to Gold \/ Kdyby se holubi prom\u011bnili ve zlato\u00a0(Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Pepa Lubojacki
Produced by CLAW Films
Coproduced by\u00a0gu\u010da films<\/a>, the\u00a0Czech Television<\/a>
Supported by Creative Voucher, the\u00a0Czech Audiovisual Fund<\/a>, the\u00a0Prague Audiovisual Fund<\/a>, the\u00a0Slovak Audiovisual Fund<\/a>,\u00a0Eurimages<\/a><\/p>\n

Special Mention:
TUTU (UK)
Directed by Sam Pollard<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Sometimes, I Imagine Them All at a Party \/ Was an Empfindsamkeit bleibt (Germany)
Directed by Daniela Magnani H\u00fcller<\/p>\n

PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY:<\/p>\n

Golden Bear for Best Short Film:
Someday a Child \/ Yawman ma walad (France, Romania, Lebanon)
Directed by Marie-Rose Osta<\/p>\n

Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film):
A Woman\u2019s Place Is Everywhere (USA)
Directed by Fanny Texier<\/p>\n

Berlinale Shorts CUPRA Filmmaker Award:
Kleptomania \/ Di san xian (People\u2019s Republic of China)
Directed by Jingkai Qu<\/p>\n

PRIZES OF THE JURIES GENERATION:<\/p>\n

Prizes of Generation KPlus:<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Jury Generation Kplus:<\/p>\n

Crystal Bear for the Best Film:
Feito Pipa (Gugu\u2019s World) (Brazil)
Directed by Allan Deberton<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Not a Hero (India, Singapore)
Directed by Rima Das<\/p>\n

Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film:
Whale 52 \u2013 Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale (USA)
Directed by Daniel Neiden<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Under the Wave off Little Dragon (UK)
Directed by Luo Jian<\/p>\n

International Jury in the Generation Kplus Competition:<\/p>\n

The Grand Prix of the International Jury for the Best Film:
\"IfFeito Pipa (Gugu\u2019s World) (Brazil)
Directed by Allan Deberton<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
The Atlas of the Universe \/ Atlasul universului\u00a0(Romania, Bulgaria)
Directed by Paul Negoescu
Produced by\u00a0deFilm<\/a>
Coproduced by\u00a0Screening Emotions<\/a>
<\/a>Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC<\/a>),\u00a0OFIC<\/a>,\u00a0Eurimages<\/a>, the\u00a0Bulgarian National Film Center<\/a>, Magic Lab,\u00a0Cinema City<\/a>, Magic Shop, the Romanian Public Television (TVR<\/a>),\u00a0UPFAR ARGOA<\/a><\/p>\n

The Special Prize of the International Jury for the Best Short Film:
White \/ Sp\u00ee (Iraqi Kurdistan Region)
Directed by Navroz Shaban<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Under the Wave off Little Dragon (UK)
Directed by Luo Jian<\/p>\n

Prizes of Generation 14Plus:<\/p>\n

Youth Jury Generation 14Plus:<\/p>\n

Crystal Bear for the Best Film:
Sad Girls \/ Chicas tristes (Mexico, Spain, France)
Directed by Fernanda Tovar<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
A Family (the Netherlands, Belgium)
Directed by Mees Peijnenburg<\/p>\n

Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film:
Memories of a Window (USA, Iran)
Directed by Mehraneh Salimian, Amin Pakparvar<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Nobody Knows the World \/ All\u00e1 en el cielo (Peru)
Directed by Roddy Dextre<\/p>\n

International Jury in the Generation 14plus Competition:<\/p>\n

The Grand Prix of the International Jury for the Best Film:
Sad Girls \/ Chicas tristes (Mexico, Spain, France)
Directed by Fernanda Tovar<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Matapanki (Chile)
Directed by Diego \u201eMapache\u201c Fuentes<\/p>\n

The Special Prize of the International Jury for the Best Short Film:
The Thread (UK)
Directed by Fenn O\u2018Meally<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Memories of a Window (USA, Iran)
Directed by Mehraneh Salimian, Amin Pakparvar<\/p>\n

PRIZES OF THE INDEPENDENT JURIES:<\/p>\n

Prizes of the Ecumenical Jury:<\/p>\n

Competition:
Flies \/ Moscas (Mexico)
Directed by Fernando Eimbcke<\/p>\n

Panorama:
Bucks Harbor (USA)
Directed by Pete Muller<\/p>\n

Forum:
River Dreams (Kazakhstan, Switzerland, UK)
Directed by Kristina Mikhailova<\/p>\n

Prizes of the FIPRESCI Jury:<\/p>\n

Competition:
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars \/ Soumsoum, la nuit des astres (France, Chad)
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun<\/p>\n

Perspectives:
Animol (UK)
Directed by Ashley Walters<\/p>\n

Panorama:
Narciso (Paraguay, Germany, Uruguay, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, France)
Directed by Marcelo Martinessi<\/p>\n

Forum:
AnyMart (Japan)
Directed by Yusuke Iwasaki<\/p>\n

Teddy Awards:<\/p>\n

Best Feature Film:
Iv\u00e1n & Hadoum (Spain, Germany, Belgium)
Directed by Ian de la Rosa<\/p>\n

Best Documentary\/Essay Film:
Barbara Forever (USA)
Directed by Brydie O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n

Best Short Film:
Taxi Moto (Switzerland, France)
Directed by Ga\u00ebl Kamilindi<\/p>\n

Jury Award:
Trial of Hein \/ Der Heimatlose (Germany)
Directed by Kai St\u00e4nicke<\/p>\n

Special Teddy Award:
C\u00e9line Sciamma<\/p>\n

CICAE Art Cinema Award:<\/p>\n

Panorama:
Prosecution \/ Staatsschutz (Germany)
Directed by Faraz Shariat<\/p>\n

Forum:
On\u00a0Our Own \/ De capul nostru\u00a0(Romania, Italy)
Directed by Tudor Cristian\u00a0Jurgiu
Produced by\u00a0Libra Films<\/a>
Coproduced by Indyca
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC<\/a>), the Romanian Public Television (TVR<\/a>),\u00a0Eurimages<\/a>, Creative Europe MEDIA, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Emilia -Romagna Regional Fund, and also by Vodafone Romania, and the Asociatia Victoria Film<\/p>\n

Guild Film Prize:<\/p>\n

Guild Film Prize:
Yellow Letters \/ Gelbe Briefe (Germany, France, Turkey)
Directed by \u0130lker \u00c7atak<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
The Loneliest Man in Town (Austria)
Directed by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel<\/p>\n

Label Europa Cinemas:
Four Minus Three \/ Vier Minus Drei (Austria, Germany)
Directed by Adrian Goiginger<\/p>\n

Caligari Film Prize:
If Pigeons Turned to Gold \/ Kdyby se holubi prom\u011bnili ve zlato (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Pepa Lubojacki<\/p>\n

Peace Film Prize:
TUTU (UK)
Directed by Sam Pollard<\/p>\n

Amnesty International Film Award:
What Will I Become? (USA)
Directed by Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos<\/p>\n

Heiner Carow Prize:
Prosecution \/ Staatsschutz (Germany)
Directed by Faraz Shariat<\/p>\n

Prize of AG Kino \u2013 Gilde \u2013 CinemaVision 14Plus:<\/p>\n

Main Prize:
What Will I Become? (USA)
Directed by Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos<\/p>\n

Special Mention:
Sunny Dancer (UK)
Directed by George Jaques<\/p>\n

FURTHER PRIZES:<\/p>\n

Audience Awards:<\/p>\n

Panorama Audience Award – Feature Film:
Prosecution \/ Staatsschutz (Germany)
Directed by Faraz Shariat<\/p>\n

Panorama Audience Award – Documentary:
Traces (Ukraine, Poland)
Directed by Alisa Kovalenko, Marysia Nikitiuk<\/p>\n

Readers\u2019 Juries:<\/p>\n

Berliner Morgenpost Readers\u2019 Jury Award:
Flies \/ Moscas (Mexico)
Directed by Fernando Eimbcke<\/p>\n

Tagesspiegel Readers\u2019 Jury Award:
\"OnI Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival (Brazil)
Directed by Jana\u00edna Marques<\/p>\n

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS:<\/p>\n

Kompagnon Fellowship:<\/p>\n

Maya with Y (France)
Directed by Elmar Imanov<\/p>\n

Mother\/Tongue (Germany)
Directed by Mala Reinhardt<\/p>\n

ARTEKino International Award:<\/p>\n

Lotus Feet (Malaysia)
Directed by Amanda Nell Eu<\/p>\n

Eurimages<\/a> Co-production Development Award:
Liberations (Lithuania)
Directed by Laurynas Barei\u0161a<\/p>\n

VFF Talent Highlight Award:<\/p>\n

VFF Talent Highlight Award:
The Most Romantic Man in the World (Switzerland)
Directed by Simon Jaquemet<\/p>\n

Nomination Awards:<\/p>\n

Watch It Burn (Indonesia)
Directed by Yulia Evina Bhara<\/p>\n

Acts of Kindness (Norway)
Directed by Gary Cranner<\/p>\n

Berlinale Talent Mastercard Enablement Programme:<\/p>\n

Main Prize:
Audiovisual Entrepreneurs Laboratory (AVEL, Zimbabwe) by Tapiwa Chipfupa
enREDadera (Venezuela) by Jaimar Marcano Vivas<\/p>\n

Alumni Projects:
Majoaneng – Academy of Images and Letters (Peru) by Phillip Leteka
Super Sohni (Pakistan) by Ammar Aziz<\/p>\n

Gen Z Audience Award:
Cura Sana (Spain)
Directed by Luc\u00eda G. Romero<\/p>\n

The Dream Makers Short Film Contest by CUPRA:<\/p>\n

Main Prize:
The Zebra (UK)
Directed by Alfie Barker<\/p>\n

Special Recognition:
Day One (Albania)
Directed by Renis Hyka<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If Pigeons Turn to Gold \/ Kdyby se holubi prom\u011bnili ve zlato\u00a0also scooped the Caligari Film Prize. Nina…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[153571,153572,153573,153570,153575,153574,2029,27050,153569,153576,878,153568,153565,153567,153564,21459,107951,153566,45096,19192,42,153577,153578,153579,153580,740,43,153581,20877,18186,153582,20851,153583,8443,40,38,41,39,153584],"class_list":{"0":"post-305139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-16mm-film","9":"tag-8mm-film","10":"tag-bulgarian-film","11":"tag-central-european-film","12":"tag-cyprus-film","13":"tag-czech-republic-film","14":"tag-director","15":"tag-documentary-film","16":"tag-eastern-european-film","17":"tag-estonia-film","18":"tag-film","19":"tag-film-company","20":"tag-film-database","21":"tag-film-distribution","22":"tag-film-grants","23":"tag-film-industry","24":"tag-film-production","25":"tag-film-schools","26":"tag-film-studio","27":"tag-filmmaking","28":"tag-headlines","29":"tag-hungary-film","30":"tag-latvia-film","31":"tag-lithuania-film","32":"tag-malta-film","33":"tag-movie","34":"tag-news","35":"tag-poland-film","36":"tag-producer","37":"tag-production","38":"tag-romania-film","39":"tag-short-film","40":"tag-slovenia-film","41":"tag-television","42":"tag-top-news","43":"tag-top-stories","44":"tag-topnews","45":"tag-topstories","46":"tag-turkey-film"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}