'Black Coal, Thin Ice' and 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Win at 2014 Berlin Film Fest

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The Chinese thriller takes home Golden Bear for Best Film, while the Wes Anderson drama receives Silver Bear for Jury Grand Prix.

Feb 17, 2014

AceShowbiz - Berlin International Film Festival announces 2014 winners. Chinese thriller "Black Coal, Thin Ice" grabs Golden Bear Best Film, while Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" picks up Silver Bear for Jury Grand Prix. "Black Coal" cast member Liao Fan additionally wins Best Actor.

"Black Coal" follows an overweight detective on the trail of a serial killer. "It's really hard to believe this dream has come true," director Diao Yinan said as he was stunned by his win. Last year's big winner was Romanian film "Child's Pose".

Best Actress, meanwhile, goes to Japanese star Haru Kuroki for "The Little House". Richard Linklater manages to take home Best Director for "Boyhood". The film is also the winner for Prize of The Guild of German Art House Cinemas. As for Audience Award, it is awarded to Ethiopian movie "Difret".

Editors' Pick

The 64th Berlin International Film Festival ran for 11 days from February 6 to 16. Around 400 films have been screened at the event, with 23 of them in the competition category. On Friday, British director Ken Loach was presented with an Honorary Golden Bear.

COMPETITION:

Golden Bear Best Film: "Black Coal, Thin Ice" by Diao Yinan
Jury Grand Prix (Silver Bear): "The Grand Budapest Hotel" by Wes Anderson
Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear): "Life of Riley" by Alain Resnais
Silver Bear for Best Director: Richard Linklater for "Boyhood"
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Haru Kuroki for "The Little House"
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Liao Fan for "Black Coal, Thin Ice"
Silver Bear for Best Script: "Stations of the Cross" by Dietrich Bruggemann
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography: "Blind Massage" by Lou Ye
Golden Bear Best Short Film: "As Long As Shotguns Remain" by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Silver Bear Jury Prize Short Film: "Laborat" by Guillaume Cailleau

PANORAMA:

Best First Feature: "Gueros" by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Audience Award - Fiction:

Difret

2nd Place: "Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho" (The Way He Looks) - Brazil by Daniel Ribeiro 3rd Place: "Patardzlebi" (Brides) - Georgia / France by Tinatin Kajrishvili

Audience Award - Documentary:

1st Place: "Der Kreis" (The Circle) - Switzerland by Stefan Haupt 2nd Place: "Finding Vivian Maier" - USA by John Maloof & Charlie Siskel 3rd Place: "My Mother, A War and Me" - Germany by Tamara Trampe & Johann Feindt

GENERATION KPLUS (Children's Jury):

Crystal Bear for the Best Film: "Killa" - India by Avinash Arun
Special Mention: "Hitono Nozomino Yorokobiyo" - Japan by Masakazu Sugita
Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: "Sprout" - Republic of Korea by Ga-eun Yoon
Special Mention: "Sepatu Baru" - Indonesia by Aditya Ahmad

GENERATION KPLUS (International Jury):

Grand Prize: "Ciencias Naturales" - Argentina/France by Matias Lucchesi
Special Mention: "Killa" - India by Avinash Arun
Best Short Film: "Moy Lichniy Los'" - Russian Federation by Leonid Shmelkov
Special Mention: "el" - Hungary by Roland Ferge

GENERATION 14PLUS (Youth Jury):

Crystal Bear for the Best Film: "52 Tuesdays" - Australia by Sophie Hyde
Special Mention: "artico" - Spain by Gabri Velazquez
Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: "Mike" - Great Britain by Petros Silvestros
Special Mention: "Emo" (The Musical) - Australia by Neil Triffett

GENERATION 14PLUS (International Jury):

Grand Prize: "Violet" - Belgium / Netherlands by Bas Devos
Special Mention: "Einstein and Einstein" - People's Republic of China by Cao Baoping
Special Prize for the best short film: "Vetrarmorgun" - Faroe Islands by Sakaris Stora
Special Mention: "Son" - Denmark by Kristoffer Kiorboe

PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY: