Winners of the 2019 Berlin Film Festival announced

The film ” Synonyms ,” which won the Best Film award at the festival , is based on the life and experiences of the film director, who, tired of the prevailing situation in Jerusalem under the occupation regime, takes refuge in Paris

Emin Alper’s film “The Story of Three Sisters,” which received very good reviews from critics, left the ceremony empty-handed, and the impressive film “Farewell, My Son” won two awards at the festival for best actor and best actress

At the closing ceremony, Dieter Kaslick was honored for his eighteen years of directing the Berlinale, and he bid farewell to the festival

The full list of award winners is as follows:

Audi Short Film Award: “The Emergence” by Barbara Wagner and Benjamin Deborka

Silver Bear for Best Short Film Jury Prize: “Blue Boy” by Manuel Abramović

Golden Bear for Best Short Film: “Umbra” by Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell

Best First Feature Film: “Oray” by Mehmet Akif Buyukatalay

Berlinale Best Documentary Award: “Talking to Trees” by Sohaib Gasmelbari

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Costume and Set Design: “Out Stealing Horses” by Rasmus Wiedeback

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Maurizio Braucchi, Claudio Giovannisi, Roberto Saviano for “Piranhas”

Silver Bear for Best Actor: Wang Jingchum for “So Long, My Son”

Silver Bear for Best Actress: Young-mei for “So Long, My Son”

Silver Bear for Best Director: Angela Shanlek for “I Was Home, But”

Alfred Bauer Silver Bear: “Break the System” by Nora Fingshit

Grand Prize: Silver Bear of the Jury: “By the Grace of God” by François Ozon

Golden Bear for Best Film: “Synonyms” by Nadav Lapid

This year’s Golden Bear winner was a French-German film with a critical look at the Zionist regime