‘There Is No Evil’ Wins Golden Bear Award at Berlin Film

“Sheytan vojud nadarad” (“There Is No Evil”) has gained the Golden Bear Award on the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlin jury introduced at a ceremony on Saturday.

The movie by director Mohammad Rasoulof consists of 4 completely different tales about army males in Iran who’re requested to carry out executions. It gained in a contest lineup that consisted of 18 motion pictures and likewise included Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow,” Sally Potter’s “‘The Roads Not Taken,” Philippe Garrel’s “The Salt of Tears,” Abel Ferrara’s “Siberia” and Christian Petzold’s “Undine.”

Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” the story of two teenage ladies touring from Pennsylvania to New York City for an abortion, gained the Grand Jury Prize, the competition’s second-place award.

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Acting awards went to Elio Germano for “Volevo nascondermi” (“Hidden Away”) and Paula Beer for “Undine.” Hong Sangsoo gained the directing award for “The Woman Who Ran.”

The Silver Bear Award went to “Delete History” by Benoir Delepine and Gustave Kervern, whereas a particular award for inventive contribution was given to “DAU. Natasha” cinematographer Jurgen Jurges.

Past winners of the Golden Bear have included the Oscar-nominated “Fire at Sea,” “On Body and Soul” and “The Milk of Sorrow,” in addition to the Oscar-winning “A Separation.” The final American movie to take the prize was Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia” in 2000.

The documentary award went to Cambodian director Rithy Panh’s “Irradiated.”

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The foremost competitors jury was headed by actor Jeremy Irons and likewise included French actress Berenice Bejo, German producer Bettina Brokemper, Palestinian director Annemaric Jacir, American director Kenneth Lonergan, Italian actor Luca Marinelli and Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho.

The full listing of winners:

Golden Bear: “Sheytan vojud nadarad” (“There Is No Evil”)
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Silver Bear: “Effacer l’historique” (“Delete History”)
Silver Bear for Best Director: Hong Sangsoo, “Domangchin yeoja” (“The Woman Who Ran”)
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Elio Germano, “Volevo nascondermi” (“Hidden Away”)
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Paula Beer, “Undine”
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: D’Innocenzo brothers, “Favolacce” (“Bad Tales”)
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Jurgen Jurges, cinematographer, “DAU. Natasha”

Encounters Competition, Best Film: “The Works and Days (Of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)”
Encounters Competition, Special Jury Award: “The Trouble With Being Born”
Encounters Competition, Best Director: Cristi Puiu, “Malmkrog”
Encounters, particular point out, finest director: Matias Pineiro, “Isabella”

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Berlinale Documentary Award: “Irradies” (“Irradiated”)
Special point out, Berlinale Documentary Award: “Aufzeichnungen aus der Unterwelt” (“Notes From the Underworld”)

GWFF Best First Feature Award: “Los conductos”
Special point out, GWFF Best First Feature Award: “Nackte Tiere” (“Naked Animals”)

Golden Bear for Best Short Film: “T”
Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film): “Filipana”
Audi Short Film Award: “Genius Loci”
Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards: “It Wasn’t the Right Mountain, Mohammad”

Generation part, Youth Jury, Crystal Bear for Best Film: “Our Lady of the Nile”
Generation part, Youth Jury, Special Mention: “White Riot”
Generation part, Youth Jury, Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: “Clebs”
Generation part, Youth Jury,…