The Alfred Bauer Prize was an annual film award, presented by the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of its Silver Bear series of awards, to a film that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art". The prize was suspended in 2020 after it was revealed that the founding director of the festival Alfred Bauer had been an active high-ranking Nazi closely involved in a propaganda organisation set up by Joseph Goebbels.[1][2] The award was presented by the international jury under the title “The Silver Bear – 70th Berlinale”, for that year edition of the festival.[3]

Winners

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Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
1980s
Awarded as "Alfred Bauer Prize"
1987
(37th)
Mauvais Sang Léos Carax France
1989
(39th)
The Servant Слуга Vadim Abdrashitov Soviet Union
1990s
1990
(40th)
The Guard Караул Aleksandr Rogozhkin Soviet Union
1992
(42nd)
Infinitas Бесконечность Marlen Khutsiev Russia
1994
(44th)
Hwa-Om-Kyung Jang Sun-woo South Korea
1996
(46th)
Strangled Lives Vite strozzate Ricky Tognazzi Italy, France
1997
(47th)
Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann United States
1998
(48th)
Hold You Tight 愈快樂愈墮落 Stanley Kwan Hong Kong
1999
(49th)
Karnaval Thomas Vincent France
2000s
2000
(50th)
Boy's Choir Dokuritsu shônen gasshô-dan Akira Ogata Japan
2001
(51st)
La Ciénaga Lucrecia Martel Argentina, Spain
2002
(52nd)
Baader Christopher Roth Germany
2003
(53rd)
Hero 英雄 Zhang Yimou Hong Kong, China
2004
(54th)
Maria Full of Grace María, llena eres de gracia Joshua Marston United States, Colombia
2005
(55th)
The Wayward Cloud 天邊一朵雲 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan, France
2006
(56th)
The Minder El Custodio Rodrigo Moreno Argentina, Germany, France
2007
(57th)
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Park Chan-wook South Korea
2008
(58th)
Lake Tahoe Fernando Eimbcke Mexico
2009
(59th)
Giant Gigante Adrián Biniez Uruguay, Germany, Argentina, Netherlands
Tatarak Andrzej Wajda Poland
2010s
2010
(60th)
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier Florin Șerban Romania, Sweden
2011
(61st)
If Not Us, Who? Wer wenn nicht wir Andres Veiel Germany
2012
(62nd)
Tabu Miguel Gomes Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France
2013
(63rd)
Vic and Flo Saw a Bear Vic et Flo ont vu un ours Denis Côté Canada
2014
(64th)
Life of Riley Aimer, boire et chanter Alain Resnais France
2015
(65th)
Ixcanul Jayro Bustamante Guatemala, France
2016
(66th)
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis Lav Diaz Philippines, Singapore
2017
(67th)
Spoor Pokot Agnieszka Holland Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovak Republic
2018
(68th)
The Heiresses Las herederas Marcelo Martinessi Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France
2019
(69th)
System Crasher Systemsprenger Nora Fingscheidt Germany
2020s
Awarded as "The Silver Bear – 70th Berlinale"
2020
(70th)
Delete History Effacer l'historique Benoît Delépine & Gustave Kervern France, Belgium

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Study on Berlinale Founding Director Alfred Bauer" (Press release). Berlin, Germany: Berlin International Film Festival. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Pulver, Andrew; Connolly, Kate (January 30, 2020). "Berlin film festival suspends prize after Nazi past of director revealed". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2020-01-30.
  3. ^ Grater, Tom (February 18, 2020). "Berlin Film Festival Rebrands Alfred Bauer Prize & Commissions Investigation Following Nazi Allegations Against Founding Director". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18.
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