Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Award presented by the Berlin International Film Festival

Award
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Silberner Bär/Herausragende künstlerische Leistung (German)
2025 recipient: Lucile Hadžihalilović
Awarded forOutstanding Artistic Contribution
CountryGermany
Presented byBerlin International Film Festival
First award1956
Currently held byLucile Hadžihalilović
The Ice Tower (2025)
Websitewww.berlinale.de

The Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (German: Silberner Bär für eine herausragende künstlerische Leistungis) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in crafting. Usually awarded to crew members, such as cinematographers, production designers, costume designers or editors.[1][2]

Winners

1950s

Year Recipient Craft English title Original title Ref.
1956 André Michel Artistic Contribution La Sorcière [3]

1970s

Year Recipient Craft English title Original title Ref.
1972 Peter Ustinov Artistic Contribution Hammersmith Is Out [3]
1975 Woody Allen Love and Death
1976 László Lugossy Man Without a Name Azonosítás
1978 Octavio Cortázar The Teacher El brigadista
Jerzy Kawalerowicz Death of a President Śmierć prezydenta

1980s

Year Recipient Craft English title Original title Ref.
1985 Tage Danielsson Artistic Contribution Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Ronja Rövardotter [3]
1986 Masahiro Shinoda Gonza the Spearman 近松門左衛門　鑓の権三
1987 Randa Haines Children of a Lesser God
1988 Miguel Pereira Verónico Cruz Verónico Cruz: La deuda interna
1989 Kaipo Cohen and Gila Almagor Aviya's Summer הקיץ של אביה

1990s

Year Recipient English title Original title Ref.
1990 Heiner Carow Coming Out [3]
1992 Pilar Miró Prince of Shadows Beltenebros
1993 Temur Babluani The Sun of the Sleepless უძინართა მზე
1994 Semyon Aranovich The Year of the Dog Год собаки
1996 Andrzej Wajda Holy Week Wielki tydzień
1997 Raúl Ruiz Genealogies of a Crime Généalogies d'un crime
1998 Alain Resnais Same Old Song On connaît la chanson
1999 David Cronenberg eXistenZ

2000s

Year Recipient Craft English Title Original Title Ref.
2000 Ensemble Cast Acting Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women (de) Paradiso – Sieben Tage mit sieben Frauen [3]
2001 Raúl Pérez Cubero Cinematography You're the One Una historia de entonces [3]
2002 Female Ensemble Cast Acting 8 Women 8 femmes [3][4]
2003 Li Yang Artistic Contribution Blind Shaft 盲井 [3][5]
2004 Ensemble Cast Acting Daybreak (sv) Om jag vänder mig om [3][6]
2005 Tsai Ming-liang Artistic Contribution The Wayward Cloud 天邊一朵雲 [3][7]
2006 Jürgen Vogel The Free Will Der freie Wille [3][8]
2007 Ensemble Cast Acting The Good Shepherd [9]
2008 Jonny Greenwood Score There Will Be Blood [3][10]
2009 György Kovács, Gábor ifj. Erdélyi and Tamás Székely Sound Design Katalin Varga [3][11]

2010s

Year Recipient Craft English Title Original Title Ref.
2010 Pavel Kostomarov Cinematography How I Ended This Summer Как я провёл этим летом [3][12]
2011 Barbara Enriquez Production Design The Prize El premio [3][13]
Wojciech Staroń Cinematography
2012 Lutz Reitemeier White Deer Plain 白鹿原 [14]
2013 Aziz Zhambakiyev Harmony Lessons Асланның сабақтары [3][15]
2014 Zeng Jian Blind Massage 推拿 [3][16]
2015 Sturla Brandth Grøvlen Victoria [3][17]
Serhiy Mykhalchuk and Evgeniy Privin Under Electric Clouds Под электрическими облаками
2016 Mark Lee Ping Bin Crosscurrent 长江图 [3][18]
2017 Dana Bunescu Editing Ana, mon amour
2018 Elena Okopnaya Costumes and Production Design Dovlatov Довлатов [3][19]
2019 Rasmus Videbæk Cinematography Out Stealing Horses Ut og stjæle hester [3][20]

2020s

Year Recipient Craft English Title Original Title Ref.
2020 Jürgen Jürges Cinematography DAU. Natasha [21]
2021 Yibrán Asuad Editing A Cop Movie Una película de policías [22]
2022 Rithy Panh and Sarit Mang Artistic Contribution Everything Will Be Ok [23]
2023 Hélène Louvart Cinematography Disco Boy [24]
2024 Martin Gschlacht The Devil’s Bath Des Teufels Bad [25]
2025 Lucile Hadžihalilović and creative ensemble Artistic Contribution The Ice Tower La Tour de glace [26][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Award Ceremony Gala | Red Carpet & Gala Livestream | Berlinale 2025". YouTube. 22 February 2025.
  2. ^ "The Berlinale Archive". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear - Outstanding Artistic Contribution: All winners". Film Affinity. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ^ Meza, Ed (17 February 2002). "Two share Berlin Bear". variety.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (15 February 2003). "Winterbottom' "World" Wins 2003 Berlinale Golden Bear". indiewire.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (17 February 2004). "Fatih Akin's "Head On" Wins Top Prize at 2004 Berlinale". indiewire.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. ^ Blaney, Martin (21 February 2005). "Berlinale Golden Bear winner takes everyone but the jury by surprise". screendaily.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (18 February 2006). ""Grbavica" Wins Golden Bear At 2006 Berlinale; Winterbotton & Whitecross Win Directing Prize". indiewire.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. ^ Roxborough, Scott (20 February 2007). "'Tuya's Marriage' wins Berlin fest Golden Bear". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ^ Meza, Ed (16 February 2008). "'Elite Squad' wins Golden Bear". variety.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  11. ^ Meza, Ed (14 February 2009). "'Milk of Sorrow' wins Golden Bear". variety.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  12. ^ Meza, Ed (20 February 2010). "Polanski, 'Honey' top Berlin". variety.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  13. ^ Brooks, Brian (19 February 2011). "Iran's "Separation" Wins Berlinale's Golden Bear". indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  14. ^ Roxborough, Scott (18 February 2012). "Berlin 2012: 'Caesar Must Die' Wins Golden Bear Award". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  15. ^ Meza, Ed (18 February 2013). "Berlin: 'Child's Pose' Wins Golden Bear". variety.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  16. ^ Meza, Ed (15 February 2014). "Berlin Golden Bear Goes to China's 'Black Coal, Thin Ice,' Jury Prize to 'Grand Budapest Hotel'". variety.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  17. ^ Rosser, Michael (14 February 2015). "Berlin: Jafar Panahi's Taxi wins Golden Bear". screendaily.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  18. ^ Olsen, Mark (20 February 2016). "Italian documentary 'Fire at Sea' wins top prize at Berlin Film Festival". latimes.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  19. ^ Pond, Steve (20 February 2010). "'Touch Me Not' Wins Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival". thewrap.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  20. ^ Blaney, Martin (16 February 2019). "Berlin 2019 winners: 'Synonymes' takes Golden Bear". screendaily.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  21. ^ Meza, Ed (29 February 2020). "'There Is No Evil' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival". variety.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  22. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (5 March 2021). "Berlinale's Golden Bear Goes to 'Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn'". variety.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  23. ^ Grater, Tom (16 February 2022). "Berlin Film Festival Awards: 'Alcarràs' Wins Golden Bear, Claire Denis Named Best Director". deadline.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  24. ^ Ntim, Zac (25 February 2023). "Berlin Film Festival Winners: French Documentary 'On The Adamant' By Nicolas Philibert Wins Golden Bear". deadline.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  25. ^ Roxborough, Scott (24 February 2024). "Mati Diop Doc 'Dahomey' Wins Berlin Golden Bear". The Hollywood Reporter.
  26. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (22 February 2025). "'Dreams (Sex Love)' Wins Berlinale Golden Bear: See the Full List". IndieWire.
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