BERLINALE 2011. GOLDEN BEAR FOR "NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION"

The Awards of the International Jury 2011
Golden Bear for Best Film
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (Nader And Simin, A Separation)
by Asghar Farhadi . Not only has the International Jury of this year's Berlinale, presided over by Isabella Rossellini, awarded the film the Golden Bear, but, in a most unusual move, the jury's also decided to give the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Silver Bear for Best Actress to the male and female ensembles, respectively in Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin, a Separation. Actress Sarina Farhadi (above) thanked all those in Iran who've stood in hours for tickets to see the film — which, we might as well go ahead and mention, has also picked up the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for best film in the Competition.
Silver Bear - The Jury Grand Prix
A torinói ló (The Turin Horse) by Béla Tarr
Silver Bear - Best Director
Ulrich Köhler for Schlafkrankheit (Sleeping Sickness)
Silver Bear - Best Actress
Actress-ensemble in Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (Nader And Simin, A Separation)
by Asghar Farhadi
Silver Bear - Best Actor
Actor-ensemble in Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (Nader And Simin, A Separation)
by Asghar Farhadi
Silver Bear - Outstanding Artistic Achievement
Wojciech Staron for the camera in El premio (The Prize) by Paula Markovitch ex aequo
Barbara Enriquez for the production design in El premio (The Prize) by Paula Markovitch
Silver Bear - Best Script
Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj for The Forgiveness Of Blood (The Forgiveness Of Blood) by Joshua Marston
Alfred Bauer Prize
Awarded in memory of the Festival founder, for a work of particular innovation.
Wer wenn nicht wir (If Not Us, Who) by Andres Veiel
FIPRESCI Prize
Takahisa Zeze's 4.5-hour Heaven's Story has won both the FIPRESCI Prize and the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) prize for best film screening in the Forum. This is the third consecutive year for the [FIPRESCI] award to go to a Japanese film, following Parade by director Isao Yukisada last year and Love Exposure by director Sion Sono in 2009.