Silver Bear for Best Director
Silver Bear for Best Director | |
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Silberner Bär/Beste Regie (German) | |
Awarded for | Best Achievement in Direction |
Country | Germany |
Presented by | Berlin International Film Festival |
First awarded | 1956 |
Currently held by | Claire Denis Both Sides of the Blade (2022) |
Website | www |
The Silver Bear for Best Director (German: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for best achievement in direction. It is selected by the jury of the festival for films in the official competition slate. As of the 2022 festival, Claire Denis is the most recent winner in this category for her work on Both Sides of the Blade.
History
The award was first presented in 1956. The prize was not awarded on five occasions (1969, 1971, 1973–74, and 1981). In 1970, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the controversy over official selection film, o.k. by Michael Verhoeven, which led to the resignation of the international jury. Mario Monicelli has received the most awards in this category, with three. Satyajit Ray is the only director to win the award in consecutive years, for Mahanagar (1964) and Charulata (1965). One directing team has shared the award: Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross for The Road to Guantánamo (2006). Astrid Henning-Jensen was the first woman to have won the award, for 1979's Winterborn.
Winners
# | Indicates Ex-aequo winners |
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Multiple winners
The following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:
Wins | Director | Nationality | Films |
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3 | Mario Monicelli | Italy | Fathers and Sons (1957), Caro Michele (1976), Il Marchese del Grillo (1982) |
2 | Satyajit Ray | India | Mahanagar (1964), Charulata (1965) |
Carlos Saura | Spain | The Hunt (1966), Peppermint Frappé (1968) | |
Richard Linklater | United States | Before Sunrise (1995), Boyhood (2014) |
See also
External links
References
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- ^ Jean-Luc Godard, Enfant Terrible of Modern French Cinema, Dies at 91|The Hollywood Reporter
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- ^ Hong Sang-soo's latest film to compete at this year's Berlin film fest - Yonhap News Agency
- ^ Berlin Film Festival Awards: ‘Alcarràs’ Wins Golden Bear, Claire Denis Named Best Director - Deadline