Short Film Golden Bear

Golden Bear for the Best Short Film
Goldener Bär (German)
2026 recipient: Marie-Rose Osta
LocationBerlin
CountryGermany
Presented byBerlin International Film Festival
First award1956
WinnerSomeday a Child by Marie-Rose Osta
Websitewww.berlinale.de

The Golden Bear for the Best Short Film (German: Goldener Bär für den Besten Kurzfilm) is the top prize for the short film competition of the Berlin International Film Festival.

Winners

1950s

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country
1956 Paris at Night Paris la nuit Jacques Baratier & Jean Valère France
1957 Distant People Gente lontana Lionetto Fabbri Italy
1958 La lunga raccolta Lionetto Fabbri Italy
1959 Praise the Sea Prijs de zee Herman van der Horst Netherlands

1960s

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country
1960 Dream of the Wild Horses Le songe des chevaux sauvages Denys Colomb de Daunant France
1961 Gesicht von der Stange? Raimund Ruehl West Germany
1962 The Reality of Karel Appel De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel Jan Vrijman Netherlands
1963 Bowspelement Charles Huguenot van der Linden Netherlands
1964 Kirdi Max Lersch Austria
1965 Yeats Country Patrick Carey Ireland, United Kingdom
1966 Knud Jørgen Roos Denmark
1967 Through the Eyes of a Painter M. F. Husain India
1968 Portrait: Orson Welles François Reichenbach & Frédéric Rossif France
1969 To See or Not to See Psychocratie Bretislav Pojar Canada[1]

1970s

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country
1971 1501 ½ Paul B. Price United States
1972 Flyaway Robin Lehman United Kingdom
1973 Colter's Hell
1974 The Concert Claude Chagrin
1975 See Robin Lehman
1976 Horu - munakata shiko no sekai Takeo Yanagawa Japan
1977 Ortsfremd... wohnhaft vormals Mainzerlandstraße Hedda Rinneberg and Hans Sachs West Germany
1978 Co jsme udelali slepicím Vladimír Jiránek and Josef Hekrdle Czechoslovakia
1979 Ubu Geoff Dunbar United Kingdom

1980s

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country
1980 The Heads Hlavy Petr Sís Czechoslovakia
1981 History of the World in Three Minutes Flat Michael Mills Canada[2]
1982 The Puppet, A Friend of Man Loutka, přítel člověka Ivan Renč Czechoslovakia
1983 Dimensions of Dialogue Možnosti dialogu Jan Švankmajer
1984 The Bicycle Symphony Cykelsymfonien Åke Sandgren Denmark, Sweden
1985 From the Reports of Security Guards & Patrol Services Part 1 Nr. 1 - Aus Berichten der Wach- und Patrouillendienste Helke Sander West Germany
1986 Tom Goes to the Bar Dean Parisot United States
1987 Curriculum vitae Pavel Koutský Czechoslovakia
1988 Oblast Zdravko Barišić Yugoslavia
1989 Pas à deux Monique Renault and Gerrit van Dijk Netherlands

1990s

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country
1990 Mister Tao Bruno Bozzetto Italy
1991 Six Point Nine Dan Bootzin United States
1993 Bolero Ivan Maximov Russia
1994 Ashes Hamu Ferenc Cakó Hungary
1995 Repeat Repete Michaela Pavlátová Czech Republic
1996 The Arrival of the Train Pribitie poezda Andrei Zhelezniakov Russia
1997 The Latest News Senaste Nytt Per Carleson Sweden
1998 I Move, So I Am Ik beweeg, dus ik besta Gerrit van Dijk Netherlands
1999 Faraon Sergei Ovcharov Russia
Masks Maski Piotr Karwas Germany

2000s

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ref
2000 Tribute to Alfred Lepetit Hommage à Alfred Lepetit Jean Rousselot France
2001 Black Soul Âme noire Martine Chartrand Canada [3]
2002 At Dawning Martin Jones United Kingdom
2003 (A)Torsion (A)Torzija Stefan Arsenijević Slovenia
2004 Cigarettes and Coffee Un cartus de kent si un pachet de cafea Cristi Puiu Romania [4]
2005 Milk Peter Mackie Burns United Kingdom [5]
2006 Never Like the First Time! Aldrig som första gången! Jonas Odell Sweden [6]
2007 Contact Raak Hanro Smitsman Netherlands [7]
2008 A Good Day for a Swim O zi buna de plaja Bogdan Mustață Romania [8]
2009 Please Say Something David O'Reilly Ireland [9]

2010s

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ref
2010 Incident by a Bank Händelse vid bank Ruben Östlund Sweden [10]
2011 Night Fishing 파란만장 Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyong South Korea [11]
2012 Rafa João Salaviza Portugal [12]
2013 The Runaway La fugue Jean-Bernard Marlin France [13]
2014 As Long As Shotguns Remain Tant qu'il nous reste des fusils à pompe Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel France [14]
2015 Hosanna Young-kil Na South Korea [15]
2016 Batrachian's Ballad Balada de um Batráquio Leonor Teles Portugal [16]
2017 Small Town Cidade Pequena Diogo Costa Amarante [17]
2018 The Men Behind the Wall Inés Moldavsky Israel [18]
2019 Umbra Florian Fischer & Johannes Krell Germany [19]

2020s

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ref
2020 T Keisha Rae Witherspoon United States [20]
2021 My Uncle Tudor Nanu Tudor Olga Lucovnicova Moldova [21]
2022 Trap Anastasia Veber Russia, Lithuania [22]
2023 Les Chenilles Michelle Keserwany and Noel Keserwany France [23]
2024 An Odd Turn Un movimiento extraño Francisco Lezama Argentina [24]
2025 Lloyd Wong, Unfinished Lesley Loksi Chan Canada [25]
2026 Someday a Child Yawman ma walad Marie-Rose Osta France, Romania, Lebanon [26]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canadian film best Berlin short". Toronto Star, 8 July 1969.
  2. ^ "Canadian film wins Berlin award". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1981.
  3. ^ "NFB animated short wins Golden Bear award at Berlin Film Festival". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, 25 February 2001.
  4. ^ "Fatih Akin’s “Head On” Wins Top Prize at 2004 Berlinale". IndieWire, 17 February 2004.
  5. ^ "Scottish film gets Berlin's top prize". The Herald, 19 February 2005.
  6. ^ "Swedish Film Wins Golden Bear". Sveriges Radio, 15 February 2006.
  7. ^ "Berlin digest: Smitsman’s ‘Raak’ wins Silver Bear". The Hollywood Reporter, 14 February 2007.
  8. ^ Wendy Mitchell, "Shorts Golden Bear splashed out for A Good Day For a Swim". Screen Daily, 14 February 2008.
  9. ^ Ed Meza, "‘Please’ wins Golden Bear for shorts". Variety, 11 February 2009.
  10. ^ Meza, Ed (17 February 2010). "'Bank' wins Golden Bear for best short". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  11. ^ Park Min-young, "‘Night Fishing’ brings home Golden Bear". The Korea Herald, 20 February 2011.
  12. ^ Ed Meza, "‘Caesar Must Die’ wins Golden Bear". Variety, 18 February 2012.
  13. ^ Bryce J. Renninger, "Berlinale Golden Bear Goes to Romania’s ‘Child’s Pose;’ David Gordon Green Best Director". IndieWire, 16 February 2013.
  14. ^ "China's Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Berlin Golden Bear". Screen Daily, 15 February 2014.
  15. ^ "Korean short wins top honor at Berlin film festival". The Korea Herald, 15 February 2015.
  16. ^ Martin Kuebler, "'Fuocoammare' wins Berlinale Golden Bear". Deutsche Welle, 20 February 2016.
  17. ^ Ed Meza, "Berlin Film Festival: ‘On Body and Soul’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film". Variety, 18 February 2017.
  18. ^ Steve Pond, "‘Touch Me Not’ Wins Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival". TheWrap, 24 February 2018.
  19. ^ Ed Meza, "Berlin Film Festival 2019: Nadav Lapid’s ‘Synonyms’ Wins Golden Bear". Variety, 16 February 2019.
  20. ^ Ed Meza, "‘There Is No Evil’ Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival ". Variety, 29 February 2020.
  21. ^ Nicole Santé, "Berlin Golden Bear Best Short Film: Nanu Tudor review". Business Doc Europe, 4 March 2021.
  22. ^ Scott Roxborough, "Berlin: ‘Alcarras’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter, 16 February 2022.
  23. ^ Guy Lodge, "French Documentary ‘On the Adamant’ Wins Golden Bear at Berlin". Variety, 25 February 2023.
  24. ^ Scott Roxborough (24 February 2024). "Berlin Film Festival Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  25. ^ Peter Debruge (22 February 2025). "'Dreams (Sex Love)' Wins the Berlin Film Festival, While 'The Blue Trail' Earns Grand Jury Prize". Variety. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  26. ^ Roxborough, Scott (2026-02-21). "Ilker Çatak's 'Yellow Letters' Wins Berlin Golden Bear in Politically-Charged Ceremony". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
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