Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
| Silver Bear for Best Screenplay | |
|---|---|
| Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch (German) | |
2026 recipient: Geneviève Dulude-De Celles | |
| Awarded for | Best screenwriting by screenwriter |
| Country | Germany |
| Presented by | Berlin International Film Festival |
| First award | 1956 |
| Currently held by | Geneviève Dulude-De Celles for Nina Roza (2026) |
| Website | www |
The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (German: Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in Screenwriting.
History
Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai was the first winner for In Love We Trust (2008). Canadian filmmaker Geneviève Dulude-De Celles is the most recent winner for Nina Roza (2026).
Winners
2000s
| Year | Screenwriter(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (58th) |
Wang Xiaoshuai | In Love We Trust | 左右 | [1] |
| 2009 (59th) |
Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon | The Messenger | [2] | |
2010s
| Year | Screenwriter(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (60th) |
Wang Quan'an and Jin Na | Apart Together | 团圆 | [3] |
| 2011 (61st) |
Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj | The Forgiveness of Blood | Falja e Gjakut | [4] |
| 2012 (62nd) |
Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg | A Royal Affair | En kongelig affære | [5] |
| 2013 (63rd) |
Jafar Panahi | Closed Curtain | پرده | [6] |
| 2014 (64th) |
Dietrich Brüggemann and Anna Brüggemann | Stations of the Cross | Kreuzweg | [7] |
| 2015 (65th) |
Patricio Guzmán | The Pearl Button | El botón de nácar | [8] |
| 2016 (66th) |
Tomasz Wasilewski | United States of Love | Zjednoczone Stany Miłości | [9] |
| 2017 (67th) |
Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza | A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica | [10] |
| 2018 (68th) |
Manuel Alcalá and Alonso Ruizpalacios | Museum | Museo | [11] |
| 2019 (69th) |
Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano | Piranhas | La paranza dei bambini | [12] |
2020s
| Year | Screenwriter(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (70th) |
Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo | Bad Tales | Favolacce | [13] |
| 2021 (71st) |
Hong Sang-soo | Introduction | 인트로덕션 | |
| 2022 (72nd) |
Laila Stieler | Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush | Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush | |
| 2023 (73rd) |
Angela Schanelec | Music | [14] | |
| 2024 (74th) |
Matthias Glasner | Dying | Sterben | |
| 2025 (75th) |
Radu Jude | Kontinental '25 | [15] | |
| 2026 (76th) |
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles | Nina Roza | [16] | |
See also
References
- ^ "58th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2008". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "59th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2009". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "60th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2010". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "61st Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2011". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "62nd Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2012". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "63rd Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2013". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "64th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2014". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "65th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2015". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "66th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2016". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "67th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2017". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "68th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2018". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "69th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2019". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "70th Berlin International Film Festival – Prizes & Honours 2020". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Scott Roxborough (25 February 2023). "Berlin: French Documentary 'On the Adamant' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "The Prizes of the International Jury". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (21 February 2026). "Berlin Film Festival: İlker Çatak's 'Yellow Letters' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film (Full List of Winners)". Variety. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
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