Silver Bear Jury Prize

Award presented annually by the Berlin International Film Festival

Award

Silver Bear Jury Prize

Silberner Bär Preis der Jury (German)

2025 recipient: Iván Fund

Location| Berlin
Country| Germany
Presented by| Berlin International Film Festival
First award| 2021
Winner| The Message by Iván Fund

The Silver Bear Jury Prize (German: Silberner Bär Preis der Jury) is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 2021. It is chosen by the jury from the films in main competition at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize after the Golden Bear and the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, respectively.[1]

## History

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The prize was introduced to replace the Alfred Bauer Prize,[2][3] which was suspended in 2020 after it was revealed that its namesake Alfred Bauer, the founding director of the festival, had been an active high-ranking Nazi closely involved in a propaganda organisation set up by Joseph Goebbels.[4][5] In its place, the international jury presented the "Silver Bear – 70th Berlinale" at the 2020 Festival.[6] The new Silver Bear Jury Prize was first presented at the 2021 Festival,[7] where Maria Speth was its inaugural winner.

## Winners

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Natalia López Gallardo won for Robe of Gems (2022) João Canijo won for Bad Living (2023)

### 2020s

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Year  | English Title  | Original Title  | Director(s)  | Production Country

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2021
(71st) | Mr Bachmann and His Class | Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse | Maria Speth  | Germany
2022
(72nd) | Robe of Gems | Manto de Gemas | Natalia López Gallardo  | Mexico, Argentina, United States
2023
(73rd) | Bad Living | Mal Viver | João Canijo | Portugal, France
2024
(74th) | The Empire | L'Empire | Bruno Dumont | France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Portugal
2025
(75th) | The Message | El mensaje | Iván Fund | Argentina, Spain

## References

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1. ^ "Berlinale 2021: Bärengewinner*innen des Wettbewerbs stehen fest". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
2. ^ "Berlinale vergibt nun genderneutrale Schauspielerpreise". Die Presse. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
3. ^ Nolting, Janick (24 August 2020). "Berlinale findet 2021 statt und ändert Preisverleihung". digitalfernsehen.de. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
4. ^ "Historical Study on Berlinale Founding Director Alfred Bauer" (Press release). Berlin, Germany: Berlin International Film Festival. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
5. ^ Pulver, Andrew; Connolly, Kate (30 January 2020). "Berlin film festival suspends prize after Nazi past of director revealed". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020.
6. ^ Grater, Tom (18 February 2020). "Berlin Film Festival Rebrands Alfred Bauer Prize & Commissions Investigation Following Nazi Allegations Against Founding Director". Deadline. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020.
7. ^ Pham, Annika (24 August 2020). "Berlin unveils plans for physical festival alongside hybrid market". nordiskfilmogtvfond.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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