The 74th Berlin International Film Festival has presented its awards.
At a festival where political messages took center stage, the Golden Bear was awarded to Senegalese director Mati Diop's film 'Dahomey'.
Diop made festival history as the first Black female director to win this award in the history of the Berlinale.
FIFTH SILVER BEAR FOR HONG SANG-SOO
The Silver Bear Jury Prize, the second most important award in the Main Competition category, was given to the film "A Traveler's Needs" by South Korean director Hong Sang-soo, which stars one of the leading figures of European independent cinema, Isabelle Huppert.
The film follows a French woman's search for self in South Korea. With this film, Hong has won a 'Silver Bear' at the Berlinale for the fifth time.
HERE ARE THE WINNERS OF THE MAIN COMPETITION:
Golden Bear
Dahomey, Mati Diop
Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix
A Traveler's Needs, Hong Sang-soo
Silver Bear Jury Prize
The Empire, Dir. Bruno Dumont
Silver Bear for Best Director
Pepe, Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias
Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
Emily Watson (Small Things Like This)
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Matthias Glasner (Sterben)
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Martin Gschlacht (The Devil's Bath)
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