65th Berlin International Film Festival-2015

65th annual Berlin International Film Festival-2015

The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The first seven films of the festival were announced on 15 December 2014. Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night was announced as the opening film. The Iranian drama film Taxi, directed by Jafar Panahi, won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing film of the festival.

Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor's film "Dhanak" has bagged The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film and also received a special mention at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also endowed with euro 7,500. The awards were announced Saturday.

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Award                                                 Prize Winners

Golden Bear for Best Film                   Taxi

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize                El Club - The Club

Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize             Ixcanul - Ixcanul Volcano

Silver Bear for Best Director                ex aequo Radu Jude - Aferim!

Silver Bear for Best Director                ex aequo Małgorzata Szumowska - Body

Silver Bear for Best Actress                 Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years

Silver Bear for Best Actor                    Tom Courtenay - 45 Years

Silver Bear for Best Script                   Patricio Guzmán - El botón de nácar - The Pearl Button

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution        ex aequo Sturla Brandth Grøvlen - Victoria

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution        ex aequo Evgeniy Privin and Sergey Mikhalchuk - Pod electricheskimi oblakami - Under Electric Clouds

BEST FIRST FEATURE JURY

Award  Prize Winners

Best First Feature Award          600 Millas - 600 Miles

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY

Award                                                                                     Prize Winners

Golden Bear for Best Short Film                                               HOSANNA

Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film)                                            Bad at Dancing

Audi Short Film Award                                                            PLANET Σ

Berlin Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards         Dissonance

HONORARY AWARDS OF THE FESTIVAL

Award                                     Prize Winners

Honorary Golden Bear            Wim Wenders

Berlinale Camera                     Marcel Ophüls

Berlinale Camera                     Naum Kleiman

Berlinale Camera                     Alice Waters

Berlinale Camera                     Carlo Petrini

CHILDREN'S JURY GENERATION KPLUS

Award                                                                         Prize Winners

Crystal Bear for the Best Film (Kplus)                         Min lilla syster - My Skinny Sister

Crystal Bear for the for the Best Short Film (Kplus)     Hadiatt Abi - Gift of My Father

Special Mention (Kplus)                                              Dhanak - Rainbow

Special Mention (Kplus Short Film)                             The Tie

YOUTH JURY GENERATION 14PLUS

Award                                                                         Prize Winners

Crystal Bear for the for the Best Film (14plus)               Flocken - Flocking

Crystal Bear for the for the Best Short Film (14plus)     A Confession

Special Mention (14plus)                                              Prins - Prince

Special Mention (14plus Short Film)                             Nelly

GENERATION KPLUS INTERNATIONAL JURY

Award                                                                                              Prize Winners

Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury                        Dhanak - Rainbow

Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury (Short Film)             Giovanni en het water ballet - Giovanni and the Water Ballet

Special Mention (Lobende Erwähnung (Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury)                    Min lilla syster - My Skinny Sister

Special Mention (Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury)    Agnes

GENERATION 14PLUS INTERNATIONAL JURY

Award                                                                                                       Prize Winners

Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury                       The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury (Short Film)                        Coach

Special Mention (Lobende Erwähnung (Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury)       Nena

Special Mention (Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury)   Tuolla puolen - Reunion

All Berlinale 2015 Award Winners, including those of the Independent Juries: