20/02/2016 - BERLIN 2016: The international critics have crowned Danis Tanovic’s film, while Aloys has also won accolades

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) has handed out its trophies ahead of the awards ceremony of the 66^th Berlin Film Festival. For the competition, the International Critics' Prize was bestowed upon Death in Sarajevo [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Danis Tanovic
film profile] by Bosnia’s Danis Tanovic. For the Panorama selection, victory was claimed by Aloys [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Tobias Nölle
film profile] by Swiss director Tobias Nölle. Finally, the prize for the Forum section was snagged by Mauritanian director Rama Thiaw’s The Revolution Won’t Be Televised.

Furthermore, it is worth pointing out that the Ecumenical Jury Prize singled out Fire at Sea [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Gianfranco Rosi
film profile] by Gianfranco Rosi in the competition, The First, The Last [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Bouli Lanners
film profile] by Bouli Lanners in the Panorama section, and Barakah Meets Barakah by Mahmoud Sabbagh and Those Who Jump [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner and Moritz Siebert in the Forum section.

Lastly, the CICAE Art Cinema Award was granted to Fukushima, mon Amour [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Doris Dörrie in the Panorama section and Illegitimate [+see also:
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interview: Adrian Sitaru
film profile] by Adrian Sitaru in the Forum section; and the Europa Cinemas Label went to The First, The Last (read the news). 

FIPRESCI Prize, Competition
Death in Sarajevo [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Danis Tanovic
film profile] – Danis Tanovic

FIPRESCI Prize, Panorama
Aloys [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Tobias Nölle
film profile] – Tobias Nölle

FIPRESCI Prize, Forum
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised – Rama Thiaw 

Ecumenical Jury, Competition
Fire at Sea [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Gianfranco Rosi
film profile] – Gianfranco Rosi

Ecumenical Jury, Panorama
The First, The Last [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Bouli Lanners
film profile] – Bouli Lanners

Ecumenical Jury, Forum
Barakah Meets Barakah – Mahmoud Sabbagh
Those Who Jump [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] – Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner and Moritz Siebert

CICAE Art Cinema Award, Panorama
Fukushima, mon Amour [+see also:
trailer
film profile] – Doris Dörrie

CICAE Art Cinema Award, Forum
Illegitimate [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Adrian Sitaru
film profile] – Adrian Sitaru

Europa Cinemas Label
The First, The Last – Bouli Lanners