Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize is an award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition. It is the runner-up to the Golden Bear prize and is considered the second most prestigious prize at the festival.
Hong Sang-soo, 2024 winner
Agnès Varda, 1965 winner for Le Bonheur
Éric Rohmer, 1967 winner for La Collectionneuse
Werner Herzog, 1968 winner for Signs of Life
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europe's "Big Three" film festivals alongside the Venice Film Festival held in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival held in France. Furthermore, it is one of the "Big Five", the most prestigious film festivals in the world. The festival regularly draws tens of thousands of visitors each year.
Delphi Filmpalast
Berlinale Palast (aka Theater am Potsdamer Platz), main venue since 2000
Werner Herzog, 2010 jury president
Conference after a screening