Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ Wins Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear

After her innovation function “Atlantics” transformed heads in 2019, filmmaker Mati Diop has actually once more racked up distinctions with “Dahomey,” which simply arised successful as the champion of the 2024 Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Event.

Diop’s trenchant take a look at manifest destiny, which runs a limited 67 mins, advances her credibility as one of worldwide movie theater’s brightest lights, and bested Silver Beay court reward champions “A Traveler’s Needs” and “The Empire” for the primary reward, in spite of these movies being helmed by worldwide feelings Hong Sangsoo and Bruno Dumont, specifically.

In the efficiency classifications, Sebastian Stan won leading honors for his advertised job as a deeply involved star in Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man,” while professional, multi-Oscar chosen Emily Watson racked up the sustaining congratulations for her operate in the historic Magdalene washings elegy “Small Things Like These,” in which she stars contrary Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh.

This year’s competitors court was led by Oscar champion Lupita Nyong’ o and consisted of Brady Corbet, Christian Petzold, Albert Serra, Anny Hui, Jasmine Trinca, and Oksana Zabuzhko,

Below is the fill listing of champions for the Berlin Film Event:

Key Competitors

Golden Bear: “Dahomey,” Mati Diop

Silver Bear Grand Court Reward: “A Traveler’s Needs,” Hong Sangsoo

Silver Bear Court Reward: “The Empire,” Bruno Dumont

Silver Bear for Finest Supervisor: “Pepe,” Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias

Silver Bear for Finest Lead Efficiency: “A Different Man,” Sebastian Stan

Silver Bear for Finest Sustaining Efficiency: “Small Things Like These,” Emily Watson

Silver Bear for Finest Movie Script: “Dying,” Matthias Glasner

Silver Bear for Superior Artistic Payment: “The Devil’s Bath,” Martin Gschlacht, cinematography

Experiences champions:

Best Film: “Direct Action,” Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell.

Finest Supervisor: “Cidade; Campo,” Juliana Rojas.

Unique Court Honor: “The Great Yawn of History,” Aliyar Rasti; “Some Rain Must Fall,” Qiu Yang.

Docudrama champions:

Finest Docudrama: “No Other Land,” Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor.

Docudrama Unique Reference: “Direct Action,” Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell.

Berlinale Shorts champions:

Golden Bear: “An Odd Turn,” Francisco Lezama.

Silver Bear: “Remains of the Hot Day,” Wenqian Zhang.

Unique Reference: “That’s All From Me,” Eva Könnemann.