The awards for the Generation 14plus section of the 70th Berlin Film Festival have been unveiled.

The members of the Youth Jury Generation 14plus have awarded the Crystal Bear for the Best Film to French-Belgian-Rwandan co-production Our Lady of the Nile [+leggi anche:
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On the other hand, the Crystal Bear of the Generation Kplus section was bestowed upon US title Sweet Thing directed by Alexandre Rockwell, while Australian title H Is for Happiness by John Sheedy received the Special Mention. Meanwhile, Mexican title The Wolves, directed by Samuel Kishi Leopo, received the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury, and Cuties [+leggi anche:
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The list of awards:

Generation 14plus

Crystal Bear
Our Lady of the Nile [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
White Riot [+leggi anche:
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Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
Mutts - Halima Ouardiri (Canada/Morocco)
Special Mention
Goodbye Golovin - Mathieu Grimard (Canada)

Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury
My Name Is Baghdad - Caru Alves de Souza (Brazil)
Special Mention
Voices in the Wind - Nobuhiro Suwa (Japan)

Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film
Mutts - Halima Ouardiri
Special Mention
White Winged Horse - Mahyar Mandegar (Iran)

Generation Kplus

Crystal Bear
Sweet Thing - Alexandre Rockwell (US)
Special Mention
H Is for Happiness - John Sheedy (Australia)

Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
The Name of the Son - Martina Matzkin (Argentina)
Special Mention
Miss - Amira Géhanne Khalfallah (Algeria/France)

Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury
The Wolves - Samuel Kishi Leopo (Mexico)
Special Mention
Cuties [+leggi anche:
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Mum, Mum, Mum - Sol Berruezo Pichon-Rivière (Argentina)

Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Short Film
The Name of the Son - Martina Matzkin
Special Mention
The Kites - Seyed Payam Hosseini (Iran)