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The TEDDY ACTIVIST AWARD – Call for Nominations

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Award Description

In recognition of the life and courage of so many activists that have been struggling and even given their lives for the continued struggle of sexual and gender minorities around the world, the TEDDY AWARD has established the annual TEDDY Activist Award.

Inspired by the work of these activists, the award will recognize the leadership of individuals who strive to uphold the rights of sexual and gender minorities using visual media.

The award seeks to celebrate the courage and resilience of individuals who advocate for change in challenging circumstances and unsupportive policy environments.
Through visual and audio media, they communicate queer themes on a broad social level, contributing to tolerance, acceptance, justice and equality in society. In many parts of the world this means putting yourself and the ones around you in danger, facing rejection, marginalization, isolation and persecution.

The TEDDY Activist Award will be presented annually during the TEDDY AWARD Ceremony. The award will be accompanied by a one-time grant of € 5.000 donated by Harald Christ.

All applications must be submitted to the award coordinator by the deadline: 10 January 2020.

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FESTIVAL FILM ENTRY

Deadline for receipt of entry forms and films (Festival film submissions)
Feature-length films: Short films: November 08, 2019 November 15, 2019
A film entry is only possible with a personal account and using the online registration form

In order to submit a film to the Berlinale you have to send the film and the completed film entry form to the festival before the given deadline. In any case, we ask you to carefully read the Festival’s General Guidelines for Submission and Participation as well as the “How to Berlinale” short guide to film submission.

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THE TEDDY WINNERS 2019

And the winner is…
The TEDDY AWARD Winners 2019 are in!

Best Feature Film

Breve historia del planeta verde (Brief Story from the Green Planet) by Santiago Loza

Jury Statement:
The TEDDY AWARD 2019 for Best Fiction Film goes to a film that goes beyond genre limitations. Centered on friendships, loyalty, and acceptance, that so many of us find in our communities. It’s a charming and refreshing tale of a band of outsiders and is infused with the heart and the warmth that will carry us through times of internal division and outside pressure and that is so much needed today.
The TEDDY AWARD winner 2019 for Best Feature Film is A BRIEF STORY OF THE GREEN PLANET / BREVE HISTORIA DEL PLANETA VERDE by Santiago Loca.

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TEDDY TODAY: Sunday 17th February

Someone once asked, what’s so good about a goodbye? And today, as the Teddy team is saying it on the last day of Berlinale, we can whole-heartedly say that it’s a good goodbye because we’re grateful to have had the chance to experience this wonderful event with all of you Teddy fans, helping us in contributing for more tolerance acceptance, solidarity and equality in society. And besides, this goodbye is not forever! We’ll see each other again next year, right?
But since we still have a whole day to indulge films, let’s just save our farewells after we watch some more movies, don’t you agree? So, here are the rescreens for today, make sure you use your time wisely, IT’S THE LAST DAY!

 

Rescreens:
Driveways – 10:00 CinemaxX 3
Heute oder Morgen – 12:00 Colosseum 1
Der Boden Unter den Füßen – 13:30 Haus der Berliner Festspiele 
Beol-Sae – 16:00 HKW
Blue Boy – 16:00 International
Blue Diary – 16:00 International
Das Geräusch Rascher Erlösung – 16:00 International 
Entropia – 16:00 International, 21:30 Odeon
Four Quartets – 16:00 International 
Héctor – 16:00 International
Jean Genet is Dead – 16:00 International 
Vivir en Junio con la Lengua Afuera – 16:00 International 
A Dog Barking at the Moon – 17:00 CineStar 3
Knives and Skin – 17:00 CinemaxX 1
Lidérc Úr – 17:00 Colosseum 1
Normal – 17:00 CineStar 7 
Searching Eva– 17:30 Cubix 7
Monstri – 19:15 CineStar 8 
Elisa y Marcela – 21:20 Berlinale Palast
Female Misbehavior – 21:30 Zeughauskino
Zärtlichkeiten – 21:30 Zeughauskino
Greta – 22:00 CineStar 3
Kislota – 22:30 Cubix 7
Synonymes – 22:30 International