Thank you, see you next year!

Yesterday the Berlinale came to a close with the Audience Day and the 38th TEDDY AWARDS are behind us, as well. We would like to give you a short review of a fantastic award ceremony and after-show party.

It was an honor to make our contribution with the 38th TEDDY AWARD and to share a rainbow of queer joy, visibility and community with you.

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© Katy Otto
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© Katy Otto

We would like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to our partners and sponsors, without whom the TEDDY would not be possible in this form:

3pc
Air France
BASE Berlin
Berlinale
Brazilian Embassy in Berlin
EFM
Gerolsteiner
Harald Christ
Hotel Berlin Berlin
Pangaea
Myer’s Hotel
No Coffee
Queer Academy
Radio One
SchwuZ
Twotickets

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We would especially like to thank the volunteers who supported us on the evening of the award ceremony. You were fantastic!

We are already looking forward to the next Berlinale and the 39th TEDDY – see you in February 2025!

RERUNS:

All Shall Be Well
26.02/ 22: 00 Kino International

TEDDY TODAY: 25th of February 2024

The last day of the Berlinale is here and with it many reruns of great and inspiring films from this year’s 38th TEDDY AWARD. Enjoy the watch!

RERUNS:

All Shall Be Well
25.02. / 15:30 Cineplex Titania
26.02/ 22:00 Kino International

An Odd Turn (Un movimiento extraño)
25.02. / 19:00 Kino International

Betânia
25.02. / 22:00 Zoo Palast 2

Between the Temples
25.02. / 12:00 Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Cura Sana
25.02. / 18:30 Cineplex Titania

Goodbye First Love (Jing guo)
25.02. / 18:30 Colosseum 1
25.02. / 19:00 Kino International

I Don’t Want To Be Just A Memory
25.02. / 19:00 Kino International

Invincible summer (Un invincible été)
25.02. / 19:00 Kino International

I Saw the TV Glow
25.02. / 21:30 Cubix 8

Langue Étrangère
25.02. / 09:45 Verti Music Hall

Love Lies Bleeding
25.02. / 21:00 Cineplex Titania

Sex
25.02. / 13:15 Cubix 5

The Devil’s Bath (Des Teufels Bad)
25.02. / 16:00 Berlinale Palast

Towards the Sun, Far From the Center (Al sol, lejos del centro)
25.02. / 18:30 Colosseum 1

Uli
25.02. / 19:00 Kino International

Yuck! (Beurk !)
25.02. / 12:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

TEDDY TODAY: 24th of February 2024

The Berlinale is almost over, but there’s no reason to be sad, because there are still great films showing in all kinds of cinemas. And if you missed the 38th TEDDY AWARD yesterday, you can find a summary of the winners HERE!

RERUNS:

An Odd Turn (Un movimiento extraño)
24.02. / 21:30 Cubix 9

Betânia
24.02. / 16:00 Cubix 5

Between the Temples
24.02. / 15:30 Cineplex Titania

Goodbye First Love (Jing guo)
24.02. / 15:30 Cubix 9

I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (Ještě nejsem, kým chci být)
24.02. / 22:00 Zoo Palast 2

Invincible summer (Un invincible été)
24.02. / 18:30 Cineplex Titania

I Saw the TV Glow
24.02. / 18:30 Cubix 9

Sex
24.02. / 12:00 Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Songs of Love and Hate
24.02. / 18:30 Cineplex Titania

Towards the Sun, Far From the Center (Al sol, lejos del centro)
24.02. / 15:30 Cubix 9

Uli
24.02. / 12:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

You Burn Me (Tú me abrasas)
24.02. / 12:45 Cubix 8

Young Hearts
24.02. / 18:45 Cubix 8

The winners of the 38. TEDDY AWARD

Ten days of Berlinale. Ten days full of spectacular and creative queer films and ten days of anxious waiting for the decision of this year’s jury. Once again, prizes will be awarded in the categories best feature film, best documentary/essay film, best short film and the TEDDY Jury Award, as well as the Special TEDDY AWARD for lifetime artistic achievement to outstanding personalities.

But the wait is now over. The jury of the 38th TEDDY AWARD has made its choice and selected the winners. drum roll please

The TEDDY AWARDs go to…

Best Feature Film

All Shall Be Well

Director: Ray Yeung

When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen family, Angie begins a later-life journey into emancipation.

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Best documentary/ essay film

Teaches of Peaches

Directors: Judy Landkammer und Philipp Fussenegger

Seamlessly weaving together exclusive archival gems with dynamic tour footage, this documentary captures the transformative journey of Canadian Merrill Nisker into the internationally acclaimed cultural powerhouse that is Peaches.

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© Katy Otto

Best Short Film

Grandmamauntsistercat

Director: Zuza Banasińska

Created from archival materials from communist Poland, the film tells the story of a multispecies matriarchal family through the eyes of a child grappling with the reproduction of ideological and representational systems.

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TEDDY Jury Award

Crossing

Director: Levan Akin

Lia, a retired teacher, has promised to find her long-lost niece, Tekla. Her search takes her to Istanbul where she meets Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, and Tekla starts to feel closer than ever.

Special TEDDY AWARD

Lothar Lambert

© Jan Gymbel
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Congratulations to this year´s winners! Thank you to all directors, filmmakers, actors and sponsors for being part of the 38th edition of the TEDDY AWARD.

TEDDY TODAY: 23rd of February 2024

Today the 38th TEDDY AWARD takes place at the Volksbühne. Be there live via our livestream!

RERUNS:

All Shall Be Well
23.02. / 12:00 Haus der Berliner Festspiele

An Odd Turn (Un movimiento extraño)
23.02. / 13:30 Cineplex Titania

Baldiga – Unlocked Heart (Baldiga – Entsichertes Herz)
23.02. / 10:30 Cubix 5

Between the Temples
23.02. / 10:00 Cubix 9

Cidade; Campo
23.02. / 09:45 Cubix 8

Crossing
23.02. / 16:30 Kino International

Cura Sana
23.02. / 12:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Fin (Huling Palabas)
23.02. / 15:45 Cubix 8

Goodbye First Love (Jing guo)
23.02. / 21:30 HKW 2 – Safi Faye Saal

Invincible summer (Un invincible été)
23.02. / 09:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Langue Étrangère
23.02. / 21:30 Cineplex Titania

Reas
23.02. / 19:00 Zoo Palast 2

Songs of Love and Hate
23.02. / 09:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Teaches of Peaches
23.02. / 12:15 Verti Music Hall

Towards the Sun, Far From the Center (Al sol, lejos del centro)
23.02. / 21:30 HKW 2 – Safi Faye Saal

Uli
23.02. / 10:00 Zoo Palast 2

You Burn Me (Tú me abrasas)
23.02. / 16:00 Zoo Palast 2