During the celebration of the 90th Academy Award last Sunday, ‘Una Mujer Fantástica’ (‘A Fantastic Woman’), was awarded the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The film, which won the 31st TEDDY AWARD for best feature in 2017, is the work of Chilean director Sebastián Lelio. The Academy Award for a non-English speaking film has been given away since 1956 and ‘A Fantastic Woman’ is a landmark recipient in a number of respects; it’s the first first Chilean film to win the foreign-language Oscar, the first film with a trans themed plot to take home the prize, and lead actor Daniela Vega is the first openly transgender person to present an award on stage at the ceremony. Sebastián Lelio praised Daniela Vega as “the inspiration for this movie”. The story follows Marina (Daniela Vega), a transgender woman working as a waitress, who has a loving relationship with Orlando (Francisco Reyes), a divorced man 30 years her senior. Their affectionate love is brought to an abrupt end on the day of Orlando’s sudden death. In the aftermath of this tragedy, Marina is faced with the hatred of Orlando’s ex-wife and children. She fights simultaneously for her right to mourn her beloved one and against the prejudices and harassment from her late lover’s family. The film not only gives a sensitive portrayal of the universal right to grieve but also tells the intimate story of a trans women in today’s conservative Chile. On a broader level, the film highlights the transphobia and ignorance constituting every-day life for many transgender people around the world. Few would be able to leave the cinema unmoved by this touching story of love and loss. To learn more about the film, have a look at our interview with director Sebastián Lelio and lead actors Daniela Vega and FranciscoReyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9VQLBKaP9Q
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The TEDDY Winners 2018
And the winner is…
Best Feature Film
Tinta Bruta
By Marco Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
Best Documentary Film
Bixa Travesty (Tranny Fag)
By Claudia Priscilla, Kiko Goifam
Best Short Film
Three Centimetres
By Lara Zeidan
DIE TEDDY Jury Award
Obscuro Barocco
By Evangelia Kranioti
L`Oreal TEDDY Newcomer Award
Retablo
By Alvaro Delgado Aparicio
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Las Herederas (The Heiresses)
By Marcelo Martinessi
TEDDY AWARD CEREMONY 2018
For those unlucky few who weren’t able to join us for the famously fabulous TEDDY AWARD ceremony, you can see the entire ceremony here! Highlights include Wieland Speck’s annual speech, Sate Minister Markus’ Prabst defiant proclamation against homophobia, Jack Woodhead’s upside-down piano-playing, and Linn de Quebrada’s stunning stage performance.
All here for you to watch again and again…
TEDDY TODAY: Sunday 25th February
It breaks our hearts to say goodbye, but say goodbye we must as we reach the final day of the 68th Berlinale. Thank you for celebrating queer cinema with us, in all its wonderful shapes and sizes. A huge congratulations to all our award winners – both ‘Tinta Bruta’ and ‘Las Herederas’ screen today so catch them if you can!
Until next year, teddy-lovers!
Contra-Internet: Jubilee 2033
Director: Zach Blas,
USA/Great Britain 2018 29′, English, Spanish
Kino International, 16:00
The Happy Prince
Director: Rupert Everett
Germany/Belgium/Italy 2017 105′, English, French, Italian
Friedrichstadt-Palast, 09:30
Las herederas (The Heiresses)
Director: Marcelo Martinessi
Paraguay/Uruguay/Germany/Brazil/Norway/ France 2018, 95′, Spanish
Haus der Berliner Festspiele, 19:00
Mes provinciales (A Paris Education)
Director: Jean Paul Civeyrac
France 2018 136′, French
CineStar 3, 20:15
River’s Edge
Director: Isao Yukisada
Japan 2018 118′, Japanese
Cubix 9, 14:30
Three Centimetres
Director: Lara Zeidan
Great Britain 2017 9′, Arabic
International, 16:00
Tinta Bruta (Hard Paint)
Director: Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
Brazil 2018
118′, Portuguese
CineStar 3, 17:45
Yours in Sisterhood
Director: Irene Lusztig
USA 2018 101′, English
Zoo Palast 2, 13:00
TEDDY TODAY: Friday 23rd February
It’s the day you’ve all been waiting for – THE TEDDY AWARD CEREMONY IS HERE!!!! As a warm-up to tonight’s proceedings, why not catchup on some of the lovely selection of films listed below, before glittering-up and joining us for a night of celebrations at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
See you on the dance floor!
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Director: Gus Van Sant
USA 2018 113′, English
Zoo Palast 1, 12:30
Evidentiary Bodies
Director: Barbara Hammer
USA 2018, 10′, Without dialogue
Akademie der Künste, 18:00
Garbage
Director: Q
India 2018 105′, Hindi
Cubix7, 20:15
Hojoom (Invasion)
Director: Shahram Mokri
Iran 2017 102′, Farsi
Cubix 7, 22:30
Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern (Ludwig II of Bavaria)
Director: Wilhelm Dieterle
Germany 1930, 132′, German intertitles
Zeughauskino, 21:30
Obscuro Barroco
Director: Evangelia Kranioti
France/Greece 2018 60′, Portuguese
Zoo Palast 2, 16:00
Para Aduma (Red Cow)
Director: Tsivia Barkai Yacov
Israel 2018 90′, Hebrew
CinemaxX 3. 13:30
Shakedown
Director: Leilah Weinraub
USA 2018 82′, English
CineStar 7, 14:30
T.R.A.P
Director: Manque La Banca
Argentina 2018 16′, Spanish
CinemaxX 3, 21:30
Touch Me Not
Romania/Germany/Czech Republic/Bulgaria/
France 2018
Director: Adina Pintilie 125′, English, German
Friedrichstadt-Palast, 12:00
Tuzdan kaide (The Pillar of Salt)
Director: Burak Çevik
Turkey 2018 70′, Turkish
CinemaxX 4, 22:00