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THE TEDDY AWARD UNDER COVID-19

Even as the world seems to be paused until further notice, the Teddy Award keeps on thriving! No stubborn pandemic can stop the 35th edition of the Teddy Award from spreading the same joyful energy with our LGBTQ+ community and beyond.
 
Like most events during the pandemic, the 35th TEDDY AWARD will have to take place in a different form this year. Following the successful first stage – the Industry Event from March 1-5, 2021 – which saw daily live studio talks, discussions, panels and interviews on current films and developments in the queer media industry, the TEDDY AWARD is also part of the 71st Berlinale’s Summer Special from June 9-20, 2021 with reports and interviews on the queer films at the festival.
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All the films nominated for the 35th TEDDY AWARD are being shown in the city’s open-air cinemas as part of the Berlinale’s open-air film screenings. The highlight of the TEDDY summer events is the celebration of queer cinema on June 18, 2021 at 7 pm with the 35th TEDDY AWARD ceremony. Due to the ongoing pandemic-related restrictions, the award ceremony will take place entirely online and will be streamed LIVE FROM THE TEDDY TV STUDIO at teddyaward.tv/live.

 

No matter what the world may look like: With the 35th TEDDY AWARD, we want to share a ray of queer joy, visibility and community with you in these chaotic times.

>> As always, all information updates can be found here in the TEDDY blog.

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TEDDY AWARD Ceremony

For all of you who couldn’t attend the award ceremony, whose livestreams were lagging, or who just want to rewatch their favourite moments: Here’s the complete TEDDY award show on YouTube!

And here are some individual time stamps:

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TEDDY TODAY: Saturday the 29th of February 2020

All good things come to an end and unfortunately, the 70th Edition of the Berlinale is slowly approaching its ending for this year.

Despite having already presented all the films, there are still a few Re-Screenings left for you to enjoy:

Re-Screenings:

  1. Babylebbe – Cubix 8 – 11:00
  2. Panteres – Cubix 8 – 11:00
  3. Always Amber – Zoo Palast 1 – 12:30
  4. Rizi – Haus der Berliner Festspiele – 13:15
  5. Petite Fille – International – 13:30
  6. Who Can Predict What Will Move You – Cubix 8 – 14:30
  7. Meu Nome É Bagdá – Zoo Palast 1 – 15:30
  8. Genius Loci – Colosseum 1 – 17:00
  9. Alice Júnior – Cubix 8 – 19:00
  10. La Casa Dell’Amore – CinemaxX 4 – 19:00
  11. Automotive – International – 19:30
  12. Futur Drei – Zoo Palast 2 – 19:30
  13. Bushido Zankoku Monogatari – Cubix 6 – 20:30
  14. Suk Suk -CinemaxX 7 – 21:00
  15. Charlatan – Haus der Berliner Festspiele – 21:00
  16. Rizi – Friedrichstadt-Palast – 21:30
  17. Welcome To Chechnya – Cubix 9 – 21:30
  18. Minyan – Cubix 7 – 22:00
  19. Vento Seco – Colosseum 1 – 22:00
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THE TEDDY AWARD WINNERS 2020

This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for! The jury has chosen this year’s TEDDY Award winners! We’re so excited to announce the freshly selected award winning films:

Best FEATURE Film

Nominees:
– Shirley, dir. Josephine Decker
– Futur Drei, dir. Faraz Shariat
– The Twentieth Century, dir. Matthew Rankin

Winner:
Futur Drei, dir. Faraz Shariat
 
You can read more about the movie on the TEDDY blog and below you can watch our interview with Fariaz Shariat:

Best DOCUMENTARY

Nominees:
– Petite fille, dir. Sébastien Lifshitz
– Si c’était de l’amour, dir. Patric Chiha
– La casa dell’amore, dir. Luca Ferri

Winner:
Si c’était de l’amour, dir. Patric Chiha

You can read more about the movie on the TEDDY blog and below you can watch our interview with Patric Chiha:

Best SHORT Film

Nominees:
– Extractions, dir. Thirza Cuthand
– Untitled Sequence of Gaps, dir. Vika Kirchenbauer
– Genius Loci, dir. Adrien Merigeau
– Playback. Ensayo de una despedida, dir. Agustina Comedi

Winner:
Playback. Ensayo de una despedida, dir. Agustina Comedi

You can read more about the movie on the TEDDY blog and below you can watch our interview with Agustina Comedi:

Jury Award

Winner:
Rizi, von Tsai Ming-Liang

You can read more about the movie on our blog and watch the trailer here:

Readers’ Award

Winner:
Futur Drei, dir. Faraz Shariat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZNg8TIKDqQ

ACTIVIST Award

Winner:
Welcome to Chechnya, dir. David France

You can read more about the movie on the TEDDY blog and below you can watch our interview with David France:

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! Thank you for making movies! :)

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TEDDY TODAY: Friday the 28th of February 2020

Worried that you’ve missed some of the films? Have you watched one that you truly enjoyed and wish to see it again?

We’ve prepared here another list of almost 20 films that you can re-watch (for the first, second or tenth time). Don’t forget to bring a friend! :)

Re-Screenings:

  1. Vento Seco – CinemaxX 7 – 09:00
  2. Charlatan – Haus der Berliner Festspiele – 09:30
  3. El Nombre Del Hijo – Urania – 10:00
  4. Panteres – Filmtheater am Friedrichshain – 10:00
  5. Rizi – Friedrichstadt-Palast – 10:00
  6. Always Amber – Cubix 7 – 10:00
  7. Babylebbe – Filmtheater am Friedrichshain – 10:00
  8. Las Mil Y Una – CinemaxX 6 – 11:15
  9. Charlatan – Friedrichstadt-Palast – 13:00
  10. Suk Suk – Cubix 7 – 13:15
  11. Who Can Predict What Will Move You – Filmtheater am Friedrichshain – 13:30
  12. Alice Júnior – CinemaxX 3 – 13:30
  13. Welcome to Chechnya – Colosseum 1 – 14:30
  14. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets – CinemaxX 4 – 16:00
  15. Minyan – Zoo Palast 2 – 16:15
  16. Hama’azin – Zoo Palast 3 – 16:30
  17. Inflorescence – Zoo Palast 3 – 16:30
  18. Genius Loci – Cubix 9 – 21:30
  19. Die Letzte Stadt – International – 22:00