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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The third day of the Berlinale is here and has several interesting TEDDY films in store.
INTERVIEWS:
The Visitor
A refugee washes up in a small suitcase on the banks of the River Thames in London. Arriving at the house of an upper-class family, he seduces each and every family member, depicted in explicit sex scenes. A reimagining of Pasolini’s Teorema.
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.
Spain during the Noche de San Juan festival. Sisters Jessica and Alma are once again on their way to pick up food stamps from the Caritas charity. Although they have experienced violence at home, they both try to break the cycle and treat each other with love.
A refugee washes up in a small suitcase on the banks of the River Thames in London. Arriving at the house of an upper-class family, he seduces each and every family member, depicted in explicit sex scenes. A reimagining of Pasolini’s Teorema.
Fourteen-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets Alexander, his new neighbour of the same age, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.
SCREENINGS:
17.02/ 16:00 HKW1 – Miriam Makeba Auditorium
RERUNS:
All Shall Be Well 17.02/ 21:30 Cubix 8
Crossing 17.02/ 12:30 Cubix
Cuckoo 17.02 / 09:30 Haus der Berliner Festspiele 17.02 / 15:15 Verti Music Hall 17.02 / 21:30 Cubix 9
detours while speaking of monsters 17.02/ 21:00 Kino Betonhalle @silent green
Grandmamaauntsistercat 17.02/ 21:00 Kino Betonhalle @silent green
I Don´t Want To Be Just A Memory 17.02/ 21:00 Kino Betonhalle @silent green
