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The winners of the 38. TEDDY AWARD

February 23, 2024 beate

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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PHOTOS 37. TEDDY AWARD CEREMONY

February 28, 2023 beate

The 37th TEDDY Award was a success. Thanks to everyone who was there and made this evening so beautiful. We are happy that this year again we could set a sign and celebrated queer life and queer creativity and solidarity. With the 37th TEDDY AWARD, thanks to you, we were able to make our contribution and share a rainbow of queer joy, visibility and community with you.

If you couldn’t be there live, you can watch the entire award ceremony again here.
Below you can find some impressions from this year.

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THE 2023 TEDDY WINNERS

February 25, 2023 beate

The moment has come! After celebrating the incredible queer movies of the International Berlin Film Festival for the past month, we now know the names of the 2023 TEDDY AWARD winners.

The 37th edition of the TEDDY AWARD proved once again that there are infinite ways to tell queer stories. Our nominated films of 2023 illustrated this diversity in the best way possible, and we are overjoyed to see the work of all the directors, actors and behind-the-scenes workers being praised and appreciated. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, only one can win!

Without further ado, here are the 2023 winners. And the TEDDY goes to…

FEATURE FILM

ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WORLD ARE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE
Directed by Babatunde Apalowo

*Film still All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White © Polymath Pictures*

SHORT FILM

MARUNGKA TJALATJUNU (Dipped in Black)
Directed by Matthew Thorne & Derik Lynch

*Film still Marungka tjalatjunu | Dipped in Black © Other Pictures*

DOCUMENTARY FILM

ORLANDO, MA BIOGRAPHIE POLITIQUE (Orlando, My Political Biography)
Directed by Paul B. Preciado

*Film still Orlando, ma biographie politique | Orlando, My Political Biography © Les Films du Poisson*

TEDDY JURY AWARD

VICKY NIGHT for her performance in SILVER HAZE
Regie: Sacha Polak

SPECIAL TEDDY AWARD

Andriy Khalpakhchi
Bohdan Zhuk

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TEDDY AWARD Ceremony

March 3, 2020 charlotte

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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THE TEDDY AWARD WINNERS 2020

February 29, 2020 charlotte

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: