Wins Golden Bear at Berlinale 2018

EU-supported ﬁlm “Touch Me Not” wins Golden Bear at Berlinale 2018

Amongst the films receiving honours at the 68th Berlinale Awards ceremony last Saturday, two films were supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA programme. Adina Pintilie’s “Touch Me Not” was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film while “Las Herederas” by Marcelo Martinessi won the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize for a film that opens up new perspectives and the Silver Bear for Best actress (Ana Brun).

EU supported ﬁlms win awards at Berlinale

Adina Pintilie’s ﬁrst feature “Touch Me Not” also received the GWFF Best First Feature Award. This co- production from Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and France, was supported by MEDIA programme at its development stage.

“Las Herederas” (The Heiresses) is a co-production from Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France and it was supported by MEDIA via the international co-production funds.

In addition, Independent juries gave recognition to ﬁlms supported by Creative Europe MEDIA:

“Las Herederas” (The Heiresses) by Marcelo Martinessi won the FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Jury Prize for Best Film in the Competition section. The ﬁlm was also awarded the TEDDY readers’ Jury Prize from Mannschaft Magazine. Utøya 22. Juli (U – July 22) by Erik Poppe (Norway) received a Special mention from the Ecumenical Jury. This ﬁlm was supported by MEDIA programme for its development and distribution.

In total 18 ﬁlms screened at Berlinale had been developed or distributed with support of EUR 895,000 funding from the EU’s Creative Europe MEDIA programme. Background

Creative Europe MEDIA programme plays a crucial role in supporting Europe's audiovisual sector through the development, promotion and distribution of thousands of ﬁlms/TV series as well as support to training programmes, ﬁlm festivals, cinema networks or distribution platforms. Since 1991, the EU has been investing over €2.5 billion in European content, creativity and cultural diversity, helping European talents to work together across borders.

Berlinale 2018 Awards