The Berlin International Film Festival has opted to make its acting awards gender-neutral, meaning the prizes for Best Actor and Best Actress will be condensed into a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance. and the supporting awards will become a Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance. “We believe that not separating the awards in the acting field according to gender comprises a signal for a more gender-sensitive awareness in the film industry,” commented the director duo of the Berlinale, Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian. The festival has also confirmed that the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize, which was suspended this year after Nazi allegations were made against its namesake, the first Berlinale director, will be named the Silver Bear Jury Prize on an ongoing basis. The fest added that a historical evaluation into Bauer will be published later this summer. Related Story Sundance, Berlin & New York Film Festival Chiefs Debate How Fests Will Look Post-COVID From 2021, the Berlinale’s international jury will award the following prizes: Golden Bear for Best Film (awarded to the film’s producers) For next year, the festival said it was pressing on with plans to stage a physical festival. It is, however, planning the European… Read full this story
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