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Canada made big waves at this year\u2019s Berlinale (February 7 to 17, 2019), with awards, screenings, premieres, and more. Here\u2019s your recap of the festival\u2019s highlights, complete with video reports featuring the filmmakers themselves.<\/p>\n

And the award goes to\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canadians are flying home with awards tucked in their suitcases this year, with two Crystal Bears awarded to our filmmakers in the festival\u2019s Generation Kplus section. Quebecers\u00a0 Genevi\u00e8ve Dulude-De Celles took home a Crystal Bear for Best Film<\/strong> for A colony<\/a> <\/u><\/em><\/strong>(<\/a>Une colonie<\/a><\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>,<\/u> while Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers also earned a Crystal Bear for Best Short Film<\/strong> for Just Me and You (Juste moi et toi)<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong>. Also, the Audi Short Film Award<\/strong> went to B\u00e1rbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca\u2019s Rise<\/a>, a <\/em>Brazil-U.S.-Canada coproduction commissioned by Art Gallery of York University and in collaboration with RISE Edutainment.<\/p>\n

And finally, the Canadian supported production Midnight Traveler<\/em> by Hassan Fazili was awarded a Special Mention<\/strong> from the Ecumenical Jury. The film was financed through the Hot Docs\u2019 CrossCurrents Doc Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canadian talent in the spotlight in Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening the 69th Berlin International Film Festival was The Kindness of Strangers<\/em><\/strong>, a Canadian coproduction with Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and France. Directed by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig, Canadian actor Jay Baruchel is among its stars. Here\u2019s your inside scoop on this flick: https:\/\/bit.ly\/2T6R92Y<\/a><\/p>\n

The spotlight was also on Denis C\u00f4t\u00e9 who was presenting his latest, Ghost Town Anthology<\/em><\/strong>, in official competition.<\/p>\n

Also turning heads at the Berlinale were the following Canadian films<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, which showcased the talent and diversity of our storytellers and audiovisual industry:<\/p>\n

Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky\u2019s Anthropocene: The Human Epoch<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Burak \u00c7evik\u2019s Belonging<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Denis C\u00f4t\u00e9\u2019s Ghost Town Anthology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Garin\u00e9 Torossian\u2019s Girl From Moush<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

Ariane Louis-Seize\u2019s Little Waves<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Zarei\u2019s Magralen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sofia Bohdanowicz, Deragh Campbell\u2019s MS Slavic 7<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Christina Battle\u2019s Notes to Self<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pierre Garcia-Rennes\u2019s Oh Crow! Oh Crow! <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Elle-M\u00e1ij\u00e1 Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn\u2019s The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Evan Calder Williams and Anne Low\u2019s The Fine Thread of Deviation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Maya Gallus\u2019s The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

John Greyson\u2019s The Making of Monsters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yen-Chao Lin\u2019s The Spirit Keepers of Makuta\u2019ay<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Igor Drljaca\u2019s The Stone Speakers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For more about these projects, and to learn why the Berlin International Film Festival presented such an awesome opportunity for Canadian filmmakers, check out this video.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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