Awards and Juries in the Generation section
Festival photos from previous years
Hardy Yohansyah, Khozy Rizal, Mian Tiara
The producer, director and actor celebrating with the Crytsal Bear.
Little Rebels Cinema Club · Generation · Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film Kplus · Feb 22, 2025
At the Award Ceremony
The section manager, the winner, the members of the youth jury and the section head on stage of the HKW.
Wish You Were Ear · Generation · Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film 14plus · Feb 21, 2025
Heluney Nerio Niaza, Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí, Laura Giraldo Mira
Great joy at the Award Ceremony.
Akababuru: Expresión de asombro | Akababuru: Expression of Astonishment | Akababuru: Ausdruck des Erstaunens · Generation · Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Short Film Special Mention · Feb 22, 2025
Group Picture at the Award Ceremony
The film team celebrates their Crystal Bear which was awarded by the Children's Jury Generation Kplus (right).
It’s Okay! | Es ist okay! · Generation · Feb 24, 2024
Rocío de la Mañana, Sofía Auza, Alvaro Saracho
The actor, the director and the producer happily presenting the award.
Adolfo · Generation · Crystal Bear for the Best Film 14plus · Feb 24, 2023
Emma Branderhorst
The director with her Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film in the Generation Kplus competition.
Vlekkeloos | Spotless | Fleckenlos · Generation · Feb 16, 2022
Sanna Lenken
The director of the film which won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the competition of Generation Kplus, was present via a video call.
Comedy Queen · Generation · Feb 16, 2022
Tracey Deer
The director, who also co-wrote the screenplay, was unable to travel to Berlin to receive her Crystal Bear for Best Film in person, but thanked the jury and audience via video message.
Beans · Generation · Freiluftkino Hasenheide · Jun 15, 2021
Betania Cappato
The director received for her film a Special Mention from the Children's Jury in the competition Kplus as well as from the Generation International Jury.
Una escuela en Cerro Hueso | A School in Cerro Hueso | Eine Schule in Cerro Hueso · Generation · Freiluftkino Hasenheide · Jun 11, 2021
Group photo
The film team with director Samuel Kishi Leopo (middle) and leading actress Martha Reyes Arias (second from right) howling like the wolves from the film's title at their Grand Prix of the International Jury in Generation Kplus for the Best Film.
Los lobos | Die Wölfe · Generation · Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Film · Feb 29, 2020
Alexandre Rockwell, Lana Rockwell
The director and the leading actress receiving the Crystal Bear for the Best Film awarded by members of the Children’s Jury in Generation Kplus.
Sweet Thing | Streuner und Banditen · Generation · Crystal Bear for the Best Film Kplus · Feb 29, 2020
Juanita Onzaga
The happy winner of the Special Prize awarded by the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film.
The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do · Generation · Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film · Feb 17, 2017
Ida Lindgren
The film by the Swedish director received two Special Mentions, one by the Youth Jury and one by the International Jury.
Kroppen är en ensam plats | The Body Is a Lonely Place · Generation · Special Mention · Feb 19, 2016
Violeta Castillo, Maryanne Redpath, Roberto Doveris
The section head (centre) with the actress and the director of the film, which received the Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film as well as a Special Mention of the Youth Jury.
Las plantas | Plants · Generation · Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film · Feb 19, 2016
Sophie Hyde and Team
The proud winner and her team.
52 Tuesdays · Generation · Crystal Bear · Feb 14, 2014
Maryanne Redpath, Generation Kplus Children's Jury
The section head and the members of the Children’s Jury after handing over the award.
Generation · Crystal Bear · Feb 18, 2012
Maryanne Redpath, Generation 14plus Youth Jury, film team, Florian Weghorn
The winners of the prize for Best Film.
On the Ice | Auf dem Eis · Generation · Crystal Bear · Feb 18, 2011
Three Jurys award prizes for the best short and feature-length films in the Generation competitions. They also bestow Honourable Mentions for notable achievements. The International Jury comprise three experts from the international film industry and present cash prizes in both competitions. The members of the Children’s and Youth Jurys are of the same age as the target audience and honour the best films with the Crystal Bears.
Prizes in the competition Generation Kplus
- Crystal Bear for the Best Film
- Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
- The Grand Prix of the Generation International Jury for the Best Film, endowed with 7,500 euros by the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (The Children’s Charity of Germany)
- The Special Prize of the Generation International Jury for the Best Short Film, endowed with 2,500 euros by the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (The Children’s Charity of Germany)
Prizes in the competition Generation 14plus
- Crystal Bear for the Best Film
- Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
- The Grand Prix of the Generation International Jury for the Best Film, endowed with 7,500 euros by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education)
- The Special Prize of the Generation International Jury for the Best Short Film, endowed with 2,500 euros by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education)
Award Winners from earlier festival years are available in the archive.
From Filmgoer to Jury Member
Applications to become members of the Children’s and Youth Jurys can be made via the film questionnaires that are distributed in the cinemas during the festival and are also available online. Generation is looking for children between the ages of 12 and 14 and young people of 14 and above who are curious about the Generation films and who are happy to share their enthusiasm for cinema with other people. No extensive knowledge of film nor festival experience is required.
The jury members watch all the films from the respective competitions and jointly award the Crystal Bears for the Best Film and Best Short Film to the filmmakers.
Since it is not possible to schedule all film screenings in the afternoon, participation in the jury also includes an exemption from school classes. The Generation team organises this exemption together with the jury members’ parents. Many schools support this unique experience.
The jury members should be from Berlin. During their time at the festival, they will be accompanied by two experienced supervision teams.
All films in the Generation programme are shown in their original language with English subtitles. Films from the Generation Kplus programme (Children’s Jury) are additionally presented with live German voice-over.
Here you can share your opinions about the Generation films and at the same time apply for next year's Children's and Youth Juries.
The film questionnaires for Generation 14plus and Generation Kplus:
Film questionnaire Kplus, PDF (157 KB)
Film questionnaire 14plus, PDF (150 KB)
The questionnaires are also forwarded to the participating filmmakers after the festival, so that they can find out first hand how their films were received by the Generation audience.