GWFF Best First Feature Award
Festival photos from previous editions
Gustavo Beck, Helen Olive, Camilo Restrepo, Andre Mielnik
The director (2nd from right) with the producers and co-producers of his film, which won the GWFF Best First Feature Award.
Los conductos · Encounters · Feb 29, 2020
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay, Claus Reichel, Bastian Klügel
Oray by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay | Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2019
The director and the producers are overwhelmed.
Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, Mohamed Ben Attia
Inhebbek Hedi | Hedi by Mohamed Ben Attia | Competition 2016
Die producer and the director of the film.
Babak Najafi
Sebbe by Babak Najafi | Generation 2010
The director was awarded the Best First Feature Award.
Rajnesh Domalpalli, Mamatha Bhukya
Vanaja by Rajnesh Domalpalli | Generation 2007
The director and the main cast of the film are full of joy.
The Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2006, when it introduced the GWFF Best First Feature Award. The award is endowed with 50,000 Euros, funded by GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrecht), a society dedicated to safeguarding film and television rights. The prize money is to be split between the producer and the director of the winning film. Additionally, the director is awarded with a high-quality viewfinder as both a useful instrument and memorable trophy that should accompany them on their future road to success. Debut feature films from the sections Competition, Encounters, Panorama, Forum, Generation or Perspektive Deutsches Kino compete for the award.
For the 2021 Berlinale, the winner of this award will be decided by a three-person jury which is scheduled to meet during the Summer Special in June.
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