The prizes of the 55th Berlin Film Festival were awarded

Today, laureates of the 55th International Film Festival in Berlin became known today. Of the 22 films, the jury led by Hollywood director Roland Emmerich distributed the Golden and Silver Bears. The main prize received the film of the South African director Mark Dornford Meya - Carmen from Caelitsy - an adapted version to the local realities of the opera Bizet Carmen, reports Echo of Moscow .

The Silver Bear for the best female role was received by German actress Julia Jench for the role of a student, a participant in anti -fascist resistance. The film is called by the name of her heroine "Sofia Shol - the last days."

The Silver Bear for the best male role was received by the American actor Lu Tylor Puchchi for his role in the film "Poor Habit".

The director of the film "Sofia Shol - the last days" Mark Rotmund was also awarded the Silver Bear for the best directing, several awards with Hani Abu -Assad, a Palestinian living in Amsterdam. His film "Paradise is now", shot on the western bank of the Jordan River, became the owner of the Amnesty Internarial prize and the Blue Angel prize. The latter is also attached to financial support of 25 thousand euros. And even before the success on Berlinal - the State Film Foundation of Israel promised the film "Paradise here" rental support in the country.

The prize for the artistic decision and honorary award named after Alfred Bauer received a director from Taiwan, Tsai Min-Lan for the film "The Geminiral Cloud". Let me remind you that several years ago, at the Moscow Film Festival, his extreme picture called "hole" was presented.

In different programs of Berlin, 9 paintings from Russia participated. In a large competition, after a five -year break, the film "Sockers" was invited by the film of Alexander Sokurov. Unfortunately, the "sun" was left without rewards.