The prize winner of the Ecumenical Jury, "Fuocoammare" (Fire at Sea) by Gianfranco Rosi, was also awarded by the International Jury with the Golden Bear, and furthermore with the prize of the Amnesty International Jury. Belgian director Bouli Lanners took away the Panorama Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, as well as the Prize of the European cinemas "Europa Cinema Labels". In the Forum, the Ecumenical Jury awarded ex aequo "Les sateur" (Those Who Jump) by Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner, and Moritz Sieber, and "Barakah yoqabil Barakah" (Barakah Meets Barakah) by Mahmoud Sabbagh.
Winner of the Silver Bears were Danis Tanovic (Grand Prix of the Jury for "Smrt u Sarajevu"/Death in Sarajevo) and Mia Hansen-Løve (Best Direction, "L'avenir"/The Future).
"Hail, Caesar!" from the Brothers Coen was the opening film of the Berlinale 2016. 18 competition entries competed for the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears awarded by the international jury headed by Meryl Streep, among them the new films by Mani Haghighi (Iran), Lav Diaz (Philippines), Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark), Jeff Nichols (USA), and André Téchiné (France). "24 Weeks" by Anne Zorah Berrached was the only German competition entry. A Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement the Berlinale awarded to the German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. A highlight of the Berlinale Classics was the screening of a restored verison of Fritz Lang's "Der müde Tod" (Destiny) from 1921.
The Ecumenical Jury was introduced at the ecumenical reception taking place on Sunday, February 14.
Link: Berlinale website