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