EXCLUSIVE: The new heads of the Berlin Film Festival have written to recipients of the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize to express “surprise” over revelations that the festival’s fo…
In the letter, the festival distances itself from Bauer’s past and says the naming of the prize has no bearing on the meaning behind the award.
“We would like to emphasize the award has been extended to works because of their new perspectives in cinema; the award is an acknowledgement of your work in this respect. Previous recipients of the prize have included Baz Luhrmann, Joshua Marston, Agnieszka Holland, Park Chan-wook, Zhang Yimou, Andrzej Wajda and, last year, Nora Fingscheidt for hit dramaBauer was the festival’s first director from 1951 to 1976. The festival introduced the prize in his honor following his death in 1986.
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