Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "Chance and Imagination" was selected as the Jury Grand Prize of the Silver Bear Award, following the Golden Bear Award, which is the highest award at the Berlin International Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in the world.
The 71st "Berlin International Film Festival" was announced on the 5th in the competition section, and "Chance and Imagination" directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, which consists of three short films, was selected for the Jury Award. ..
The Jury Grand Prize is one of the Silver Bear Awards after the Golden Bear Award, which is the highest award. In 2014, Haru Kuroki, who appeared in "The Little House," won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actress.
The judges evaluated that they would be drawn into the work as the story unfolded.
In addition, Romania's director Radu Jude's "Bad Luck Banging or Looney Porn" was selected for the Golden Bear Award.
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the Berlin International Film Festival will publish and judge works online this month for interested parties, and will hold an award ceremony and screening for the general public in June. I will.
This year's film festival strongly emphasizes a gender-insensitive attitude, abolishing the "Best Actor Award" and "Best Actress Award", and newly establishing the "Best Leading Award" and "Best Supporting Award". It also attracted attention.