The top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, one of the world's three major film festivals, was announced on the 24th, and the winner was a documentary film that follows the return of looted treasures from Benin, Africa, which was a French colony at the time. I did.
The Berlin International Film Festival is one of the world's three major film festivals, along with Cannes and Venice, and the award-winning films were announced and the award ceremony was held on the night of the 24th and in the early hours of the 25th in Japan.
The highest award, the Golden Bear Award, was given to a documentary film that follows the return of looted treasures from Benin, Africa, which was a French colony at the time.
This year's event was held in the midst of ongoing fighting between the Israeli army and the Islamic organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, and many award recipients and others called for a ceasefire now.
The award for best documentary film went to a film depicting a village in the West Bank whose survival is threatened by Israeli forces.
At the award ceremony, both the Palestinian and Israeli directors who worked on the film took to the stage and spoke out about the harsh situation there.