Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Award presented annually by the Berlin International Film Festival
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The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (German: Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in Screenwriting.
Awarded forBest screenwriting by screenwriter
CountryGermany
Presented byBerlin International Film Festival
First award2008
| Silver Bear for Best Screenplay | |
|---|---|
| Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch (German) | |
2026 recipient: Geneviève Dulude-De Celles | |
| Awarded for | Best screenwriting by screenwriter |
| Country | Germany |
| Presented by | Berlin International Film Festival |
| First award | 2008 |
| Currently held by | Geneviève Dulude-De Celles for Nina Roza (2026) |
| Website | www |
History
Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai was the first winner for In Love We Trust (2008). Canadian filmmaker Geneviève Dulude-De Celles is the most recent winner for Nina Roza (2026).
Winners
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2000s
| Year | Screenwriter(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (58th) |
Wang Xiaoshuai | In Love We Trust | 左右 | [1] |
| 2009 (59th) |
Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon | The Messenger | [2] | |
2010s
| Year | Screenwriter(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (60th) |
Wang Quan'an and Jin Na | Apart Together | 团圆 | [3] |
| 2011 (61st) |
Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj | The Forgiveness of Blood | Falja e Gjakut | [4] |
| 2012 (62nd) |
Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg | A Royal Affair | En kongelig affære | [5] |
| 2013 (63rd) |
Jafar Panahi | Closed Curtain | پرده | [6] |
| 2014 (64th) |
Dietrich Brüggemann and Anna Brüggemann | Stations of the Cross | Kreuzweg | [7] |
| 2015 (65th) |
Patricio Guzmán | The Pearl Button | El botón de nácar | [8] |
| 2016 (66th) |
Tomasz Wasilewski | United States of Love | Zjednoczone Stany Miłości | [9] |
| 2017 (67th) |
Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza | A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica | [10] |
| 2018 (68th) |
Manuel Alcalá and Alonso Ruizpalacios | Museum | Museo | [11] |
| 2019 (69th) |
Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano | Piranhas | La paranza dei bambini | [12] |
2020s
| Year | Screenwriter(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (70th) |
Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo | Bad Tales | Favolacce | [13] |
| 2021 (71st) |
Hong Sang-soo | Introduction | 인트로덕션 | |
| 2022 (72nd) |
Laila Stieler | Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush | Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush | |
| 2023 (73rd) |
Angela Schanelec | Music | [14] | |
| 2024 (74th) |
Matthias Glasner | Dying | Sterben | |
| 2025 (75th) |
Radu Jude | Kontinental '25 | [15] | |
| 2026 (76th) |
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles | Nina Roza | [16] | |
