Hungary’s On Body and Soul, a tender love story set in a slaughterhouse, won the Golden Bear top prize Saturday at the Berlin film festival, Europe’s first major cinema showcase of the year.
Best screenplay went to another favourite of the festival, A Fantastic Woman, by Chile’s Sebastian Lelio, starring transgender actress Daniela Vega.
Capping a politically charged year at the festival, US documentary jury member Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) said film-makers must stand up for basic freedoms.
Best documentary, awarded for the first time at the festival, was picked up by Palestinian director Raed Andoni for Ghost Hunting.