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The nine members of this international jury – organisers of queer and other film festivals – view films within the framework of all programs of the Berlinale which have queer context.
Three films are nominated for each category and one receives a TEDDY for best feature film, best short film and best documentary/essay film, each with a cash award of € 3,000.

Members of the Jury:
John Badalu (Indonesia), Noah Cowan (Canada), Matt Fox (Great Britain), Katrin
Kremmler (Hungary), Gary Mak (Hong Kong), Nodi Murphy (South Africa), Jennifer
Ramme (Poland), Klaus Waigand (Germany), Kimberly Yutani (USA)

The TEDDY Jury nominated the following films for Best Feature Film:
ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS
by Auraeus Solito

BREAKFAST ON PLUTO
by Neil Jordan

LEGATURI BOLNAVICIOASE
by Tudor Giurgiu

The TEDDY for the Best Feature Film endowed with 3,000- €, donated by the TEDDY Foundation with the support of various donors from the Berlin gay/lesbian community
goes to

ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS
by Auraeus Solito
For its joyous and convincing portrayal of a queer boy living in an environment of acceptance and tolerance.

The TEDDY Jury nominated the following films for Best Documentary Film:

AU-DELÀ DE LA HAINE
by Olivier Meyrou

REPORTER ZERO
by Carrie Lozano

TINTENFISCHALARM
by Elisabeth Scharang

The TEDDY for the Best Documentary Film endowed with 3,000- €, donated by elledorado e. V., Berlin goes to

AU-DELÀ DE LA HAINE
by Olivier Meyrou
For its formal precision and as a profound example of humane justice in the face of a gay hate crime.

The TEDDY Jury nominated the following films for the Best Short Film:
EL DIA QUE MORÍ
by Maryam Keshavarz

GROUP OF SEVEN INCHES
by Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

SUMMER
by Hong Khaou

The TEDDY for the Best Short Film endowed with 3,000- €, donated by the brewery Berliner Pilsener goes to

EL DIA QUE MORÍ
by Maryam Keshavarz
For its complex and subtle storytelling about a girl experiencing love and heartbreak for the first time.

The TEDDY Jury Award endowed with 3,000- €, donated by Delphi Filmverleih
goes to

COMBAT
by Patrick Carpentier
For its exceptional artistic quality and for its honest depiction of unsettling desire.

Siegessäule Reader’s Jury Award
This jury is comprised of seven readers of the Siegessäule, Berlin's queer magazine.
It views films from all sections of the festival dealing with queer topics.
The prize includes a cash award of € 1,000.