Preis der deutschen Filmkritik

The Preis der deutschen Filmkritik is a prize given by the German Film Critics Association, awarded to the best German films of the past year. The Preis der deutschen Filmkritik is the only German film prize issued exclusively by film critics. The announcement and award ceremony takes place at the Berlinale, and is conducted in cooperation with Moviepilot. The prizes for the best experimental film and for the best short film are awarded at the Media & Art Festival in Osnabrück and at the Dresden Film Festival, respectively. The Preis der deutschen Filmkritik was awarded irregularly from 1956 to 1963 in varying categories. From 1968, the prize was awarded regularly in the areas of feature (Spielfilm), short film (Kurzfilm) and documentary film (Dokumentarfilm). Since 2000, prizes are given in eleven categories

  • Bester Spielfilm – Best Feature Film
  • Bestes Spielfilmdebüt – Best Feature Film Debut
  • Bester Kinderfilm- Best Children's Film
  • Beste Darstellerin – Best Actress
  • Bester Darsteller – Best Actor
  • Bester Dokumentarfilm – Best Documentary Film
  • Bestes Drehbuch – Best Screenplay
  • Beste Kamera – Best Cinematography
  • Beste Musik – Best Music
  • Bester Schnitt – Best Editing
  • Bester Experimentalfilm – Best Experimental Film
  • Bester Kurzfilm – Best Short Film

Since 2006, an additional Special Prize has been awarded.

Winners

The year indicates the year when the film was first shown. The prize is always awarded the following year.

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Source:[3]

  • Bester Spielfilm: Western by Valeska Grisebach
  • Bestest Spielfilmdebüt: Selbstkritik by Julian Radlmaier
  • Bester Kinderfilm: Nur ein Tag by Martin Baltscheits
  • Beste Darstellerin: Clara Schramm in Naomi Achternbusch
  • Bester Darsteller: Meinhard Neumann in Western
  • Bester Dokumentarfilm: Happy by Carolin Genreith
  • Bestest Drehbuch: Heinz Emigholz, Zohar Rubinstein for Streetscapes
  • Beste Kamera: Reinhold Vorschneider in Der traumhafte Weg
  • Beste Musik: Ricardo Villalobos, Sonja Moonear, Athaassios Christos Macias, Roman Flügel, David Moufang, Romuald Karmakar for Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht
  • Bester Schnitt: Angela Schanelec, Maja Tennstedt for Der traumhafte Weg
  • Bester Experimentalfilm: Lass den Sommer nie wieder kommen by Alexandre Koberidze
  • Bester Kurzfilm: Final Stage by Nicolaas Schmidt

References

  1. ^ Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2010 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), retrieved on 14 February 2012
  2. ^ Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2012 Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, last access 14 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Preisträger 2018". Verband Der Deutschen Filmkritic. 19 February 2018 [19 February 2018]. Retrieved 12 September 2025.