Iranian Helmer Jafar Panahi, who was banned from filmmaking in his home country, was awarded with Berlin's Golden Bear for his movie 'Taxi' at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Panahi previously won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay with 2013's 'Closed Curtain', which resulted in its co-director and co-star, Kambozia Partovi having his passport confiscated by the Iranian authorities, Deadline.com reported.
Pablo Larrain's 'El Club', a treatise on the Catholic church through the prism of a group of exiled priests, was the Grand Jury Prize winner at the festival.
Romania's Radu Jude and Poland's Malgorzata Szumowska shared the prize for 'Aferim' in the category of Best Director
Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize for a feature film went to 'Ixcanul' which was directed by Jayro Bustamante.
Other major winners are listed as follows:
Silver Bear for Best Actress
Charlotte Rampling for '45 Years'
Silver Bear for Best Actor
Tom Courtenay for '45 Years'
Silver Bear for Best Script
Patricio Guzman, The Pearl Button
Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution in the categories camera, editing, music score, costumes or set design (Tie)
Sturla Brandth Grovlen, Cinematographer: Victoria
Golden Bear for Best Short Film
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