66th Berlin International Film Festival

The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the president of the jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.

Hail, Caesar!, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, was selected to open the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian documentary Fire at Sea, directed by Gianfranco Rosi, which also serves as closing night film.

Main Competition

 * Meryl Streep, American actress - Jury President
 * Lars Eidinger, German actor
 * Nick James, British film critic
 * Brigitte Lacombe, French photographer
 * Clive Owen, British actor
 * Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress
 * Małgorzata Szumowska, Polish director and screenwriter

Best First Feature Award Jury

 * Michel Franco, Mexican filmmaker and producer
 * Enrico Lo Verso, Italian actor
 * Ursula Meier, Swiss film director

International Short Film Jury

 * Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi, Emirates curator, artist and lecturer
 * Katerina Gregos, Greek curator, writer and lecturer
 * Avi Mograbi, Israeli filmmaker, video artist and lecturer

Main Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

Panorama
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

Panorama Dokumente
The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:

Teddy30
The following films were selected to be screened as part of Teddy Award's 30th anniversary celebration:

Berlinale Special
The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:

Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded:

Main Competition

 * Golden Bear: Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi
 * Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović
 * Alfred Bauer Prize: A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery by Lav Diaz
 * Silver Bear for Best Director: Mia Hansen-Løve for Things to Come
 * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Trine Dyrholm for The Commune
 * Silver Bear for Best Actor: Majd Mastoura for Hedi
 * Silver Bear for Best Script: Tomasz Wasilewski for United States of Love
 * Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Mark Lee Ping Bin for Crosscurrent (Cinematography)

Honorary Golden Bear

 * Michael Ballhaus

Best First Feature Award

 * Mohamed Ben Attia for Hedi

Short Film Competition

 * Golden Bear For Best Short Film: Batrachian's Ballad by Leonor Teles
 * Silver Bear Jury Prize: A Man Returned  by Mahdi Fleifel
 * Audi Short Film Award: Anchorage Prohibited by Chiang Wei Liang

Panorama

 * Panoroma Audience Award:
 * 1st Place: Junction 48 by Udi Aloni
 * 2nd Place: Greetings from Fukushima by Doris Dörrie
 * 3rd Place: Shepherds and Butchers by Oliver Schmitz
 * Panoroma Audience Award – Documentaries:
 * 1st Place: Who's Gonna Love Me Now? by Tomer and Barak Heymann
 * 2nd Place: Strike a Pose by Reijer Zwaan and Ester Gold
 * 3rd Place: Weekends by Lee Dong-ha

Teddy Award

 * Best Feature Film: Tomcat by Händl Klaus
 * Best Documentary/Essay Film: Kiki by Sara Jordenö
 * Best Short Film: Moms On Fire by Joanna Rytel
 * Special Jury Award: You'll Never Be Alone by Alex Anwandter
 * Special Teddy Award: Christine Vachon
 * Teddy Audience Award: Paris 05:59 by Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel
 * Männer Magazine Readers' Jury Award: Don't Call Me Son by Anna Muylaert

FIPRESCI Prize

 * Competition: Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović
 * Panorama: Aloys by Tobias Nölle
 * Forum: The Revolution Won't Be Televised by Rama Thiaw

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

 * Competition: Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi
 * Panorama: The First, the Last by Bouli Lanners
 * Forum:
 * Barakah Meets Barakah by Mahmoud Sabbagh
 * Those Who Jump by Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner and Moritz Sieber

Europa Cinemas Label

 * The First, the Last by Bouli Lanners

Arte International Prize

 * Alvaro Brechner for Memories from the Cell

Eurimages Co-production Development Award

 * Cinéma De facto and Proton Cinema for Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman