Romanian Radu Jude Wins Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at Berlinale 2025

Romanian director Radu Jude received the “Silver Bear” award at the Berlin International Film Festival, a drama about the moral dilemma of a bailiff from Cluj, who evacuates a homeless man from a cellar. The article Romanian director Radu Jude received the “Silver Bear” for his film, “Kontinental 25”. The harsh political message he left on the stage in Berlin first appeared on Romania TV.

Radu Jude won, on Saturday, at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay, for "Kontinental '25".

19 films competed to succeed the documentary "Dahomey" by Franco-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop, about the restitution of works of art in formerly colonized countries. This time, the trophy was won by "Dreams (Sex Love)" (Drommer) directed by Dag Johan Haugerud and produced by Yngve Saether and Hege Hauff Hvattum. The film directed by Radu Jude was also in competition for the Golden Bear. Radu Jude already won a Golden Bear in 2021 and could do …

Romanian Radu Jude Wins Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at Berlinale 2025

Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude has been awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) for his latest feature, Kontinental ’25. This marks Jude’s third major recognition at Berlinale, following his Silver Bear for Best Director in 2015 for Aferim! and the Golden Bear in 2021 for Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn. Kontinental ’25: A Bold and Minimalist Approach Kontinental ’25 is a unique blend …

The distinction was awarded to him for his most recent film, "Kontinental '25", a production filmed with a phone in just 10 days.

Radu Jude has made us proud again. The Romanian director brings home one of the big trophies from the Berlin Film Festival.