Encounters is a section of the Berlin International Film Festival's official selection. It was established in 2020 when the new leadership inaugurated, and the competitive section was aimed to introduce both narrative films and documentaries with innovative and independent perspective.[1]
| Year | English / International title | Original title | Director | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) | Anders Edström C.W. Winter | Japan, Sweden, UK, USA | |||
| We | French: Nous | France | |||
| Mutzenbacher | Austria | ||||
| Here | Bas Devos | Belgium | |||
| Year | Award | Recipient | English / Int. title | Original title | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Jury Award | The Trouble with Being Born | Austria | |||
| Best Director | Malmkrog | Romania | |||
| Special Mention | Matías Piñeiro | Isabella | Argentina | ||
| Special Jury Award | Lê Bảo | Taste | Vị | Vietnam | |
| Best Director | Ramon Zürcher Silvan Zürcher | The Girl and the Spider | Das Mädchen und die Spinne | Switzerland | |
| Social Hygiene | Hygiène sociale | Canada | |||
| Special Mention | Fern Silva | Rock Bottom Riser | USA | ||
| Special Jury Award | See You Friday, Robinson | À vendredi, Robinson | France | ||
| Best Director | Cyril Schäublin | Unrest | Unruh | Switzerland | |
| Special Jury Award | Orlando, My Political Biography | Orlando, ma biographie politique | France | ||
| Lois Patiño | Samsara | Spain | |||
| Best Director | The Echo | El eco | Mexico | ||