TEDDY AWARD — Berlinale's Queer Film Award

39th TEDDY AWARD — Berlinale 2025

In February 2025, the 39th edition of the TEDDY AWARD presented its five categories in the Main Hall of the Volksbühne on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in the Mitte district. The TEDDY jurors had previously reviewed the entire 75th Berlinale program — Competition, Panorama, Forum, Generation, Encounters, and Berlinale Shorts — and selected films for Best Feature Film, Best Documentary/Essay Film, Best Short Film, Jury Award, and Special TEDDY (Lifetime Achievement Award). The ceremony remained true to its original mission: an award as a queer activist platform, supported by TEDDY e.V., curated by an international, queer-committed jury. The mandatory After Show Party from 10:30 PM in the Salons and Foyers of the Volksbühne brought together Europe's queer film scene, industry representatives, and the Berlin queer community — one of the most important networking events of the Berlinale week. With the 39th edition, the question arose of how the 40th anniversary in 2026 would be staged — the answer came later with the motto “WILD AT HEART” and the Special TEDDY for Céline Sciamma.