Mati Diop's documentary Dahomey wins top prize at Berlin film festival | Berlin film festival
Film about first major return of looted treasures to Africa beat the work of several veteran directors
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Film about first major return of looted treasures to Africa beat the work of several veteran directors
Mati Diop's documentary on the restitution of 26 colonial works to Benin won the top award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Other surprising picks were among the winners of the Silver Bears.
Mati Diop wins Golden Bear for 'Dahomey,' while Sebastian Stan and Emily Watson take acting honors at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival Awards.
The documentary "Dahomey" by French-born director Mati Diop about the return of looted African art has won the Golden Bear, the top prize as best film of the Berlin film festival Berlinale, the jury announced Saturday evening in the German capital. It was the second time that a documentary film won the Berlinale's coveted Golden Bear. In her film, Diop, 41, who has Senegalese roots, accompanies 26 statues on their journey from France to their country of origin, today's Benin. The looted art trea
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