Berlin Film Festival to make acting prizes gender neutral

Organisers say the Berlin International Film Festival will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP, File)

The organisers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year.

Berlinale organisers said the performance awards will be defined in a gender-neutral way at next year’s festival, for which a physical event is planned.