69th Berlin International Film Festival

The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019.[1] French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President.

69th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmThe Kindness of Strangers
Closing filmSynonyms
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Synonyms
Festival date7–17 February 2019
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

Lone Scherfig's drama film The Kindness of Strangers opened the festival.[2] The Golden Bear was won by Israeli-French drama Synonyms directed by Nadav Lapid, which also served as the closing film of the festival.[3]

Juries

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Main competition jury at the closing ceremony at Berlinale 2019 (from left to right): Sebastián Lelio, Juliette Binoche, Rajendra Roy, Trudie Styler, Justin Chang, and Sandra Hüller

Main competition

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First Feature Award Jury

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Documentary Award Jury

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  • Maria Bonsanti, Italian artistic director and director of the Eurodoc program[6]
  • Gregory Nava, American film director, screenwriter and producer
  • Maria Ramos, Brazilian film director

International Short Film Jury

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  • Jeffrey Bowers, American curator[7]
  • Vanja Kaludjercic, Croatian programmer and purchasing director of MUBI
  • Koyo Kouoh, Cameroonian author, curator and artistic director of RAW Material Company

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8][9][10]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
By the Grace of GodGrâce à dieuFrançois OzonFrance
Elisa & MarcelaElisa y MarcelaIsabel CoixetSpain
Ghost Town AnthologyRépertoire des villes disparuesDenis CôtéCanada
God Exists, Her Name Is PetrunijaГоспод постои, името ѝ е ПетрунијаTeona Strugar MitevskaBelgium, Croatia, France, Macedonia, Slovenia
The Golden GloveDer Goldene HandschuhFatih AkinFrance, Germany
The Ground Beneath My FeetDer Boden unter den FüßenMarie KreutzerAustria
The Kindness of Strangers (opening film)Lone ScherfigCanada, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
I Was at Home, ButIch war zuhause, aberAngela SchanelecGermany, Serbia
Mr JonesAgnieszka HollandPoland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
ÖndögWang Quan'anChina
Out Stealing HorsesUt og stjæle hesterHans Petter MolandDenmark, Norway, Sweden
PiranhasLa paranza dei bambiniClaudio GiovannesiItaly
So Long, My Son地久天長Wang XiaoshuaiChina
SynonymsSynonymesNadav LapidFrance, Germany, Israel
System CrasherSystemsprengerNora FingscheidtGermany
A Tale of Three SistersKız KardeşlerEmin AlperGermany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey

Out of competition

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The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Amazing GraceAlan ElliottUnited States
Farewell to the NightL'adieu à la nuitAndré TéchinéFrance, Germany
MarighellaWagner MouraBrazil
The OperativeYuval AdlerFrance, Germany, Israel, United States
Varda by AgnèsVarda par AgnèsAgnès VardaFrance
ViceAdam McKayUnited States

Panorama

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The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[11][12]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
37 Seconds37秒HikariJapan
AcidКислотаAlexander GorchilinRussia
All My LovingGeschwisterEdward BergerGermany
The BreathDer AtemUli M SchueppelGermany
Brief Story from the Green PlanetBreve historia del planeta verdeSantiago LozaArgentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain
BuoyancyRodd RathjenAustralia
Chainedעינויים שליYaron ShaniIsrael, Germany
DafneFederico BondiItaly
The Day After I'm Gone [he]היום שאחרי לאחתNimrod EldarIsrael
Divine LoveDivino AmorGabriel MascaroBrazil, Chile, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Uruguay
A Dog Barking at the Moon再见南屏晚钟Xiang ZiChina, Spain
Family MembersLos miembros de la familiaMateo BendeskyArgentina
FlatlandJenna BassSouth Africa, Germany, Luxembourg
Flesh OutMichela OcchipintiItaly
Greta*Armando PraçaBrazil
HellholeBas DevosBelgium, Netherlands
Holy BeastsLa fiera y la fiestaLaura Amelia Guzmán and Israel CárdenasDominican Republic, Argentina, Mexico
Idol우상Lee Su-jinSouth Korea
Jessica ForeverCaroline Poggi, Jonathan VinelFrance
Light of My LifeCasey AffleckUnited States
Mid90sJonah HillUnited States
Midnight TravelerHassan FaziliCanada, Qatar, United Kingdom, United States
The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea*To thávma tis thálassas ton SargassónSyllas TzoumerkasGermany, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden
MonosAlejandro LandesArgentina, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Uruguay
O Beautiful NightDoch wir lächeln zurückXaver XylophonGermany
The Shadow Play风中有朵雨做的云Lou YeChina
SkinGuy NattivUnited States
The SouvenirJoanna HoggUnited Kingdom, United States
Staff OnlyNeus BallúsFrance, Spain
StitchesŠavoviMiroslav TerzićBosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
TremorsTembloresJayro BustamanteFrance, Guatemala, Luxembourg
Panorama Dokumente
Beauty and DecaySchönheit & VergänglichkeitAnnekatrin HendelGermany
A Dog Called MoneySeamus MurphyIreland, United Kingdom
LemebelJoanna Reposi GaribaldiChile, Colombia
NormalAdele TulliItaly, Sweden
On the Starting LineLa ArrancadaAldemar MatiasBrazil, Cuba, France
Searching EvaPia HellenthalGermany
SelfieAgostino FerrenteFrance, Italy
SerendipityPrune NourryUnited States
Shooting the MafiaKim LonginottoIreland, United Kingdom
System KSystème KRenaud BarretFrance
Talking About TreesSuhaib GasmelbariChad, France, Germany, Qatar, Sudan
Waiting for the CarnivalEstou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval ChegarMarcelo GomesBrazil
Western ArabsOmar ShargawiDenmark, Netherlands
What She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelRob GarverUnited States

Berlinale Special

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The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[8][9][10]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Anthropocene: The Human EpochJennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward BurtynskyCanada
The Boy Who Harnessed the WindChiwetel EjioforUnited Kingdom
BrechtHeinrich BreloerAustria, Germany, Czech Republic
The NorthEl NorteGregory NavaUnited Kingdom, United States
Gully BoyZoya AkhtarIndia
It Could Have Been Worse – Mario AdorfEs hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario AdorfDominik WesselyGermany
Kids in the SpotlightLampenfieberAlice AgneskirchnerGermany
Peter Lindbergh – Women StoriesJean Michel VecchietGermany
PhotographRitesh BatraGermany, India, United States
WatergateCharles FergusonUnited States
Who You Think I AmCelle que vous croyezSafy NebbouFrance
You Only Live Once – Die Toten Hosen on TourWeil du nur einmal lebst – Die Toten Hosen auf TourCordula Kablitz-PostGermany

Short Film Competition

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The following films were selected for the Berlinale Shorts section:[13]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
All on a Mardi Gras DayMichal PietrzykUnited States
The Station (out of competition)Al MahattaEltayeb MahdiSudan
Blue BoyManuel AbramovichArgentina/Germany
Can't You See Them? - Repeat.Clarissa ThiemeGermany/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Red Rubber Boots (out of competition)Crvene gumene čizmeJasmila ŽbanićBosnia/Herzegovina
EntropiaFlóra Anna BudaHungary
Flexible BodiesLouis FriedGermany
HéctorVictoria Giesen CarvajalChile
How to Breathe in Kern CountyChris FilipponeUnited States
It has to be lived once and dreamed twiceRainer KohlbergerGermany/Austria
KingdomTan Wei KeongSingapore
The Golden LegendLeyenda doradaChema García Ibarra, Ion de SosaSpain
Mr. MareLidérc úrLuca TóthHungary/France
Blessed LandMot Khu Dat TotPham Ngoc LanVietnam
In BetweenNë MesSamir KarahodaKosovo
OmarskaVarun SasindranFrance
Past PerfectJorge JácomePortugal
Catching FirePrendre feuMichaël SoyezFrance
Palace of ColoursRang MahalPrantik BasuIndia
RiseBárbara Wagner, Benjamin de BurcaBrazil/Canada/USA
ShaktiMartín RejtmanArgentina/Chile
The Spirit Keepers of Makuta'ayYen-Chao LinCanada
SplashShen JieChina
Watermelon JuiceSuc de síndriaIrene MoraySpain
UmbraFlorian Fischer, Johannes KrellGermany
World on BoardWelt an BordEva KönnemannGermany

Official Awards

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Nadav Lapid with Golden Bear at the closing ceremony at Berlinale 2019

The following prizes were awarded:[14][15][16]

Main Competition

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Panorama

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Panorama Audience Award

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Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries

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Generation

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Generation 14Plus

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Generation KPlus

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  • Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film: House of Hummingbird by Kim Bo-ra
  • Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: Liberty by Faren Humes
    • Special Mention: The Jarariju Sisters by Jorge Cadena

Independent Awards

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CICAE Art Cinema Award

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Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award

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Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award

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Guild Film Prize

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Caligari Film Prize

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Heiner Carow Prize

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Compass-Perspektive-Award

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  • Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree

Kompagnon-Fellowship

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  • Perspektive Deutsches Kino: To Be Continued by Julian Pörksen
  • Berlinale Talents: Transit Times by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu

ARTEKino International Prize

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Eurimages Co-Production Development Award

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VFF Talent Highlight Award

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  • Vincenzo Cavallo for Bufis
  • Your Turn by Eliza Capai

Label Europa Cinemas

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Peace Film Prize

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  • Your Turn by Eliza Capai
    • Special Mention:

References

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  2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (6 December 2018). "Lone Scherfig's 'The Kindness of Strangers' to Open 2019 Berlin Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Berlin Film Festival 2019: Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' Wins Golden Bear". Variety. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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  9. ^ a b "COMPETITION AND BERLINALE SPECIAL: AGNÈS VARDA, AGNIESZKA HOLLAND, HANS PETTER MOLAND, ISABEL COIXET AND WANG QUAN'AN IN THE COMPETITION PROGRAMME / FEATURE FILM DEBUT OF CHIWETEL EJIOFOR IN THE BERLINALE SPECIAL". 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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  11. ^ "PANORAMA 2019, FIRST HALF OF THE PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED: JOANNA HOGG, JENNA BASS, JONAH HILL, SYLLAS TZOUMERKAS AND PJ HARVEY IN THE PROGRAM". 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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  13. ^ "Berlinale Shorts revealed for 2019". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  14. ^ "PRIZES OF THE INDEPENDENT JURIES". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  15. ^ "BERLINALE 2019: THE PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARDS GO TO 37 SECONDS AND TALKING ABOUT TREES". 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  16. ^ "AWARDS AND JURIES IN THE GENERATION SECTION". Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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