73rd Berlin International Film Festival

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The 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (German pronunciation: [bɛʁliˈnaːlə] ), took place from 16 to 26 February 2023. It was the first completely in-person Berlinale since the 70th in 2020.[1] The festival added a new competition section for television series.[2][3][4][5]

73rd Berlin International Film Festival
Official festival poster
Opening filmShe Came to Me by Rebecca Miller
Closing filmOn the Adamant by Nicolas Philibert
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
Awards
DirectorsMariette Rissenbeek [de]
Artistic directorCarlo Chatrian
No. of films287
Festival dateOpening: 16 February 2023 (2023-02-16)
Closing: 26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)
Websitewww.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival

The festival opened with American filmmaker and novelist Rebecca Miller's drama film She Came to Me.[6] A live video stream with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was part of the opening ceremony.[7][8] On 21 February 2023, American filmmaker Steven Spielberg was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement by Irish singer-songwriter Bono.[9] Spielberg's films were screened in the Homage section for the occasion.[10][11]

On the Adamant, directed by French filmmaker Nicolas Philibert, won the Golden Bear. The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Afire by German filmmaker Christian Petzold. The Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance was awarded to Sofía Otero for 20,000 Species of Bees; Otero, at age nine, became the youngest winner of the award in the Berlinale history.[12][13]

Festival closed on 26 February with total sales of tickets touching 320,000, and around 20,000 accredited professionals from 132 countries including 2,800 media representatives attending the festival.[14]

Background edit

The film registration for the festival began in September 2022 with the closing date for submission fixed on 23 November 2022.[15] On 13 October 2022, with the slogan of "Let's Get Together", signifying in-person interactions in all the programmes of the festival after two years of the programmes held online due to COVID-19. It was also announced that Berlinale Series Award would be inaugurated in 2023.[16][17]

The festival poster was designed by Claudia Schramke, who had also created the previous year's Berlinale poster. The executive director of the Berlinale, Mariette Rissenbeek [de], described the poster as the key visual for the 2023 Berlinale, saying that it directed the attention toward the audience—the indispensable core of the festival. Rissenbeek said, "We're very pleased that with this year's poster, we can honour those whose curiosity, enthusiasm, and applause make the Berlinale a vibrant, inspiring, and joyful event."[18]

Opening and closing ceremonies edit

Nicolas Philibert, with the Golden Bear on the red carpet in front of the Berlinale Palast

The opening ceremony of the festival was held on 16 February with jury members and international and German stars walking the red carpet. The jury president Kristen Stewart, in her opening speech, pointed out about "oppressions against our physical selves". She said that, albeit she was a woman, she represented "the least marginal version of a woman". On that topic, Golshifteh Farahani, Iranian-French actress and one of the jury members, noted that "some women are not as fortunate."[1]

Russia's war on Ukraine and Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran were topical discussions at the ceremony. After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared via satellite and introduced by American actor and filmmaker Sean Penn, Zelenskyy remarked, "A logical question comes up: On which side should culture and art be?" and added, "Can art be outside of politics? Should cinema be outside of politics? It's an eternal question but today it is extremely [pertinent]." Afterward, the opening film of the festival, Rebecca Miller's drama film She Came to Me, was screened.[1]

Sofía Otero, with the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for 20,000 Species of Bees

The closing ceremony or award night was held on 25 February, hosted by the German radio and television presenter Hadnet Tesfai. French documentary film On the Adamant, about a Paris daycare centre for people with mental disorders, by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Stewart called the film "masterfully crafted" and a "cinematic proof of the vital necessity of human expression." Philibert asked in his acceptance speech if the jury members were "crazy"[19] and yet nevertheless thanked them, saying "that documentary can be considered to be cinema in its own right touches me deeply."[20]

The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize was won by Afire by Christian Petzold. Sofía Otero, a nine-year-old girl was the winner of Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for the role of eight-year-old Lucía in 20,000 Species of Bees. She became the youngest winner of the gender-neutral award in the Berlinale history. Stewart commented that Otero had defied "a system designed to diminish the intelligence of the performer", particularly that of child performers. After the ceremony, Otero said to the press that she wanted to dedicate her life to acting. The ceremony closed with a screening of the Golden-Bear winning film On the Adamant.[19][20]

Juries edit

Managing Director, Mariëtte Rissenbeek and artistic director, Carlo Chatrian

Main Competition edit

Main Competition jury
Kristen Stewart, Jury President

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Main Competition section:[21][22][23][24]

Encounters edit

International Short Film edit

  • Cătălin Cristuțiu, Romanian editor
  • Sky Hopinka, American visual artist and filmmaker
  • Isabelle Stever, German director and screenwriter

Generation Kplus International edit

  • Venice Atienza, Filipino documentarist
  • Alise Ģelze, Latvian producer
  • Gudrun Sommer, German festival programmer

Generation 14plus International edit

  • Kateryna Gornostai, Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and film editor
  • Fion Mutert, German cinematographer and media educator
  • Juanita Onzaga, Colombian filmmaker and artist

GWFF Best First Feature Award edit

  • Judith Revault d'Allonnes, French festival programmer
  • Ayten Amin, Egyptian director
  • Cyril Schäublin, Swiss film director

Documentary Award edit

  • Emilie Bujès, artistic director of Switzerland's Visions du Réel
  • Diana Bustamante, Colombian producer, director and programmer
  • Mark Cousins, Northern Irish director and writer

Berlinale Series Award edit

  • André Holland, American actor[26]
  • Danna Stern, Israeli international executive, founder of Shtisel and Your Honor firm, Yes Studios
  • Mette Heeno, Danish screenwriter, showrunner and executive producer

Perspektive Deutsches Kino edit

  • Dela Dabulamanzi, German actor
  • Anne Fabini, German film editor
  • Jöns Jönsson, Swedish director

Heiner Carow Prize edit

  • Freya Arde, German film composer, guitarist and music producer
  • Peter Kahane, German director
  • Mirko Wiermann, German film archivist .

Official sections edit

Main Competition edit

The following 19 films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[27][28][29]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
20,000 Species of Bees[a][b]20.000 especies de abejasEstibaliz Urresola SolagurenSpain
AfireRoter HimmelChristian PetzoldGermany
Art College 1994Liu JianChina
Bad LivingMal ViverJoão CanijoPortugal, France
BlackBerryMatt JohnsonCanada
Disco Boy[a]Giacomo AbbruzzeseItaly
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the DesertIngeborg Bachmann – Reise in die WüsteMargarethe von TrottaGermany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg
LimboIvan SenAustralia
Manodrome[b]John TrengoveUnited Kingdom, United States
MusicAngela SchanelecGermany, France, Serbia
On the Adamant[c]Sur l'AdamantNicolas PhilibertFrance, Japan
Past LivesCeline SongUnited States
The PloughLe grand chariotPhilippe GarrelFrance, Switzerland
The Shadowless Tower白塔之光Zhang LüChina
Someday We'll Tell Each Other EverythingIrgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählenEmily AtefGermany
The Survival of KindnessRolf de HeerAustralia
Suzumeすずめの戸締まりMakoto ShinkaiJapan
Till the End of the Night[b]Bis ans Ende der NachtChristoph HochhäuslerGermany
TótemLila AvilésMexico, Denmark, France

Berlinale Special Events edit

The following titles received were selected for the sections below:[31][32][33][34][35]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Berlinale Special Gala
GoldaGuy NattivUnited States, United Kingdom
Kiss the Future[c]Nenad Cicin-SainSlovenia
Last Night of AmoreL'ultima notte di AmoreAndrea Di StefanoItaly
Seneca – On the Creation of EarthquakesRobert SchwentkeGermany, Morocco
She Came to Me (opening film)Rebecca MillerUS
Sun and ConcreteSonne und BetonDavid WnendtGermany
Superpower[c]Sean Penn, Aaron KaufmanUnited States
TárTodd FieldUnited States, Germany
Boom! Boom!: The World vs. Boris BeckerAlex GibneyUnited States, United Kingdom
Berlinale Special
100 Years of Disney Animation – a Shorts CelebrationWalt Disney, Dave Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, Lauren Jackson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Hannah, Jon Kahrs, Brian Menz, Jacob Frey, Hillary BradfieldUnited States
Infinity PoolBrandon CronenbergCanada
The InnocentsLes InnocentesAnne FontaineFrance, Poland
Kill Boksoon길복순Byun Sung-hyunSouth Korea
Loriot's Great Cartoon RevuePeter Geyer, LoriotGermany
Love to Love You, Donna Summer[c]Roger Ross Williams, Brooklyn SudanoUnited States
Mad Fate命案Soi CheangHong Kong, China
#Manhole#マンホールKazuyoshi KumakiriJapan
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes MeLaggiù qualcuno mi amaMario MartoneItaly
Measures of MenDer vermessene MenschLars KraumeGermany
Talk to MeDanny Philippou, Michael PhilippouAustralia

Encounters edit

The following 16 films are selected for the Encounters section:[36]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Absence[a]雪云Wu LangChina
The AdultsDustin Guy DefaUnited States
The Cage is Looking for a Bird[a]Kletka ishet ptitsuMalika MusaevaFrance, Russian Federation
Eastern Front[c]Shidniy frontVitaly Mansky, Yevhen TitarenkoLatvia, Czechia, Ukraine, United States
The Echo[c]El ecoTatiana HuezoMexico, Germany
HereBas DevosBelgium
Family Time[a]MummolaTia KouvoFinland, Sweden
In the Blind SpotIm toten WinkelAyşe PolatGermany
In Water물 안에서Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
The Klezmer Project[a]Adentro mío estoy bailandoLeandro Koch, Paloma SchahmannArgentina, Austria
Living BadViver MalJoão CanijoPortugal, France
My Worst EnemyMon pire ennemiMehran TamadonFrance, Switzerland
Orlando, My Political Biography[c][d]Orlando, ma biographie politiquePaul B. PreciadoFrance
SamsaraLois PatiñoSpain
The Walls of Bergamo[c]Le mura di BergamoStefano SavonaItaly
White Plastic SkyMüanyag égboltTibor Bánóczki, Sarolta SzabóHungary, Slovakia

Berlinale Series Competition edit

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
AgentNikolaj Lie KaasDenmark
The ArchitectArkitektenKerren Lumer-KlabbersNorway
Bad BehaviourCorrie ChenAustralia
The Good MothersLe buone madriElisa Amoruso, Julian JarroldItaly
RoarDahaadReema Kagti, Ruchika OberoiIndia
Spy/MasterChristopher SmithGermany, Romania
Why Try to Change Me Now平原上的摩西Zhang DaleiChina
Out of Competition
The SwarmDer SchwarmBarbara Eder, Philipp Stölzl, Luke WatsonGermany, France, Italy, Japan, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland

Berlinale Short Films Competition edit

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
8Anaïs-Tohé CommaretFrance
A Kind of TestamentStephen Vuillemin
BackYazan RabeeNetherlands
A Woman in MakueniMwanamke MakueniDaria Belova, Valeri AluskinaGermany
All Tomorrow's Parties我的朋友Zhang DaleiChina
The BeadsAs MiçangasRafaela Camelo, Emanuel LavorBrazil
BearOursMorgane FrundSwitzerland
Daughter and Son亲密Cheng YuChina
Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish HolidaysLa herida luminosaChristian AvilésSpain
Dipped in BlackMarungka tjalatjunuMatthew Thorne, Derik LynchAustralia
EevaMorten Tšinakov, Lucija MrzljakEstonia, Croatia
From Fish to MoonKevin ContentoUnited States
Happy DoomBilly RoiszAustria
It's a DateNadia ParfanUkraine
Jill, UncreditedAnthony IngUnited Kingdom
Les chenillesMichelle Keserwany, Noel KeserwanyFrance
Sleepless NightsNuits blanchesDonatienne BerthereauFrance
Terra Mater – Mother LandKantarama GahigiriRwanda, Switzerland
The Veiled CityNatalie Cubides-BradyUnited Kingdom
The WaitingDas WartenVolker SchlechtGermany

Panorama edit

The following films are selected for the Panorama section:[37][38][39][40]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
AfterAnthony LapiaFrance
All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White[a][b]Babatunde ApalowoNigeria
AmbushGhaath[a]Chhatrapal NinaweIndia
The BurdenedAl MurhaqoonAmr GamalYemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
The Beast in the JungleLa Bête dans la junglePatric ChihaFrance, Belgium, Austria
The CastleEl castilloMartín BenchimolArgentina
Drifter[b]Hannes HirschGermany
Do You Love Me?Ty mene lubysh?Tonia NoyabrovaUkraine, Sweden
Femme[a][b]Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon PingUnited Kingdom
Green Night[b]绿夜Han ShuaiHong Kong, China
Hello DanknessSoda JerkAustralia
HeroicHeroicoDavid ZonanaMexico, Sweden
InsideVasilis KatsoupisGreece, Germany, Belgium
Matria[a]Álvaro GagoSpain
MidwivesSages-femmesLéa FehnerFrance
Opponent[b]MotståndarenMilad AlamiSweden
Passages[b]Ira SachsFrance
Perpetrator[b]Jennifer ReederUnited States, France
PropertyPropriedadeDaniel BandeiraBrazil
The Quiet Migration[a]Stille LivMalene ChoiDenmark
Reality[a]Tina SatterUnited States
Silver Haze[b]Sacha PolakNetherlands, United Kingdom
SiraApolline TraoréBurkina Faso, France, Germany, Senegal
The Siren (opening film)La SirèneSepideh FarsiFrance, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium
Sisi & ISisi & IchFrauke FinsterwalderGermany, Switzerland, Austria
The Teachers' LoungeDas Lehrerzimmerİlker ÇatakGermany
Documentary Competition
And, Towards Happy AlleysSreemoyee SinghIndia
The Cemetery of Cinema[c]Au cimetière de la pelliculeThierno Souleymane DialloFrance, Senegal, Guinea, Saudi Arabia
The Eternal MemoryMaite AlberdiChile
Iron ButterfliesRoman LiubyiUkraine, Germany
Joan Baez: I Am a NoiseKaren O'Connor, Miri Navasky, Maeve O'BoyleUnited States
Kokomo City[d]D. SmithUnited States
Stams[c]Bernhard BraunsteinAustria
Transfariana[d]Joris LachaiseFrance, Colombia
Under the Sky of Damascus[c]Heba Khaled, Talal Derki, Ali WajeehDenmark, Germany, United States, Syria

Perspektive Deutsches Kino edit

The following films are selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino (lit.'Perspective on German Cinema') section:[41][42]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
A Hologram for the KingTom TykwerUnited States, Germany
Ararat[a]Engin KundagGermany
Ash WednesdayBárbara Santos, João Pedro Prado
Bones and Names[b]Knochen und NamenFabian Stumm
Dora or the Sexual Neuroses of Our ParentsDora oder die sexuellen Neurosen unserer ElternStina Werenfels
ElahaMilena Aboyan
Jacob the LiarJakob der LügnerFrank Beyer
Kash KashLea Najjar
The Kidnapping of the BrideEl secuestro de la noviaSophia Mocorrea
Lonely Oaks[c]Vergiss Meyn NichtFabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl, Jens Mühlhoff
Long Long KissLanger Langer KussLukas Röder
Nuclear NomadsNomades du nucléaireKilian Armando Friedrich, Tizian Stromp Zargari
On Mothers and DaughtersGeranienTanja Egen
RequiemHans-Christian Schmid
Seven Winters in Tehran[c]Sieben Winter in TeheranSteffi NiederzollGermany
Tehran TabooTeheran TabuAli SoozandehGermany, Austria

Forum edit

The following films are selected for the Forum section:[43][44][45]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
AllensworthJames BenningUS
Anqa[c]Helin ÇelikAustria, Spain
About Thirty[b]Arturo a los treintaMartin ShanlyArgentina
Being in a Place – A Portrait of Margaret TaitLuke FowlerUnited Kingdom
The Bride[a]Myriam U. BiraraRwanda
Cidade RabatSusana NobrePortugal, France
Concrete ValleyAntoine BourgesCanada
Dearest FionaFiona TanNetherlands
De FactoSelma DoboracAustria, Germany
The Intrusion[b]O estranhoFlora Dias, Juruna MallonBrazil, France
The Temple Woods GangLe Gang des Bois du TempleRabah Ameur-ZaïmecheFrance
Leaving and Staying[c]Gehen und BleibenVolker KoeppGermany
Horse OperaMoyra DaveyUnited States
Between Revolutions[b]Între revoluțiiVlad PetriRomania, Croatia, Qatar, Iran
There Is a StoneIshi ga aruTatsunari OtaJapan
Where God Is Not[c]Jaii keh khoda nistMehran TamadonFrance, Switzerland
The Trial[c]El juicioUlises de la OrdenArgentina, Italy, France, Norway
Calls from Moscow[d]Llamadas desde MoscúLuís Alejandro YeroCuba, Germany, Norway
MammaliaSebastian MihăilescuRomania, Poland, Germany
Our Body[c]Notre corpsClaire SimonFrance
A Golden LifeOr de vieBoubacar SangaréBurkina Faso, Benin, France
Notes from EremocenePoznámky z EremocénuViera ČákanyováSlovakia, Czechia
The Face of the JellyfishEl rostro de la medusaMelisa LiebenthalArgentina
Remembering Every NightSubete no Yoru wo OmoidasuYui KiyoharaJapan
This Is the End[d]Vincent DieutreFrance
Forms of ForgettingUnutma BiçimleriBurak ÇevikTurkey
Regardless of Us[a]우리와 상관없이Yoo Heong-junSouth Korea
In UkraineW UkrainieTomasz Wolski, Piotr PawlusPoland
Forum Special
The Devil QueenA Rainha DiabaAntonio Carlos da FontouraBrazil
I Heard It Through the GrapevineDick FontaineUnited States
Forum Special Fiktionsbescheinigung
AufenthaltserlaubnisAntonio SkármetaGermany
An Autumn in the Little Country of BärwaldeEin Herbst im Ländchen BärwaldeGautam Bora
Battle of the Sacred TreeDer Kampf um den heiligen BaumWanjiru KinyanjuiGermany, Kenya
Black HeadKara KafaKorhan YurtseverTurkey
A Lover & Killer of ColourWanjiru KinyanjuiGermany
I, Your MotherMan Sa YaySafi FayeGermany, Senegal
My Father the GuestworkerMein Vater, der GastarbeiterYüksel YavuzGermany
Other than That, I'm FineOnun Haricinde, İyiyimEren AksuGermany, Turkey
All in OrderOrdnungSohrab Shahid-SalessFederal Republic of Germany
OyoyoChetna VoraGerman Democratic Republic
Forum Expanded
The TreeA árvoreAna VazSpain, Brazil
AI: African IntelligenceManthia Diawara Portugal, Senegal, Belgium
Black StrangersDan GuthrieUnited Kingdom
ConspiracySimone Leigh, Madeleine Hunt-EhrlichUnited States
Desert DreamingAbdul Halik AzeezSri Lanka
The early rain which washes away the chaff before spring rainsDer frühe Regen wäscht die Spreu weg vor dem FrühlingsregenHeiko-Thandeka NcubeGermany
ExhibitionMary Helena ClarkUnited States
Home InvasionGraeme ArnfieldUnited Kingdom
If You Don't Watch the Way You MoveKevin Jerome EversonUnited States
MangosteenTulapop SaenjaroenThailand
The Man Who Envied WomenYvonne RainerUnited States
In-between WorldZwischenweltCana Bilir-MeierGermany
Forum Expanded Exhibition
AchalaTenzin PhuntsogUnited States
Borrowing a Family AlbumTamer El SaidEgypt
Comrade leader, comrade leader, how nice to see youWalid RaadUnited States
Dancing BoyTenzin Phuntsog
DreamsTenzin Phuntsog
Father MotherPala AmalaTenzin Phuntsog

Generation edit

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Generation Kplus
Aaaah!Osman CerfonFrance
CinderellaWalt Disney, Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton LuskeUnited States
Dede Is DeadDeniska umřelaPhilippe KastnerCzech Republic
Deep Sea深海Tian XiaopengPeople's Republic of China
A Greyhound of a GirlEnzo D'AlòLuxembourg, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom, Latvia, Estonia, Germany
Just SuperHelt superRasmus A. SivertsenNorway
PondTümpelLena von Döhren, Eva RustSwitzerland
SomniSonja RohlederGermany
Spin & EllaAn VrombautBelgium
To Be SistersEntre deux sœursDarvazeye royahaFrance
George-PeterlandGösta Petter-landChrister WahlbergSweden
Closing DynastyLloyd Lee ChoiUnited States
Dancing QueenAurora GosséNorway
DuskTimisAwa Moctar GueyeSenegal
I Woke Up With a DreamDesperté con un sueñoPablo SolarzArgentina
Gaby's HillsGaby les collinesZoé PelchatCanada
KiddoZara DwingerNetherlands
MagmaLuca Meisters
NaniticCarol NguyenCanada
Sea SparkleZeevonkDomien HuygheBelgium, Netherlands
She – HeroMimiMira FornaySlovakia
The ShiftSværddrageMøller HansenDenmark
Sweet AsJub ClercAustralia
Xiaohui and His Cows小晖和他的牛Xinying LaoPeople's Republic of China
Of Dreams in the Dream of Another MirrorDe songes au songe d'un autre miroirYunyi ZhuFrance
Waking Up in SilenceMila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi FaeziGermany
Generation 14plus - Documentary Competition
And the King Said, What a Fantastic MachineAxel Danielson, Maximilien Van AertryckUnited States
CrushedElla RoccaSwitzerland
Dreams' GateDarvazeye royahaNegin AhmadiIran, Norway, France
Hummingbirds[c][d]Silvia Del Carmen CastañosUnited States
When a Rocket Sits on the Launch Pad火箭发射时Bohao LiuPeople's Republic of China, United States
RamonaVictoria Linares VillegasDominican Republic
To Write From MemoryEmory Chao JohnsonUnited States
We Will Not Fade Away[c]Alisa KovalenkoUkraine, France, Poland
Generation 14plus - Feature or Short Competition
AdolfoSofía AuzaUnited States, Mexico
Autobio-PamphletAatmapamphletAshish Avinash BendeIndia
Almamula[a][b]Juan Sebastian ToralesArgentina, France, Italy
Before MadridAntes de MadridIlén Juambeltz, Nicolás BotanaUruguay
DelegationHa'MishlahatAsaf SabanIsrael, Poland, Germany
HitoStephen LopezPhilippine
IncrociFrancesca de FuscoUnited States, Germany
InfantryInfantariaLaís Santos AraújoBrazil
The Lost Boys[a][b]Le ParadisZeno GratonBelgium, France
Madden[Malin Ingrid JohanssonSweden
Ma mère et moiEmma BranderhorstNetherlands
Mirror MirrorSandulela AsandaSouth Africa
Catching BirdsMise à nuwith Anna Stanic, Fethi Aidouni, Marin JudasGermany, Austria, France
And Me, I'm Dancing TooMan khod, man ham miraghsamMohammad ValizadeganGermany, Czechia, Iran
Tomorrow Is a Long Time[a]明天比昨天长久Jow Zhi WeiSingapore, Taiwan, France, Portugal
Mutt[b]Vuk Lungulov-KlotzUnited States
From the Corner of My EyesSzemem sarkaDomonkos ErhardtHungary
Sica[a]Carla SubiranaSpain
SimoAziz ZorombaCanada
When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before [de]Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie warSonja HeissGermany
Now.Here一时一刻Hao ZhaoChina
Steven Spielberg during Berlinale Events

Homage films edit

This section of the 73rd Berlinale was dedicated to American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer Steven Spielberg, who was awarded an Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.[47]

YearOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country
2015Bridge of SpiesSteven SpielbergUnited States, Germany, United Kingdom
1971DuelUnited States
1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2022The Fabelmans
1975Jaws
2005MunichUnited States, Canada, France
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkUnited States
1993Schindler's List

The Retrospective edit

This section presented the following films:[48][49]

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
1983To Our LovesÀ nos amoursMaurice PialatFrance
1956UnvanquishedঅপরাজিতSatyajit RayIndia
1988Sound and FuryDe bruit et de fureurJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
1973The Spirit of the BeehiveEl espíritu de la colmenaVíctor EriceSpain
1986Ferris Bueller's Day OffJohn HughesUnited States
1969The Beautiful GirlGražuolėArūnas ŽebriūnasUSSR, Lithuania
1993Groundhog DayHarold RamisUnited States
1974The Enigma of Kaspar HauserJeder für sich und Gott gegen alleWerner HerzogGermany
1996Bag of RiceKiseye BerendjMohammad-Ali TalebiIran, Japan
1971The Last Picture ShowPeter BogdanovichUnited States
1953Little FugitiveRay Ashley, Morris Engel, Ruth OrkinUnited States
1975Manila in the Claws of LightMaynila, sa mga Kuko ng LiwanagLino BrockaPhilippines
1994Muriel's WeddingP. J. HoganAustralia
1964Before the RevolutionPrima della rivoluzioneBernardo BertolucciItaly
1955Rebel Without a CauseNicholas RayUnited States

The Classics edit

A 4K restoration of David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch opened the classics section.[50]

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
1967Guess Who's Coming to DinnerStanley KramerUnited States
1988MapantsulaOliver SchmitzSouth Africa, Australia, United Kingdom
1991Naked LunchDavid CronenbergCanada, United Kingdom, Japan
1941Romeo and Juliet in the VillageRomeo und Julia auf dem DorfeValerien Schmidely, Hans TrommerSwitzerland
1981Sweet DreamsSogni d'oroNanni MorettiItaly
1990TwilightSzürkületGyörgy FehérHungary
1923A Woman of ParisCharlie ChaplinUnited States
1956Night River夜の河Kōzaburō YoshimuraJapan

Official Awards edit

Nicolas Philibert, with the Golden Bear for On the Adamant
Christian Petzold, with the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize for Afire
Philippe Garrel, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director
Sofía Otero, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for 20,000 Species of Bees
Bas Devos, with the Best Film (Encounters) for Here
Tatiana Huezo, with the Berlinale Documentary Film Award for The Echo
Steven Spielberg, Honorary Golden Bear award winner
Caroline Champetier, Berlinale Camera award for lifetime achievement award winner

Main Competition edit

Honorary Golden Bear edit

Berlinale Camera edit

Encounters edit

Berlinale Series Award edit

Short Films Competition edit

  • Golden Bear: Les Chenilles by Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany
  • Silver Bear: Dipped in Black by Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch

Generation edit

Youth Jury Awards edit

  • Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Adolfo by Sofía Auza[52]
    • Special Mention: And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck
  • Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: And Me, I'm Dancing Too by Mohammad Valizadegan
    • Special Mention: From the Corner of My Eyes by Domonkos Erhardt

Generation 14plus edit

  • Grand Prix: Hummingbirds by Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras
    • Special Mention: Mutt by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
  • Special Prize for the Best Short Film: Infantry by Laís Santos Araújo
    • Special Mention: Incroci by Francesca de Fusco

Children's Jury Generation Kplus edit

  • Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Sweet As by Jub Clerc
    • Special Mention: Zeevonk by Domien Huyghe
  • Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: Closing Dynasty by Lloyd Lee Choi
    • Special Mention: Deniska umřela by Philippe Kastner

The Perspektive Deutsches Kino Award edit

  • Compass-Perspektive-Award: Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi Niederzoll[53]
  • Honorable Mention: The Kidnapping of the Bride by Sophia Mocorrea
  • Kompagnon Fellowships:
    • Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove by Mareike Wegener
    • My Beloved Man's Female Body by Anna Melikova
  • Heiner Carow Prize: Bones and Names by Fabian Stumm

GWFF Best First Feature Award edit

  • The Klezmer Project by Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann

Documentary Award edit

Panorama Audience Award edit

Panorama Audience Award – Feature film edit

Panorama Audience Award – Documentary edit

Independent awards edit

Babatunde Apalowo and Tope Tedela, with the Teddy Award for All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White

Teddy Award edit

Amnesty International Film Award edit

Prizes of the Ecumenical Jury edit

Prize of the FIPRESCI edit

  • Competition: The Survival of Kindness by Rolf de Heer
  • Encounters: Here by Bas Devos
  • Panorama: The Quiet Migration by Malene Choi
  • Forum: Between Revolutions by Vlad Petri

Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas edit

AG KINO GILDE – CINEMA VISION 14plus edit

  • And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

Cicae Art Cinema Prizes edit

  • Panorama: The Teachers' Lounge by İlker Çatak
  • Forum: The Face of Jellyfish by Melisa Liebenthal

Berliner Morgenpost Reader's Jury Award edit

Tagesspiegel Reader's Jury Award edit

Caligari Film Prize edit

  • De Facto by Selma Doborac

Peace Film Prize edit

  • Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi Niederzoll

ARTEKino International Award edit

  • Peeled Skin by Leonie Krippendorff[56]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Nominated for the GWFF Best First Feature Award
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Nominated for the Teddy Award for the Best Feature Film[30]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Award
  4. ^ a b c d e f Nominated for the Teddy Award for the Best Feature Documentary/Essay Films[46]

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