 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Django |
|---|---|
| Closing film | On Body and Soul |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: On Body and Soul |
| Festival date | 9–18 February 2017 |
| Website | www.berlinale.de |
The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as president of the jury.[1][2]
Django, directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival.[3] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film On Body and Soul directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival.[4]
Juries
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]- Paul Verhoeven, Dutch filmmaker - Jury President[2]
- Olafur Eliasson, Icelandic sculptor[5]
- Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, Tunisian producer
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress
- Julia Jentsch, German actress
- Diego Luna, Mexican actor and filmmaker
- Wang Quan'an, Chinese filmmaker
Best First Feature Award
[edit]- Jayro Bustamante, Guatemalan filmmaker[6]
- Clotilde Courau, French actress (France)
- Mahmoud Sabbagh, Saudi filmmaker, producer, and writer
Documentary Award
[edit]- Daniela Michel, Mexican film critic[7]
- Laura Poitras, American filmmaker and producer
- Samir, Iraqi director and producer
Short Film Competition
[edit]- Kimberley Drew, American writer, curator and social media manager[8]
- Christian Jankowski, German artist and filmmaker
- Carlos Nuñez, Chilean film producer
Official Section
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[9][10][11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana, mon amour | Călin Peter Netzer | Romania, Germany, France | |
| Beuys | Andres Veiel | Germany | |
| Bright Nights | Helle Nächte | Thomas Arslan | Germany, Norway |
| Colo | Teresa Villaverde | Portugal, France | |
| The Dinner | Oren Moverman | United States | |
| Django | Étienne Comar | France | |
| A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica | Sebastián Lelio | Chile, Germany, United States, Spain |
| Félicité | Alain Gomis | France, Senegal, Belgium, Germany, Lebanon | |
| Have a Nice Day | 好极了 | Liu Jian | China |
| Joaquim | Marcelo Gomes | Brazil, Portugal | |
| Mr. Long | ミスター・ロン/ 龍先生 | Sabu | Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, China, Taiwan |
| On Body and Soul | Testről és lélekről | Ildikó Enyedi | Hungary |
| On the Beach at Night Alone | 밤의 해변에서 혼자 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| The Other Side of Hope | Toivon tuolla puolen | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland |
| The Party | Sally Potter | United Kingdom | |
| Return to Montauk | Rückkehr nach Montauk | Volker Schlöndorff | Germany, France, Ireland |
| Spoor | Pokot | Agnieszka Holland | Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovakia, France |
| Wild Mouse | Wilde Maus | Josef Hader | Austria |
Out of competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/region |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bar | El Bar | Álex de la Iglesia | Spain |
| Final Portrait | Stanley Tucci | United Kingdom | |
| Logan | James Mangold | United States | |
| The Midwife | Sage femme | Martin Provost | France |
| T2 Trainspotting | Danny Boyle | United Kingdom | |
| Viceroy's House | Gurinder Chadha | India, United Kingdom | |
Panorama
[edit]The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[12][13][14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Ferenc Török | Hungary | |
| Berlin Syndrome | Cate Shortland | Australia, France | |
| Call Me by Your Name | Luca Guadagnino | United States, Brazil, Italy, France | |
| Centaur | Aktan Abdykalykov | Kyrgyzstan, France, Germany, Netherlands | |
| Ciao Ciao | 巧巧 | Song Chuan | China, France |
| Close-Knit | 彼らが本気で編むときは、 | Naoko Ogigami | Japan |
| Discreet | Travis Mathews | United States | |
| Fluidø | Shu Lea Cheang | Germany | |
| From the Balcony | Fra balkongen | Ole Giæver | Norway |
| Ghost in the Mountains | 空山异客 | Yang Heng | China |
| God's Own Country | Francis Lee | United Kingdom | |
| Headbang Lullaby | Hicham Lasri | Morocco, France, Qatar, Lebanon | |
| Honeygiver Among the Dogs | Dechen Roder | Bhutan | |
| Hostages | Rezo Gigineishvili | Georgia, Russia, Poland | |
| Inflame | Kaygı | Ceylan Özgün Özçelik | Turkey |
| Insyriated | Philippe Van Leeuw | Belgium, France, Lebanon | |
| Just Like Our Parents | Como Nossos Pais | Laís Bodanzky | Brazil |
| The King's Choice | Kongens Nei | Erik Poppe | Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland |
| The Misandrists | Bruce LaBruce | Germany | |
| One Thousand Ropes | Tusi Tamasese | New Zealand | |
| Pendular | Júlia Murat | Brazil, Argentina, France | |
| Requiem for Mrs. J. | Rekvijem za gospodju J. | Bojan Vuletić | Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Russia, France, Germany |
| Skins | Pieles | Eduardo Casanova | Spain |
| The Taste of Betel Nut | 槟榔血 | Hu Jia | China, Hong Kong |
| Tiger Girl | Jakob Lass | Germany | |
| Vaya | Akin Omotoso | South Africa | |
| Vazante | Daniela Thomas | Brazil, Portugal | |
| When the Day Had No Name | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia | |
| The Wound | John Trengove | South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France | |
| Panorama Dokumente | |||
| Adriana's Pact | El Pacto de Adriana | Lissette Orozco | Chile |
| Belinda | Marie Dumora | France | |
| Bones of Contention | Andrea Weiss | United States | |
| Casting JonBenet | Kitty Green | ||
| Chavela | Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi | ||
| Dream Boat | Tristan Ferland Milewski | Germany | |
| Erase and Forget | Andrea Luka Zimmerman | United Kingdom | |
| Five Stars | Fünf Sterne | Annekatrin Hendel | Germany |
| Ghost Hunting | Istiyad Ashbah | Raed Andoni | France, Palestine, Switzerland, Qatar |
| I Am Not Your Negro | Raoul Peck | France, United States, Belgium, Switzerland | |
| If I Think of Germany at Night | Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht | Romuald Karmakar | Germany |
| In the Intense Now | No Intenso Agora | João Moreira Salles | Brazil |
| Investigating Paradise | Tahqiq fel djenna | Merzak Allouache | France, Algeria |
| My Wonderful West Berlin | Mein wunderbares West-Berlin | Jochen Hick | Germany |
| Politics, Instructions Manual | Política, manual de instrucciones | Fernando León de Aranoa | Spain |
| Fighting Through the Night | Combat au bout de la nuit | Sylvain L'Espérance | Canada |
| Revolution of Sound: Tangerine Dream | Margarete Kreuzer | Germany | |
| Small Talk | 日常對話 | Hui-chen Huang | Taiwan |
| Strong Island | Yance Ford | United States, Denmark | |
| Tania Libre | Lynn Hershman Leeson | United States | |
| Untitled | Michael Glawogger, Monika Willi | Austria, Germany | |
Perspektive Deutsches Kino
[edit]The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[15][16]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Back for Good | Zurück für Gut | Mia Spengler |
| The Best of all Worlds | Die beste aller Welten | Adrian Goiginger |
| Container | Kontener | Sebastian Lang |
| Dark Blue Girl | Die Tochter | Mascha Schilinski |
| End of the Season | Zwischen den Jahren | Lars Henning |
| Final Stage | Nicolaas Schmidt | |
| Gabi | Michael Fetter Nathansky | |
| Ironhead | Eisenkopf | Tian Dong |
| Mikel | Cavo Kernich | |
| Millennials | Jana Bürgelin | |
| Paths | Ein Weg | Chris Miera |
| Self-criticism of a Bourgeois Dog | Selbstkritik eines bürgerlichen Hundes | Julian Radlmaier |
| Tara | Felicitas Sonvilla | |
| We Were Kings | Könige der Welt | Christian von Brockhausen, Timo Großpietsch |
Berlinale Special
[edit]The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[9][10][11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Blocks | Marvin Kren | Germany | |
| Below the Surface | Kasper Barfoed | Denmark, Germany | |
| Black Spot | Mathieu Missoffe | France, Belgium | |
| The Bomb | Kevin Ford, Smriti Keshari, Eric Schlosser | United States | |
| Close-Up | کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran |
| Devil's Freedom | La libertad del diablo | Everardo González | Mexico |
| Eight Hours Don't Make a Day | Acht Stunden sind kein Tag | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Germany |
| In Times of Fading Light | In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts | Matti Geschonneck | Germany |
| Last Days in Havana | Últimos días en La Habana | Fernando Pérez | Cuba, Spain |
| The Lost City of Z | James Gray | United States | |
| Maudie | Aisling Walsh | Canada, Ireland | |
| Patriot | Steven Conrad | United States | |
| A Prominent Patient | Masaryk | Julius Sevcík | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| The Queen of Spain | La reina de España | Fernando Trueba | Spain |
| The Same Sky | Der gleiche Himmel | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Germany, Czech Republic |
| SS-GB | Philipp Kadelbach | United Kingdom | |
| The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov | Askold Kurov | Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic | |
| The Young Karl Marx | Le jeune Karl Marx | Raoul Peck | France, Germany, Belgium |
Official Awards
[edit]The following prizes were awarded:[17][18][19][20][21]
Main Competition
[edit]- Golden Bear: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Félicité by Alain Gomis
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Spoor by Agnieszka Holland
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Aki Kaurismäki for The Other Side of Hope
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Kim Min-hee for On the Beach at Night Alone
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Georg Friedrich for Bright Nights
- Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza for A Fantastic Woman
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Dana Bunescu for Ana, mon amour (editing)
GWFF Best First Feature Award
[edit]Short Film Competition
[edit]- Golden Bear for Best Short Film: Cidade Pequena by Diogo Costa Amarante
- Silver Bear for Best Short Film: Esteban Arrangoiz Julien for Ensueño en la Pradera
Panorama
[edit]Panorama Audience Award
[edit]- 1st Place: Insyriated by Philippe Van Leeuw
- 2nd Place: Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami
- 3rd Place: 1945 by Ferenc Török
Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries (Panorama Dokumente)
[edit]- 1st Place: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck
- 2nd Place: Chavela by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi
- 3rd Place: Ghost Hunting by Raed Andoni
Generation
[edit]Generation 14plus
[edit]- Best Film: Butterfly Kisses by Rafael Kapelinski
- Special Mention: Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves by Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie
- Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Wolfe by Claire Randall
- Special Mention Short Film: Snip by Terril Calder
Generation KPlus
[edit]- The Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for Best Film: Shkola nomer 3 by Yelizaveta Smith and Georg Genoux
- Special Mention: Ben Niao by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka
- Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do by Juanita Onzaga
- Special Mention Short Film: U Plavetnilo by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Independent Awards
[edit]- Best Feature Film: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio
- Best Documentary-/Essay Film: Small Talk by Hui-chen Huang
- Best Short Film: My Gay Sister by Lia Hietala
- Special Jury Award: Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami
- Special Teddy Award: Monika Treut
- Competition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
- Panorama: Pendular by Júlia Murat
- Forum: A Feeling Greater Than Love by Mary Jirmanus Saba
- Competition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
- Special Mention: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio
- Panorama: Investigating Paradise by Merzak Allouache
- Special Mention: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck
- Forum: Mama Colonel by Dieudo Hamadi
- Special Mention: El Mar La Mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki
- Panorama: Centaur by Aktan Abdykalykov
- Forum: Newton by Amit V. Masurkar
Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
[edit]Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award
[edit]Harvey-Manner Readers' Jury Award
[edit]Guild Film Prize
[edit]Caligari Film Prize
[edit]- El mar la mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki
Heiner Carow Prize
[edit]- Five Stars by Annekatrin Hendel
Compass-Perspektive-Award
[edit]- The Best of All Worlds by Adrian Goiginger
Kompagnon-Fellowship
[edit]- Perspektive Deutsches Kino: Der grüne Wellensittich by Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser
- Berlinale Talents: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
ARTE International Prize
[edit]- Lost Country by Vladimir Perišić
Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
[edit]- Razor Film Produktion for The Wife of the Pilot
VFF Talent Highlight Award
[edit]- Nefes Polat for The Bus to Amerika
Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation Germany / Arab World
[edit]- Animation Film: Night by Ahmad Saleh
- Short Film: The Trap by Nada Riyadh
- Documentary Film: Behind Closed Doors by Yakout Elhababi
Amnesty International Film Prize
[edit]- Devil's Freedom by Everardo González
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