63rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival took place in Berlin, Germany, between 7 and 17 February 2013. Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the president of the jury and his film The Grandmaster was the opening film of the festival.
Festival poster
Wong Kar-wai, jury president, along with his wife at the festival
Călin Peter Netzer (Romania), winner of the Golden Bear at the festival
Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong is considered a contemporary auteur, and ranks third on Sight & Sound's 2002 poll of the greatest filmmakers of the previous 25 years. His films frequently appear on best-of lists domestically and internationally.
Wong at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival
Hong Kong in 1965, shortly after Wong's family emigrated from Shanghai
Andy Lau starred in Wong's debut, the crime film As Tears Go By (1988)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Wong's frequent leading man