69th Berlin International Film Festival
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 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | The Kindness of Strangers |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Synonyms |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Synonyms) |
| Festival date | 7–17 February 2019 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
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. 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]
Contents
Jury[edit]
Main competition[edit]
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.
The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[4][5]
- Juliette Binoche (Jury President), French Actress
- Justin Chang, American Film Critic
- Sandra Hüller, German Actress
- Sebastián Lelio, Chilean Film Director
- Rajendra Roy, American Curator
- Trudie Styler, British Actress, Producer and Film Director
First Feature[edit]
The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award:[6]
- Katja Eichinger, German author and film producer
- Alain Gomis, French-Senegalese film director and screenwriter
- Vivian Qu, Chinese film producer, director and screenwriter
Short Film[edit]
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:[7]
- Jeffrey Bowers, American curator
- Vanja Kaludjercic, Croatian programmer
- Koyo Kouoh, Cameroonian author and curator
In competition[edit]
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8][9][10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| By the Grace of God | Grâce à dieu | François Ozon | France |
| Elisa & Marcela* | Elisa y Marcela | Isabel Coixet | Spain |
| Ghost Town Anthology | Répertoire des villes disparues | Denis Côté | Canada |
| God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija | Gospod postoi, imeto i' e Petrunija | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Belgium, Croatia, France, Macedonia, Slovenia |
| The Golden Glove | Der Goldene Handschuh | Fatih Akin | France, Germany |
| The Ground Beneath My Feet* | Der Boden unter den Füßen | Marie Kreutzer | Austria |
| The Kindness of Strangers | Lone Scherfig | Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States | |
| I Was at Home, But | Ich war zuhause, aber | Angela Schanelec | Germany, Serbia |
| Mr. Jones | Agnieszka Holland | Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom | |
| Öndög | Wang Quan'an | China | |
| Out Stealing Horses | Ut og stjæle hester | Hans Petter Moland | Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
| Piranhas | La paranza dei bambini | Claudio Giovannesi | Italy |
| So Long, My Son | Di jiu tian chang | Wang Xiaoshuai | China |
| Synonyms* | Synonymes | Nadav Lapid | France, Germany, Israel |
| System Crasher | Systemsprenger | Nora Fingscheidt | Germany |
| A Tale of Three Sisters | Kız Kardeşler | Emin Alper | Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey |
Out of competition[edit]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Grace | Alan Elliott | United States | |
| Farewell to the Night | L'adieu à la nuit | André Téchiné | France, Germany |
| Marighella | Wagner Moura | Brazil | |
| The Operative | Yuval Adler | France, Germany, Israel, United States | |
| Varda by Agnès | Varda par Agnès | Agnès Varda | France |
| Vice | Adam McKay | United States | |
Panorama[edit]
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[11][12]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Seconds | 37秒 (37-Byō) | Hikari | Japan |
| Acid* | Кислота | Alexander Gorchilin | Russia |
| All My Loving | Geschwister | Edward Berger | Germany |
| The Breath | Der Atem | Uli M Schueppel | Germany |
| Brief Story from the Green Planet* | Breve historia del planeta verde | Santiago Loza | Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain |
| Buoyancy | Rodd Rathjen | Australia | |
| Chained | עינויים שלי (Eynayim Sheli) | Yaron Shani | Germany, Israel |
| Dafne | Federico Bondi | Italy | |
| The Day After I'm Gone | היום שאחרי לאחת | Nimrod Eldar | Israel |
| Divine Love | Divino Amor | Gabriel Mascaro | Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Uruguay |
| A Dog Barking at the Moon* | 再见南屏晚钟 | Xiang Zi | China, Spain |
| Family Members* | Los miembros de la familia | Mateo Bendesky | Argentina |
| Flatland | Jenna Bass | Germany, Luxembourg, South Africa | |
| Flesh Out | Michela Occhipinti | Italy | |
| Greta* | Armando Praça | Brazil | |
| Hellhole | Bas Devos | Belgium, Netherlands | |
| Holy Beasts* | La fiera y la fiesta | Laura Amelia Guzmán | Argentina, Dominican Republic, Mexico |
| Idol | Woo Sang | Lee Su-jin | South Korea |
| Jessica Forever | Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel | France | |
| Light of My Life | Casey Affleck | United States | |
| Mid90s | Jonah Hill | United States | |
| Midnight Traveler | Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian | Canada, Qatar, United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea* | To thávma tis thálassas ton Sargassón | Syllas Tzoumerkas | Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden |
| Monos* | Alejandro Landes | Argentina, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Uruguay | |
| O Beautiful Night | Doch wir lächeln zurück | Xaver Xylophon | Germany |
| The Shadow Play | 风中有朵雨做的云 | Lou Ye | China |
| Skin | Guy Nattiv | United States | |
| The Souvenir | Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Staff Only | Neus Ballús | France, Spain | |
| Stitches | Šavovi | Miroslav Terzić | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia |
| Tremors* | Temblores | Jayro Bustamante | France, Guatemala, Luxembourg |
Panorama Dokumente[edit]
The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:[11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty and Decay* | Schönheit & Vergänglichkeit | Annekatrin Hendel | Germany |
| A Dog Called Money | Seamus Murphy | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Lemebel* | Joanna Reposi Garibaldi | Chile, Colombia | |
| Normal* | Adele Tulli | Italy, Sweden | |
| On the Starting Line | La Arrancada | Aldemar Matias | Brazil, Cuba, France |
| Searching Eva* | Pia Hellenthal | Germany | |
| Selfie | Agostino Ferrente | France, Italy | |
| Serendipity | Prune Nourry | United States | |
| Shooting the Mafia | Kim Longinotto | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| System K | Système K | Renaud Barret | France |
| Talking About Trees | Suhaib Gasmelbari | Chad, France, Germany, Qatar, Sudan | |
| Waiting for the Carnival | Estou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval Chegar | Marcelo Gomes | Brazil |
| Western Arabs | Omar Shargawi | Denmark, Netherlands | |
| What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Rob Garver | United States | |
Berlinale Special[edit]
The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[8][9][10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropocene: The Human Epoch | Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky | Canada | |
| The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | Chiwetel Ejiofor | United Kingdom | |
| Brecht | Heinrich Breloer | Austria, Germany | |
| The North | El Norte | Gregory Nava | United Kingdom, United States |
| Gully Boy | Zoya Akhtar | India | |
| It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf | Es hätte schlimmer kommen können - Mario Adorf | Dominik Wessely | Germany |
| Kids in the Spotlight | Lampenfieber | Alice Agneskirchner | Germany |
| Peter Lindbergh - Women Stories | Jean Michel Vecchiet | Germany | |
| Photograph | Ritesh Batra | Germany, India, United States | |
| Watergate | Charles Ferguson | United States | |
| Who You Think I Am | Celle que vous croyez | Safy Nebbou | France |
| You Only Live Once - Die Toten Hosen on Tour | Weil du nur einmal lebst - Die Toten Hosen auf Tour | Cordula Kablitz-Post | Germany |
Key[edit]
* LGBTQ feature; eligible for the Teddy Award
Awards[edit]
The following prizes were awarded:[13][14][15]
- Golden Bear – Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
- Jury Grand Prix (Silver Bear) – By the Grace of God by François Ozon
- Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear) – System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
- Silver Bear for Best Director – Angela Schanelec for I Was at Home, But
- Silver Bear for Best Actress – Yong Mei for So Long, My Son
- Silver Bear for Best Actor – Wang Jingchun for So Long, My Son
- Silver Bear for Best Script – Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano for Piranhas
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Rasmus Videbæk for Cinematography in Out Stealing Horses
- Golden Bear for Best Short Film – Umbra by Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell
- Panorama Audience Award
- 1st Place: 37 Seconds by Hikari
- 2nd Place: Stitches by Miroslav Terzić
- 3rd Place: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen
- Panorama Audience Award - Panorama Dokumente
- 1st Place: Talking About Trees by Suhaib Gasmelbari
- 2nd Place: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
- 3rd Place: Shooting the Mafia by Kim Longinotto
- Teddy Award
- Best Feature Film: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
- Best Documentary/Essay Film: Lemebel by Joanna Reposi Garibaldi
- Best Short Film: Entropia by Flóra Anna Buda
- Special Jury Award: A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi
- Special Teddy Award: Falk Richter
- FIPRESCI Prize
- Competition: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
- Panorama: Dafne by Federico Bondi
- Forum: Die Kinder der Toten by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- Competition: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska
- Panorama: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen
- Special Mention: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
- Forum: Earth by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
- CICAE Art Cinema Award
- Panorama: 37 Seconds by HIKARI
- Forum: Our Defeats by Jean-Gabriel Périot
- Generation 14Plus
- Crystal Bear for Best Film: Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vilhunen
- Special Mention: We Are Little Zombies by Makoto Nagahisa
- Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Tattoo by Farhad Delaram
- Special Mention: Four Quartets by Marco Alessi
- Crystal Bear for Best Film: Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vilhunen
- Generation KPlus
- Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film: House of Hummingbird by Kim Bo-ra
- Special Mention: Bulbul Can Sing by Rima Das
- 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
- Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film: House of Hummingbird by Kim Bo-ra
- Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
- Prize Winner: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
- Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award
- Prize Winner: Monsters. by Marius Olteanu
- TEDDY Readers’ Award Powered by QUEER.DE
- Prize Winner: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
- Guild Film Prize
- Prize Winner: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska
- Caligari Film Prize
- Prize Winner: Heimat Is A Space in Time by Thomas Heise
- Heiner Carow Prize
- Prize Winner: Beauty and Decay by Annekatrin Hendel
- Compass-Perspektive-Award
- Prize Winner: Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree
- Kompagnon-Fellowship
- Perspektive Deutsches Kino: To Be Continued by Julian Pörksen
- Berlinale Talents: Transit Times by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu
- ARTEKino International Prize
- Prize Winner: A Responsible Adult by Shira Geffen
- Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
- VFF Talent Highlight Award
- Award Winner: Vincenzo Cavallo for Bufis
- Amnesty International Film Award
- Prize Winner: Your Turn by Eliza Capai
- Label Europa Cinemas
- Prize Winner: Stitches by Miroslav Terzić
- Peace Film Prize
- Prize Winner: Your Turn by Eliza Capai
- Special Mention: System K by Renaud Barret
- Special Mention: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
- Prize Winner: Your Turn by Eliza Capai
References[edit]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Berlin Film Festival 2019: Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' Wins Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (11 December 2018). "Juliette Binoche to Serve as Jury President of 2019 Berlin Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (29 January 2019). "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Competition Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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- ^ "INTERNATIONALE KURZFILMJURY (INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY)". 21 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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- ^ 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. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "SELECTION FOR COMPETITION AND BERLINALE SPECIAL COMPLETED". 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "PANORAMA 2019: BREAKING FREE". 21 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "PRIZES OF THE INDEPENDENT JURIES". Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "BERLINALE 2019: THE PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARDS GO TO 37 SECONDS AND TALKING ABOUT TREES". 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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