66th Berlin International Film Festival
| Opening film | Hail, Caesar! |
|---|---|
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear |
| Festival date | 11–21 February 2016 |
| Website |
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The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 February to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury.[1][2] The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.[3] Hail, Caesar!, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, was selected to open the festival.[4] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian documentary Fire at Sea, directed by Gianfranco Rosi.[5][6][7]
Jury
Main Competition
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[8][9]
| Name | Profession | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Meryl Streep (Jury president) | Actress | |
![]() | Lars Eidinger | Actor | |
— | Nick James | Film critic | |
| — | Brigitte Lacombe | Photographer | |
![]() | Clive Owen | Actor | |
![]() | Alba Rohrwacher | Actress | |
![]() | Małgorzata Szumowska | Film director | |
First Feature
The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award:[10]
- Michel Franco, Mexican film director and producer
- Enrico Lo Verso, Italian actor
- Ursula Meier, French-Swiss film director
Short Film
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:[11]
- Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi, UAE curator, artist and lecturer
- Katerina Gregos, Greek curator, writer and lecturer
- Avi Mograbi, Israeli filmmaker, video artist and lecturer
In competition
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[12][13][14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Without Béatrice | Boris sans Béatrice | Denis Côté | Canada |
| Genius | Michael Grandage | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Alone in Berlin | Vincent Pérez | Germany, France, United Kingdom | |
| Midnight Special | Jeff Nichols | United States | |
| Zero Days | Alex Gibney | United States | |
| Letters from War | Cartas da Guerra | Ivo Ferreira | Portugal |
| A Dragon Arrives! | Ejhdeha Vared Mishavad! | Mani Haghighi | Iran |
| Fire at Sea | Fuocoammare | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy, France |
| A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery | Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis | Lav Diaz | Philippines, Singapore |
| The Commune | Kollektivet | Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands |
| Things to Come | L'Avenir | Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Germany |
| Being 17 | Quand on a 17 ans | André Téchiné | France |
| Death in Sarajevo | Mort à Sarajevo / Smrt u Sarajevu | Danis Tanović | France, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| United States of Love | Zjednoczone stany miłości | Tomasz Wasilewski | Poland, Sweden |
| 24 Weeks | 24 Wochen | Anne Zohra Berrached | Germany |
| Crosscurrent | Chang Jiang Tu | Yang Chao | China |
| Hedi | Inhebbek Hedi | Mohamed Ben Attia | Tunisia, Belgium, France |
| Soy Nero | Rafi Pitts | Germany, France, Mexico | |
Out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[4][14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail, Caesar! | Joel and Ethan Coen | United States | |
| Chi-Raq | Spike Lee | United States | |
| News from Planet Mars | Des nouvelles de la planète Mars | Dominik Moll | France, Belgium |
| The Patriarch | Mahana | Lee Tamahori | New Zealand |
| Saint-Amour | Benoît Delépine | France, Belgium | |
Panorama
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[15][16][17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| I, Olga Hepnarová | Já, Olga Hepnarová | Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda | Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, France |
| Junction 48 | Udi Aloni | Israel, Germany, United States | |
| The First, the Last | Les Premiers, les Derniers | Bouli Lanners | France, Belgium |
| Maggie's Plan | Rebecca Miller | United States | |
| Nakom | Kelly Daniela Norris, T. W. Pittman | Ghana, United States | |
| Remainder | Omer Fast | United Kingdom, Germany | |
| On the Other Side | S one strane | Zrinko Ogresta | Croatia, Serbia |
| Starve Your Dog | Hicham Lasri | Morocco | |
| Sand Storm | Sufat Chol | Elite Zexer | Israel |
| Paris 05:59 | Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | France |
| The Ones Below | David Farr | United Kingdom | |
| War on Everyone | John Michael McDonagh | United Kingdom | |
| Aloys | Tobias Nölle | Switzerland, France | |
| The Tenth Man | El rey del Once | Daniel Burman | Argentina |
| Goat | Andrew Neel | United States | |
| Fukushima, mon Amour | Grüße aus Fukushima | Doris Dörrie | Germany |
| Indignation | James Schamus | United States | |
| Jonathan | Piotr J. Lewandowski | Germany | |
| Tomcat | Kater | Händl Klaus | Austria |
| The Black Frost | La helada negra | Maximiliano Schonfeld | Argentina |
| Lantouri | Reza Dormishian | Iran | |
| Little Men | Ira Sachs | United States | |
| The Wounded Angel | Ranenyy Angel | Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan, France, Germany |
| While the Women Are Sleeping | Wayne Wang | Japan | |
| Time Was Endless | Antes o tempo não acabava | Sérgio Andrade, Fábio Baldo | Brazil, Germany |
| All of a Sudden | Auf Einmal | Aslı Özge | Germany, Netherlands, France |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Aquí no ha pasado nada | Alejandro Fernández Almendras | Chile, United States, France |
| The Bacchus Lady | Jug-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja | E J-yong | South Korea |
| Road to Istanbul | La Route d'Istanbul | Rachid Bouchareb | Algeria, France, Belgium |
| Don't Call Me Son | Mãe só há uma | Anna Muylaert | Brazil |
| You'll Never Be Alone | Nunca vas a estar solo | Álex Anwandter | Chile |
| Dog Days | San Fu Tian | Jordan Schiele | Hong Kong, China |
| Shelley | Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Sweden | |
| Shepherds and Butchers | Oliver Schmitz | South Africa, United States, Germany | |
Panorama Dokumente
The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:[15][16][17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Blink - Robert Frank | Laura Israel | United States, France | |
| Hotel Dallas | Livia Ungur, Sherng-Lee Huang | Romania, United States | |
| The GDR Complex | Der Ost-Komplex | Jochen Hick | Germany |
| Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | United States, Germany | |
| Mariupolis | Mantas Kvedaravicius | Lithuania, Germany, France, Ukraine | |
| Uncle Howard | Aaron Brookner | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Brothers of the Night | Brüder der Nacht | Patric Chiha | Austria |
| Curumim | Marcos Prado | Brazil | |
| Europe, She Loves | Jan Gassmann | Switzerland, Germany | |
| Inside the Chinese Closet | Sophia Luvarà | Netherlands | |
| Kiki | Sara Jordenö | Sweden, United States | |
| Strike a Pose | Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan | Netherlands | |
| The Lovers and the Despot | Rob Cannan, Ross Adam | United Kingdom | |
| Weekends | Lee Dong-ha | South Korea | |
| Who's Gonna Love Me Now? | Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann | Israel, United Kingdom | |
| My Land | Wu Tu | Fan Jian | China |
| Zona Norte | Monika Treut | Germany | |
Teddy30
The following films were selected to be screened as part of Teddy Award's 30th anniversary celebration:[15]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Berlin Harlem | Lothar Lambert, Wolfram Zobus | West Germany | |
| Different from the Others | Anders als die Andern | Richard Oswald | Germany |
| Before Stonewall | Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg | United States | |
| The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors | Die Betörung der Blauen Matrosen | Ulrike Ottinger | West Germany |
| The Meadow of Things | Die Wiese der Sachen | Heinz Emigholz | West Germany |
| Gendernauts - A Journey Through Shifting Identities | Gendernauts - Eine Reise durch die Geschlechter | Monika Treut | Germany |
| I Shot Andy Warhol | Mary Harron | United States | |
| I, You, He, She | Je, tu, il, elle | Chantal Akerman | France, Belgium |
| Looking for Langston | Isaac Julien | United Kingdom | |
| Hide and Seek | Machboim | Dan Wolman | Israel |
| Marble Ass | Želimir Žilnik | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
| Nitrate Kisses | Barbara Hammer | United States | |
| The Watermelon Woman | Cheryl Dunye | United States | |
| Tongues Untied | Marlon Riggs | United States | |
| A Whole Night | Toute une nuit | Chantal Akerman | France, Belgium |
| In a Glass Cage | Tras el cristal | Agustí Villaronga | Spain |
Berlinale Special
The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[12]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Serious Game | Den allvarsamma leken | Pernilla August | Sweden, Denmark, Norway |
| Miles Ahead | Don Cheadle | United States | |
| A Quiet Passion | Terence Davies | United Kingdom, Belgium | |
| National Bird | Sonia Kennebeck | United States | |
| Creepy | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | |
| The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger | Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, Bartek Dziadosz, Tilda Swinton | United Kingdom | |
| Where to Invade Next | Michael Moore | United States | |
| The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble | Morgan Neville | United States | |
Awards
The following prizes were awarded:[3][5][6][18][19]
- Golden Bear – Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi
- Jury Grand Prix (Silver Bear) – Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović
- Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear) – A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery by Lav Diaz
- Silver Bear for Best Director – Mia Hansen-Løve for Things to Come
- Silver Bear for Best Actress – Trine Dyrholm for The Commune
- Silver Bear for Best Actor – Majd Mastoura for Hedi
- Silver Bear for Best Script – Tomasz Wasilewski for United States of Love
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography – Mark Lee Ping Bin for Crosscurrent
- Best First Feature Award – Mohamed Ben Attia for Hedi
- Panoroma Audience Award
- 1st Place: Junction 48 by Udi Aloni
- 2nd Place: Greetings from Fukushima by Doris Dörrie
- 3rd Place: Shepherds and Butchers by Oliver Schmitz
- Panoroma Audience Award - Panorama Dokumente
- 1st Place: Who's Gonna Love Me Now? by Tomer and Barak Heymann
- 2nd Place: Strike a Pose by Reijer Zwaan and Ester Gold
- 3rd Place: Weekends by Lee Dong-ha
- Golden Bear For Best Short Film – Batrachian's Ballad by Leonor Teles
- Silver Bear Jury Prize (short film) – A Man Returned by Mahdi Fleifel
- Audi Short Film Award – Anchorage Prohibited by Chiang Wei Liang
- Teddy Award
- Best Feature Film: Tomcat by Händl Klaus
- Best Documentary/Essay Film: Kiki by Sara Jordenö
- Best Short Film: Moms On Fire by Joanna Rytel
- Special Jury Award: You'll Never Be Alone by Alex Anwandter
- Special Teddy Award: Christine Vachon
- Teddy Audience Award: Paris 05:59 by Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel
- Männer Magazine Readers' Jury Award: Don't Call Me Son by Anna Muylaert
- FIPRESCI Prize
- Competition: Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović
- Panorama: Aloys by Tobias Nölle
- Forum: The Revolution Won't Be Televised by Rama Thiaw
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- Competition: Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi
- Panorama: The First, the Last by Bouli Lanners
- Forum:
- Barakah Meets Barakah by Mahmoud Sabbagh
- Those Who Jump by Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner and Moritz Sieber
- Europa Cinemas Label – The First, the Last by Bouli Lanners
- Arte International Prize – Alvaro Brechner for Memories from the Cell
- Eurimages Co-production Development Award – Cinéma De facto and Proton Cinema for Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
References
- ↑ "Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "Meryl Streep gets Berlin's vote as president of film festival jury". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Homage 2016 And Honorary Golden Bear For Michael Ballhaus". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Hail, Caesar! directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, to open the 66th Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Berlin: ‘Fire at Sea’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "Berlin film festival: Fire at Sea wins Golden Bear". BBC News. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Berlinale 2015: International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 2 Feb 2016.
- ↑ "Best First Feature Award, endowed with € 50,000, funded by GWFF". Berlinale. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Prizes of the International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Berlinale 2016: First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jan 11, 2016: Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected". Berlinale. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Jan 20, 2016: Berlinale Competition Complete". Berlinale. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award’s 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Special Opening Films, Christine Vachon to Receive Special Teddy Award and Films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland". Berlinale. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Berlinale 2016: Panorama 2016 Complete". Berlinale. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Berlinale 2016: The Panorama Audience Awards go to Junction 48 and Who's Gonna Love Me Now?". Berlinale.
- ↑ "The Awards Of The 66th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). Berlinale.
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