61st Berlin International Film Festival

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61st Berlin International Film Festival
61BIFFPoster.jpg
Festival poster
Opening film True Grit
Closing film A Separation
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
Awards Golden Bear: A Separation
Hosted by Anke Engelke
No. of films385 films
Festival date10–20 February 2011
Website http://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2011, [1] with actress Isabella Rossellini as the president of the jury. [2] The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. [3] 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116 countries, including 3900 members of the press. [4]

Contents

The Golden Bear was awarded to the Iranian film A Separation , directed by Asghar Farhadi, which also served as the closing film at the festival. [5] German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl received the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.

Juries

Main Competition

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: [6]

In addition, the festival held a place open in the jury for the imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, "to signalize its support for his struggle for freedom". [6]

Best First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

Official Sections

Main competition

The following films were selected to be in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
Coriolanus Ralph Fiennes United Kingdom
Our Grand Despair Bizim Büyük ÇaresizliğimizSeyfi TeomanTurkey, Germany, Netherlands
Tales of the Night Les Contes de la nuit Michel Ocelot France
The Forgiveness of Blood Joshua Marston Albania, United States
The Future Miranda July Germany, United States
A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین Asghar Farhadi Iran
Lipstikka אודם Jonathan Sagall Israel, United Kingdom
Margin Call J.C. Chandor United States
A Mysterious World Un Mundo Misterioso Rodrigo Moreno Argentina, Germany, Uruguay
The Prize El premioPaula MarkovitchMexico, France, Poland, Germany
Come Rain, Come Shine 사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다 Lee Yoon-ki South Korea
Sleeping Sickness Schlafkrankheit Ulrich Köhler Germany, France, Netherlands
The Turin Horse A Torinói Ló Béla Tarr Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland
Innocent SaturdayV subbotu Aleksandr Mindadze Russia, Germany, Ukraine
If Not Us, Who? Wer wenn nicht wir Andres Veiel Germany
Yelling to the Sky Victoria Mahoney United States

Out of competition

The following films were screened out of competition at the festival: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Almanya Almanya: Willkommen in Deutschland Yasemin Şamdereli Germany
Service Entrance Les femmes du 6ème étage Philippe Le Guay France
My Best Enemy Mein bester Feind Wolfgang Murnberger Austria, Luxembourg
Pina — Wim Wenders Germany, France
True Grit — Joel and Ethan Coen United States
Unknown — Jaume Collet-Serra Germany, United Kingdom, France

Panorama

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
The Unjust 부당거래 Ryoo Seung-wan South Korea
Into the White Night 白夜行 Yoshihiro Fukagawa Japan
Ashamed 창피해Kim Soo-hyunSouth Korea
Dance Town— Jeon Kyu-hwan
Top Floor Left WingDernier étage gauche gaucheAngelo CianciFrance, Luxembourg
Seven Murders Forgiven 7 Khoon Maaf Vishal Bhardwaj India [8]
AssholeGanduKaushik Mukherjee
Here—Braden KingUnited States
InvisibleLo Roim Alaich Michal Aviad Israel and Germany
Mothers Majki Milčo Mančevski Macedonia, France and Bulgaria
Off Beat—Jan GassmannSwitzerland
Qualunquemente —Giulio ManfredoniaItaly
Romeos —Sabine BernardiGermany
Even the Rain También la lluvia Icíar Bollaín Spain, France and Mexico
The Mortician—Gareth MaxwellUnited Kingdom and United States
Tomboy — Céline Sciamma France
Vampire— Shunji Iwai United States and Canada

Forum

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Forum section: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Absent AusenteMarco BergerArgentina
Amnesty—Bujar AlimaniAlbania, Greece and France
An Angel in DoelDe Engel van DoelTom FassaertNetherlands and Belgium
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye — Marie Losier United States and France
Brownian Movement— Nanouk Leopold Netherlands, Germany and Belgium
Cheonggyecheon Medley: A Dream of Iron—Kelvin Kyung Kun ParkSouth Korea
Day Is Done—Thomas ImbachSwitzerland
E-Love—Anne VillacèqueFrance
Eighty LettersOsmdesát dopisůVáclav KadrnkaCzech Republic
Familiar GroundEn terrains connusStéphane LafleurCanada
FIT—Hiromasa HirosueJapan
Follow MeFolge mirJohannes HammelAustria
Free Hands Les mains libres Brigitte Sy France
Good Morning to the World!!Sekai Good Morning!!Satoru HiroharaJapan
Heaven's Story — Takahisa Zeze Japan
Hi-So— Aditya Assarat Thailand
The House Dom Zuzana Liová Slovakia and Czech Republic
Household X Kazoku XKōki YoshidaJapan
IdlenessOcioAlejandro Lingenti and Juan Villegas Argentina
Kabul Dream FactoryTraumfabrik KabulSebastian HeidingerGermany and Afghanistan
The KitePatang Prashant Bhargava India and United States
Late Autumn 만추 Man chu Kim Tae-yong South Korea, Hong Kong, China and United States
Looking for SimonAuf der SucheJan KrügerGermany and France
Made in Poland—Przemysław WojcieszekPoland
Matchmaking MayorNesvatbovErika HníkováCzech Republic
The ResidentsOs residentesTiago Mata MachadoBrazil
Self Referential Traverse: Zeitgeist and Engagement자가당착: 시대 정신과 현실 참여
Jagadangchak: shidae-jeongshin-kwa hyeonshil-chamyeo		Kim SunSouth Korea
Silver Bullets/Art History— Joe Swanberg United States
State of Violence—Khalo MatabaneSouth Africa and France
Submarine — Richard Ayoade United Kingdom
Swans—Hugo Vieira da SilvaGermany and Portugal
Take Shelter—Jeff NicholsUnited States
—Territoire perduPierre-Yves VandeweerdFrance and Belgium
The TerroristsPoor kor karn rai Thunska Pansittivorakul Germany and Thailand
Under ControlUnter KontrolleVolker SattelGermany
Utopians— Zbigniew Bzymek United States
Viva Riva! —Djo Tunda Wa MungaDemocratic Republic of Congo, France and Belgium
Ways of the SeaHalawSheron DayocPhilippines
The Young ButlerEl mocito Marcela Said and Jean de CerteauChile

Berlinale Shorts Films

The following films were selected to be in competition for the Golden Bear for Best Short Film: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
15 July15 iulieCristi IftimeRomania
Silent RiverApele TacAnca Miruna LazarescuGermany and Romania
Ashley/Amber—Rebecca R. Rojer
The UnlivingÅterfödelsenHugo LiljaSweden
Back by 6—Peter ConnellyBelgium
The CalmLa CalmaFernando Vílchez RodríguezPeru
Cleaning up the Studio— Christian Jankowski South Korea
The ShowerLa DuchaMaria José San MartínChile
ForestErdőGyörgy Mór KárpátiHungary
Questions to my FatherFragen an meinen VaterKonrad MüheGermany
Green Crayons—Kazik RadwanskiCanada
Heavy Heads—Helena FrankDenmark
Night Fishing 파란만장 Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyongSouth Korea
Arpeggio Ante LucemPera BerbangêArin Inan ArslanTurkey
Planet Z—Momoko SetoFrance
Broken Night부서진 밤 Bu-seo-jin BamYang Hyo-jooSouth Korea
Doctor RaoRao Yi ShengAlexej Tchernyi and Wu ZhiGermany
Scenes from the Suburbs— Spike Jonze United States and Canada
Seven Days in the WoodsSju dagar i skogenPeter LarssonSweden
Stick Climbing—Daniel ZimmermannAustria and Switzerland
Terribly HappySudsanan Pimpaka Towira Thailand
Susya—Dani Rosenberg and Yoav GrossIsrael and Palestine
The Lost Town of SwitezŚwiteźKamil PolakPoland, Switzerland, France, Canada and Denmark
Tomorrow Everything Will Be Alright— Akram Zaatari Lebanon and United Kingdom
Woman Waiting— Antoine Bourges Canada
Isabella Rossellini, Jury President Isabella Rossellini (Berlin Film Festival 2011).jpg
Isabella Rossellini, Jury President

Official Awards

Main Competition

Asghar Farhadi, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival Asghar Farhadi Cannes 2013.jpg
Asghar Farhadi, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: [9]

Honorary Golden Bear

Crystal Bears

FIPRESCI Prizes

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

References

  1. ↑ "61ST BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 10 - 20, 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Isabella Rossellini to head Berlin Film Festival jury". BBC News. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Coen Brothers' True Grit to Open the 61st Berlinale". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Prot, Bénédicte (4 March 2011). "Organisers toast a successful 61st edition". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Smith, Nigel (18 January 2011). "61st Berlinale Locks Down Full 2011 Competition Program". Indiewire. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 "JURIES 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Competition of the 61st Berlinale". berlinale.de. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "61st Berlin International Film Festival Panorama 2011 with Renowned Directors, Three Films on India and Many New Discoveries". Vimooz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  9. ↑ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Berlinale 2011: The Honorary Golden Bear". berlinale.de. 26 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
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