62nd Berlin International Film Festival

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62nd Berlin International Film Festival
62BIFFPoster.jpg
Festival poster
Opening film Les adieux à la reine
Closing film Caesar Must Die
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
Awards Golden Bear: Caesar Must Die
Hosted by Anke Engelke
No. of films395 films
Festival date9–19 February 2012
Website berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012. British film director Mike Leigh was the president of the jury. [1] The first five films to be screened in the competition were announced on 19 December 2011. [2] American actress Meryl Streep was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear on 14 February. [3] Benoît Jacquot's film Farewell, My Queen was announced as the opening film. [4]

Contents

The Golden Bear went to the Italian film Caesar Must Die , directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, which also served as closing night film. [5]

Juries

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

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

Official Sections

In competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
Today Aujourd'hui Alain Gomis France, Senegal
Barbara Christian Petzold Germany
Caesar Must Die Cesare deve morire Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani Italy
Captive Brillante Mendoza Philippines, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Childish Games Dictado Antonio Chavarrías Spain
Coming Home À moi seuleFrédéric VideauFrance
Farewell, My Queen Les adieux à la reine Benoît Jacquot France, Spain
Home for the Weekend Was bleibt Hans-Christian Schmid Germany
Jayne Mansfield's Car Billy Bob Thornton Russia, United States
Just the Wind Csak a szél Benedek Fliegauf Hungary, Germany, France
Mercy Gnade Matthias Glasner Germany, Norway
Meteora Metéora Spiros Stathoulopoulos Germany, Greece
Postcards from the Zoo Kebun binatang Edwin Indonesia, Germany
A Royal Affair En kongelig affære Nikolaj Arcel Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden
Sister L'enfant d'en haut Ursula Meier Switzerland, France
Tabu Miguel Gomes Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France
War Witch Rebelle Kim Nguyen Canada
White Deer Plain 白鹿原 Wang Quan'an China

Out of competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Bel Ami Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod United Kingdom
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Stephen Daldry United States
The Flowers of War 金陵十三钗 Zhang Yimou China
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Tsui Hark Hong Kong, China
Shadow Dancer James Marsh United Kingdom, Ireland
Young Adult Jason Reitman United States

Panorama

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
10+10 Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Kuo-fu, Wei Te-sheng, Chung Meng-hung, Chang Tso-chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-che Taiwan
Calm at Sea La mer à l'aube Volker Schlöndorff France, Germany
Death for Sale Faouzi Bensaïdi France
Dollhouse Kirsten Sheridan Ireland
Elles Małgorzata Szumowska France, Poland, Germany
From Seoul to VaranasiVaranasi Jeon Kyu-hwan South Korea
Headshot ฝนตกขึ้นฟ้า Pen-Ek Ratanaruang Thailand, France
Indignados Tony Gatlif France
Iron Sky Timo Vuorensola Finland, Germany, Australia
Keep the Lights On Ira Sachs United States
Kuma Umut DagAustria
Leave It on the FloorSheldon LarryUnited States, Canada
L'âge atomiqueHéléna KlotzFrance
Lost in Paradise Hotboy nổi loạn và câu chuyện về thằng Cười, cô gái điếm và con vịtVũ Ngọc ĐãngViet Nam
Love Doze Niu Taiwan
Mommy Is Coming Cheryl Dunye Germany
My Brother the Devil Sally El Hosaini United Kingdom
My Way Mai-wei Kang Je-gyu South Korea
The Parade Parada Srđan Dragojević Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia
The Wall Die WandJulian Roman PölslerAustria, Germany
Wilaya Pedro Pérez RosadoSpain
The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears Teona Strugar Mitevska Macedonia, Germany, Slovenia, Belgium
Xingu Cao Hamburger Brazil
Mike Leigh, Jury President Mike Leigh (Berlinale 2012) cropped.jpg
Mike Leigh, Jury President

Official Awards

Main Competition

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, winners of the Golden Bear at the festival Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Storaro.jpg
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, winners of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the International Jury: [8] The Hollywood Reporter described the outcome as "a major upset". Der Spiegel said it was a "very conservative selection." [9] Der Tagesspiegel criticised the outcome, "The jury shunned almost all the contemporary films that were admired or hotly debated at an otherwise pretty remarkable festival." [10] Paolo Taviani said "We hope that when the film is released to the general public that cinemagoers will say to themselves or even those around them... that even a prisoner with a dreadful sentence, even a life sentence, is and remains a human being". Vittorio Taviani read out the names of the cast. [9]

Honorary Golden Bear

Crystal Bears

FIPRESCI Prizes

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

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