63rd Berlin International Film Festival

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63rd Berlin Film Festival
63BIFFPoster.jpg
Festival poster
Opening film The Grandmaster
Closing film Child's Pose
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
Awards Golden Bear: Child's Pose
Hosted by Anke Engelke
No. of films404 films
Festival date717 February 2013
Website Website
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival took place in Berlin, Germany, between 7 and 17 February 2013. [1] Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the president of the jury [2] and his film The Grandmaster was the opening film of the festival. [3]

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The Golden Bear was awarded to Child's Pose directed by Călin Peter Netzer, which also served as the closing film. [4] [5]

The French documentary filmmaker Claude Lanzmann was awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear. [6] Italian actress Isabella Rossellini and German film director Rosa von Praunheim were awarded with the Berlinale Camera.

Juries

Wong Kar-wai, jury president, along with his wife at the festival Wong Kar-Wai (Berlin Film Festival 2013).jpg
Wong Kar-wai, jury president, along with his wife at the festival

The following people were on the jury for the festival: [2]

Main Competition

First Feature Award

Short Films Competition

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: [7] [8]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
A Long and Happy LifeДолгая счастливая жизнь Boris Khlebnikov Russia
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker Epizoda u životu berača željeza Danis Tanović Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Slovenia
Camille Claudel 1915 Bruno Dumont France
Child's Pose Poziția Copilului Călin Peter Netzer Romania
Closed Curtain پرده Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi Iran
Gloria Sebastián Lelio Chile, Spain
Gold Thomas Arslan Germany
Harmony Lessons Асланның сабақтары Emir Baigazin Kazakhstan, Germany
In the Name Of W imię... Małgorzata Szumowska Poland
Layla Fourie Pia Marais Germany, South Africa, France, Netherlands
Nobody's Daughter Haewon 누구의 딸도 아닌 해원 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
On My Way Elle s'en va Emmanuelle Bercot France
Paradise: Hope Paradies: Hoffnung Ulrich Seidl Austria, France, Germany
Prince Avalanche David Gordon Green United States
Promised Land Gus Van Sant
Charlie Countryman The Necessary Death of Charlie CountrymanFredrik BondUnited States, Romania
The Nun La Religieuse Guillaume Nicloux France, Germany, Belgium
Side Effects Steven Soderbergh United States
Vic and Flo Saw a Bear Vic et Flo ont vu un ours Denis Côté Canada

Berlinale Special Gala

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Before Midnight Richard Linklater United States, Greece
The Croods Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco United States
Dark Blood George Sluizer Netherlands
The Grandmaster (opening film)一代宗師 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong, China
Night Train to Lisbon Bille August Germany, Switzerland, Portugal

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Act of Killing Jagal Joshua Oppenheimer Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway
A Fold in My BlanketChemi Sabnis Naketsi Zaza Rusadze Georgia
The Attacks of 26/11 Ram Gopal Varma India
Behind the CameraDduit-dam-hwa: Gam-dok-i-mi-cheot-eo-yo E J-yong South Korea
BelatedDeshoraBarbara Sarasola-DayArgentina, Columbia, Norway
The Broken Circle Breakdown Alabama Monroe Felix van Groeningen Belgium
Don Jon's Addiction Joseph Gordon-Levitt United States
FatalKashi-ggot Lee Don-ku South Korea
Frances Ha Noah Baumbach United States
Habi, the ForeignerHabi, la extranjeraMaria Florencia AlvarezArgentina, Brazil
Inch'Allah Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Canada
Kai Po Che! Abhishek Kapoor India
Lovelace Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman United States
Rock the Casbah רוק בקסבהYariv HorowitzIsrael
My SistersMeine Schwestern Lars Kraume Germany
So Much WaterTanta AguaAna Guevara Pose, Leticia Jorge RomeroUruguay, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany
The Swimming PoolLa PiscinaCarlos Machado QuintelaCuba, Venezuela
White NightBaek YaHee-il LeeSongSouth Korea

Forum

The following films were selected for the Forum section: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The 727 Days Without KaramoDie 727 Tage ohne Karamo Anja Salomonowitz Austria
A Single Shot David M. Rosenthal United States, United Kingdom, Canada
The Battle of TabatôA batalha de TabatôJoão VianaGuinea-Bissau, Portugal
BoundaryFahtum pandinsoong Nontawat Numbenchapol Thailand, Cambodia, France
Char... The No-Man's Island ...Moddhikhane CharSourav SarangiIndia, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Norway
Circles Кругови Srdan Golubović Republic of Serbia, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, France
Cold BloomSakura namiki no mankai no shita ni Atsushi Funahashi Japan
Coming Forth by DayAl-khoroug lel-nahar Hala Lotfy Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Computer Chess Andrew Bujalski United States
Cousin JulesLe cousin Jules Dominique Benicheti France
Crossroads of YouthCheongchun-eui sipjaroAhn Jong-hwaKorea
Dark MatterMateria oscuraMassimo D'Anolfi, Martina ParentiItaly
The Daughter Η ΚόρηThanos AnastopoulosGreece, Italy
EcholotAthanasios KaranikolasGermany
Elelwani Ntshavheni Wa LuruliSouth Africa
Engagement RingKonyaku yubiwa Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas Η αιώνια επιστροφή του Αντώνη Παρασκευά Elina Psykou  [ el ]Greece
Everyday Objects  [ de ]Halbschatten Nicolas Wackerbarth  [ de ]Germany, France
Forgetting to Know You 忘了去懂你Quan LingChina
FynbosHarry PatramanisSouth Africa, Greece
Hélio OiticicaCesar Oiticica FilhoBrazil
I'm Not DeadJe ne suis pas mort Mehdi Ben Attia France
In Bloom გრძელი ნათელი დღეები Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon GroßGeorgia
I Used to Be Darker Matt PorterfieldUnited States
Jubilation StreetKanko no machi Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
Killing Strangers Matar extrañosJacob Secher Schulsinger, Nicolás PeredaMexico, Denmark
The Meteor Le météore François Delisle Canada
No Man's LandTerra de ninguémSalomé LamasPortugal
La Paz La Paz Santiago Loza Argentina
The PlagueLa plaga Neus Ballús Spain
Portrait of Jason Shirley Clarke United States
Powerless KatiyabaazFahad Mustafa, Deepti KakkarIndia
RootsSenzo ni naru Kaoru Ikeya Japan
Shirley: Visions of Reality Gustav Deutsch Austria
SieniawkaMarcin MalaszczakGermany, Poland
Stemple Pass James Benning United States
The Strange Little Cat  [ de ]Das merkwürdige Kätzchen Ramon Zürcher  [ de ]Germany
TogetherTian mi miHsu Chao-jenTaiwan
To the WolfSto lykoChristina Koutsospyrou, Aran HughesGreece, France
The Town of WhalesKujira no machiKeiko TsuruokaJapan
ViolaMatías PiñeiroArgentina
What Happened to This City?Kya hua is shahar ko?Deepa DhanrajIndia
The Weight of ElephantsDas Gewicht der Elefanten Daniel Joseph Borgman New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden
When I Saw You لما شفتك Annemarie Jacir Palestinian Territories, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Greece
WomanOnna Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
A Legend or Was It? (1963)死闘の伝説 Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
A Stranger Obrana i zastitaBobo JelcicCroatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Farewell to Dream (1956)夕やけ雲 Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
Father's Garden: The Love of My ParentsVaters Garten – Die Liebe meiner Eltern Peter Liechti Switzerland
For Marx...Za Marksa... Svetlana Baskova Russian
Calin Peter Netzer (Romania), winner of the Golden Bear at the festival Calin Peter Netzer.jpg
Călin Peter Netzer (Romania), winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Official Awards

Independent awards

Ecumenical Jury Prize

FIPRESCI Jury Prize

Panorama Audience Award

Forum

References

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  3. "Martial arts drama kicks off Berlin film festival". reuters. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 2013". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. "Romanian film Child's Pose wins Golden Bear in Berlin". BBC News. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. "Claude Lanzmann to receive Berlin's Honorary Golden Bear". screendaily. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "PROGRAMME 2013". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. "Berlin 2013: Denis Côté's 'Vic and Flo Saw a Bear' in Competition". hollywoodreporter. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  9. "The Awards of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). berlinale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.