71st Berlin International Film Festival

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71st Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
Awards Golden Bear: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Festival date1–5 March 2021
Website http://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Romanian film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude won the Golden Bear. It was the third victory of Romania in the last nine years.

Juries

Competition

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: [4]

Encounters

The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards: [5]

International Short Film

The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section: [6]

Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc Radu Jude Romania
Ballad of a White Cow قصیده گاو سفید Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moqadam Iran, France
A Cop Movie Una película de policías Alonso Ruizpalacios Mexico
Drift Away Albatros Xavier Beauvois France
Fabian – Going to the Dogs Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde Dominik Graf Germany
Forest - I See You Everywhere Rengeteg - mindenhol látlak Bence Fliegauf Hungary
I'm Your Man Ich bin dein Mensch Maria Schrader Germany
Introduction 인트로덕션 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Memory Box الدفاتر Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige France, Lebanon, Canada, Qatar
Mr. Bachmann and His ClassHerr Bachmann und seine KlasseMaria SpethGermany
Natural Light Természetes fény Dénes Nagy Hungary, Latvia, France, Germany
Next Door Nebenan Daniel Brühl Germany
Petite Maman Céline Sciamma France
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? რას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ?Alexandre KoberidzeGermany, Georgia
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy 偶然と想像 Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan

Berlinale Special

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Best Sellers Lina RoesslerCanada, United States
Courage Aliaksei PaluyanGermany
For LucioPer Lucio Pietro Marcello Italy
French Exit Azazel Jacobs Canada, Ireland
Je suis Karl Christian Schwochow Germany, Czech Republic
Language Lessons Natalie Morales United States
Limbo Soi Cheang Hong Kong
The Mauritanian Kevin Macdonald United Kingdom
Tides Tim Fehlbaum Germany, Switzerland
Tina Daniel Lindsay, T. J. Martin United States
Who We WereWer wir warenMarc BauderGermany

Encounters

The following films were selected for the Encounters section: [3]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
As I WantSamaher AlqadiEgypt, France, Norway, Palestine
Azor Andreas Fontana Switzerland, France, Argentina
The Beta Test Jim Cummings, PJ McCabeUnited States, United Kingdom
Bloodsuckers BlutsaugerJulian RadlmaierGermany
District TerminalMantagheye payaniBardia Yadegari, Ehsan MirhosseiniIran, Germany
The Girl and the Spider Das Mädchen und die SpinneRamon Zürcher, Silvan ZürcherSwitzerland
Moon, 66 Questions Selini, 66 erotiseisJacqueline LentzouGreece, France
Rock Bottom RiserFern SilvaUnited States
The Scary of Sixty-First Dasha Nekrasova United States
Social Hygiene Hygiène sociale Denis Côté Canada
Taste VịLe BaoVietnam, Singapore, France, Thailand, Germany, Taiwan
WeNous Alice Diop France

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section: [3]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
All Eyes Off MeMishehu Yohav MishehuHadas Ben AroyaIsrael
A BalanceYuko No TenbinYujiro HarumotoJapan
BlissGlückHenrika KullGermany
Brother's KeeperOkul TıraşıFerit KarahanTurkey, Romania
CeltsKeltiMilica TomovicSerbia
Censor Prano Bailey-Bond United Kingdom
CopilotDie Welt wird eine andere sein Anne Zohra Berrached Germany, France
Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not LivingGeorge Peter BarbariLebanon
Dirty FeathersCarlos Alfonso CorralUnited States, Mexico
Genderation Monika Treut Germany
Human Factors Der menschliche FaktorRonny TrockerGermany, Italy, Denmark
The Last ForestA Última Floresta Luiz Bolognesi Brazil
Miguel's War Eliane Raheb Lebanon, Germany, Spain
Night Raiders Danis Goulet Canada, New Zealand
North By Current Angelo Madsen Minax United States
Souad Ayten Amin Egypt, Tunisia, Germany
Ted K Tony Stone United States
Theo and the MetamorphosisThéo et les métamorphosesDamien OdoulFrance
The World After UsLe monde après nousLouda Ben Salah-CazanasFrance

Perspektive Deutsches Kino

The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section: [3]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)
Instructions for Survival Yana Ugrekhelidze
Jesus Egon ChristJesus Egon ChristusDavid Vajda, Saša Vajda
Keep MovingIn Bewegung bleibenSalar Ghazi
The SeedDie SaatMia Maariel Meyer
When a Farm Goes AflameJide Tom Akinleminu
Wood and WaterJonas Bak

Official Awards

Main Competition

Romanian director Radu Jude won the Berlinale's Golden Bear. Radu Jude - IFFR 2020.jpg
Romanian director Radu Jude won the Berlinale's Golden Bear.

Encounters

International Short Film

Generation

Kplus competition

  • Grand Prix: Summer Blur by Han Shuai [11]
    • Special Mention: A School in Cerro Hueso by Betania Cappato

14plus competition

  • Grand Prix: The Fam by Fred Baillif
    • Special Mention: Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw

References

  1. ↑ "71st International Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale". visitberlin.de. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (16 December 2020). "Berlin Film Festival Set to Go Virtual for 71st Edition (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Scott Roxborough, "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Panorama, Encounters Titles". The Hollywood Reporter , 10 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Golden Bear Winners Form the International Jury of the 71st Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "The 2021 International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Competition - Reshaping Cinematic Forms". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Awards and Juries in the Generation section". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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