List of Berlin International Film Festival jury presidents

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Each year, the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival is chaired by an internationally recognised personality of cinema. Being appointed to this position is the recognition of an outstanding career. This article lists all past presidents of the international jury, which is responsible for awarding the most prestigious prizes in the festival, including the Golden Bear and various Silver Bears.

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History

The winners of the first awards in 1951 were determined by an exclusively West German panel. [1] The FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films) banned the awarding of jury prizes at the festival [1] so between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members. [2]

In 1956, FIAPF formally accredited the festival [1] and since then the Golden Bear has been awarded by an international jury. [2] In 2021 a jury presidency was not appointed for the first time since creation of the position. [3]

The first foreign president of the jury and inaugural holder of this position was French film director Marcel Carné. The first woman who held the office of president of the jury was dancer Wendy Toye.

Since creation, no one has been appointed as president of the jury more than once.

Main competition jury presidents

King Vidor, 1962 president. King Vidor, American film director (1894-1982).jpg
King Vidor, 1962 president.
Senta Berger, 1977 president. Senta Berger 1975.jpg
Senta Berger, 1977 president.
Roland Emmerich, 2005 president. Roland Emmerich.5239.jpg
Roland Emmerich, 2005 president.
Werner Herzog, 2010 president. Werner Herzog Bruxelles 01 cropped.jpg
Werner Herzog, 2010 president.
Juliette Binoche, 2019 president. Juliette Binoche, 2022 (cropped).jpg
Juliette Binoche, 2019 president.
Jeremy Irons, 2020 president. Jeremy Irons - Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) - 2013.jpg
Jeremy Irons, 2020 president.
Todd Haynes, 2025 president. Todd Haynes MFF 2023.jpg
Todd Haynes, 2025 president.
YearPresident [4] Profession
1956 Flag of France.svg Marcel Carné Filmmaker
1957 Flag of the United States.svg Jay CarmodyFilm critic
1958 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Capra Filmmaker
1959 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Aldrich
1960 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Lloyd Actor
1961 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Quinn Film administrator
1962 Flag of the United States.svg King Vidor Filmmaker
1963 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wendy Toye Dancer
1964 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Mann Director and actor
1965 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Gillett Film critic
1966 Flag of France.svg Pierre Braunberger Producer
1967 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thorold Dickinson Filmmaker
1968 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Luis García Berlanga
1969 Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Schaaf
1970 Flag of the United States.svg George Stevens
1971 Flag of Denmark.svg Bjørn Rasmussen Poet
1972 Flag of the United States.svg Eleanor Perry Writer
1973 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Robinson Film Critic
1974 Flag of Argentina.svg Rodolfo Kuhn Filmmaker
1975 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sylvia Syms Actress
1976 Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Kawalerowicz Filmmaker
1977 Flag of Austria.svg Senta Berger Actress
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Patricia Highsmith Writer
1979 Flag of Finland.svg Jörn Donner Filmmaker
1980 Flag of Sweden.svg Ingrid Thulin Actress
1981 Flag of Germany.svg Jutta Brückner Filmmaker
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Joan Fontaine Actress
1983 Flag of France.svg Jeanne Moreau
1984 Flag of Norway.svg Liv Ullmann
1985 Flag of France.svg Jean Marais Actor
1986 Flag of Italy.svg Gina Lollobrigida Actress
1987 Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Maria Brandauer Actor
1988 Flag of Italy.svg Guglielmo Biraghi Film critic
1989 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rolf Liebermann Composer
1990 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer
1991 Flag of Germany.svg Volker Schlöndorff Filmmaker
1992 Flag of France.svg Annie Girardot Actress
1993 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Beyer Filmmaker
1994 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Thomas Film producer
1995 Flag of Israel.svg Lia van Leer Film programmer and film archivist
1996 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mikhalkov Filmmaker and actor
1997 Flag of France.svg Jack Lang Politician
1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Kingsley Actor
1999 Flag of Spain.svg Ángela Molina Actress
2000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Li
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Mechanic Film producer
2002 Flag of India.svg Mira Nair Filmmaker
2003 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atom Egoyan
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Frances McDormand Actress
2005 Flag of Germany.svg Roland Emmerich Filmmaker
2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Rampling Actress
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Schrader Filmmaker
2008 Flag of France.svg Flag of Greece.svg Costa-Gavras Filmmaker
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tilda Swinton Actress
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Werner Herzog Filmmaker
2011 Flag of Italy.svg Isabella Rossellini Actress
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Leigh Filmmaker
2013 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wong Kar-wai Filmmaker
2014 Flag of the United States.svg James Schamus Writer
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Darren Aronofsky Filmmaker
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Meryl Streep Actress
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Verhoeven Filmmaker
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Tom Tykwer
2019 Flag of France.svg Juliette Binoche Actress
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Irons Actor
2021 No jury president [a]
2022 Flag of India.svg Flag of the United States.svg M. Night Shyamalan Filmmaker
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Stewart Actress
2024 Flag of Kenya.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Lupita Nyong'o
2025 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Haynes Filmmaker

See also

Footnotes

  1. In 2021, the directors of six previous Golden-Bear-winning films determined the awards for the Competition of the 71st Berlinale. There was no president of the jury that year. The jury members were Mohammad Rasoulof, Nadav Lapid, Adina Pintilie, Ildikó Enyedi, Gianfranco Rosi and Jasmila Žbanić. [5] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Berlinale beginnings". Variety. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Berlinale – Archive – Annual Archives – 1952 – Juries". Berlinale. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Golden Bear Winners Form the International Jury of the 71st Berlinale". Berlinale. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. "Berlin International Film Festival - Archives - Juries". Berlinale. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "Meet the 2021 Berlinale jury". DW.COM. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.