55th Berlin International Film Festival
Opening film | Man to Man |
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Closing film | Kinsey |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (U-Carmen eKhayelitsha) |
Hosted by | Anke Engelke |
No. of films | 312 films[1] |
Festival date | 10–20 February 2005 |
Website | Website |
The 55th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10–20, 2005.[2] Man to Man by Régis Wargnier served as opening night film.[3] The festival closed with Kinsey by Bill Condon.[4] The Golden Bear was awarded to South African film U-Carmen eKhayelitsha directed by Mark Dornford-May.[5]
The retrospective was dedicated to the scene formers. It was titled Production Design + Film. Locations, Settings, Spaces and was divided into five sections and a total of 45 films were shown at the festival.[6]
Jury[]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]
International Jury
- Roland Emmerich, director, screenwriter and producer (Germany) - Jury President
- Ingeborga Dapkunaite, actress (Lithuania)
- Bai Ling, actress (China)
- Franka Potente, actress (Germany)
- Wouter Barendrecht, producer (Netherlands)
- Nino Cerruti, stylist and entrepreneur (Italy)
- Andrey Kurkov, writer and screenwriter (Ukraine)
International Short Film Jury
- Gabriela Tagliavini, director and screenwriter (Argentina)
- , writer and producer (New Zealand)
- , director, editor and producer (United States)
Official selection[]
In competition[]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Sometimes in April | Raoul Peck | France, USA, Rwanda | |
Accused | Anklaget | Jacob Thuesen | Denmark |
Asylum | Asylum | David Mackenzie | UK, Ireland |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped | Jacques Audiard | France | |
Ghosts | Gespenster | Christian Petzold | Germany |
In Good Company | In Good Company | Paul Weitz | USA |
U-Carmen eKhayelitsha | Mark Dornford-May | South Africa | |
The Hidden Blade | Yōji Yamada | Japan | |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Wes Anderson | USA |
Man to Man | Régis Wargnier | France, South Africa, UK | |
Words in Blue | Les Mots bleus | Alain Corneau | France |
One Day in Europe | Hannes Stöhr | Germany, Spain | |
Paradise Now | Hany Abu-Assad | Palestine, France, Germany, Netherlands, Israel | |
Peacock | Gu Changwei | China | |
The Last Mitterrand | Le promeneur du champ de Mars | Robert Guédiguian | France |
Smalltown, Italy | Stefano Mordini | Italy | |
The Sun | Alexander Sokurov | Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland | |
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days | Marc Rothemund | Germany, Spain | |
Fateless | Lajos Koltai | Hungary, Germany, UK | |
Changing Times | André Téchiné | France | |
Thumbsucker | Thumbsucker | Mike Mills | USA |
The Wayward Cloud | 天邊一朵雲 | Tsai Ming-liang | France, Taiwan |
Short Film In-competition[]
The following short films were selected:[8]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Don Kishot be'Yerushalaim | Dani Rosenberg | Israel | |
Killing the Afternoon | Killing the Afternoon | Margaret Corkery | Ireland, UK |
The Intervention | The Intervention | Jay Duplass | USA |
Milk | Milk | Peter Mackie Burns | UK |
Jam Session | Izabela Plucinska | Germany | |
The Information | Spravka | Kira Muratova | Russia |
Child in Time | Maja Weiss | Slovenia | |
Gigolo | Bastian Schweitzer | Germany, Switzerland |
Key[]
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Awards[]
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[5][9]
- Golden Bear
- Silver Bear
- Best Film Music – The Beat That My Heart Skipped: Alexandre Desplat
- Best Actor – Thumbsucker: Lou Taylor Pucci
- Best Actress – Sophie Scholl: The Final Days: Julia Jentsch
- Best Director – Sophie Scholl: The Final Days: Marc Rothemund
- Best Short Film – The Intervention: Jay Duplass and Jam Session: Izabela Plucinska
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution – The Wayward Cloud: Tsai Ming-liang
- Jury Grand Prix
- Silver Bear – Honorable Mention
- Best Short Film – Don Kishot be'Yerushalaim: Dani Rosenberg
- Honorary Golden Bear
- Fernando Fernán Gómez
- Kwon-taek Im
- Berlinale Camera
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Katrin Sass
- Helene Schwarz
- Best Short Film
- Milk: Peter Mackie Burns
- Panorama Audience Award
- Best Feature Film – Live and Become: Radu Mihăileanu
- Best Short Film – Hi Maya: Claudia Lorenz
- Crystal Bear
- Best Short Film – The Djarn Djarns: Wayne Blair
- Best Feature Film – Bluebird: Mijke de Jong
- 14plus: Best Feature Film – Voces inocentes: Luis Mandoki
- Crystal Bear – Special Mention
- Best Short Film – Does God Play Football: Michael A. Walker and Wind: Erik van Schaaik
- Best Feature Film – The Italian: Andrey Kravchuk and The Color of Milk: Torun Lian
- 14plus: Best Feature Film – Turtles Can Fly: Bahman Ghobadi
- FIPRESCI Award
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "PROGRAMME 2005". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "55TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 10 - 20, 2005". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "In brief: Berlin festival celebrates European film". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Berlin Film Festival Set for Scandal". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 2005". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 2005". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "SHORT FILMS AT THE BERLINALE: FROM SEASIDE IDYLL TO POLITICAL REALITY". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 21 May 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Awards and Announcement" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links[]
- Berlin International Film Festival
- 2005 film festivals
- 2005 festivals in Europe
- 2005 in Berlin
- 2005 in German cinema