69th Berlin International Film Festival

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69th Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening filmThe Kindness of Strangers
Closing filmSynonyms
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (Synonyms)
Festival date7–17 February 2019
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019.[1] French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President. Lone Scherfig's drama film The Kindness of Strangers opened the festival.[2] The Golden Bear was won by Israeli-French drama Synonyms directed by Nadav Lapid, which also served as the closing film of the festival.[3]

Jury[]

Main competition[]

Main competition jury at the closing ceremony at Berlinale 2019 (from left to right): Sebastián Lelio, Juliette Binoche, Rajendra Roy, Trudie Styler, Justin Chang, and Sandra Hüller

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[4][5]

International jury

  • Juliette Binoche, actress (France) - Jury President
  • Justin Chang, journalist and film critic (United States)
  • Sandra Hüller, actress (Germany)
  • Sebastián Lelio, film director and screenwriter (Chile)
  • , chief curator of MoMA (United States)
  • Trudie Styler, actress, producer and film director (United Kingdom)

First Feature Award Jury[]

The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award:[6]

  • Katja Eichinger, journalist, writer and film producer (Germany)
  • Alain Gomis, film director and screenwriter (France)
  • Vivian Qu, director, screenwriter and film producer (China)

Documentary Award Jury[]

The following people were on the jury for the Documentary Award:[6]

  • , artistic director and director of the Eurodoc program (Italy)
  • Gregory Nava, film director, screenwriter and producer (United States)
  • Maria Ramos, film director (Brazil)

International Short Film Jury[]

The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:[7]

  • , curator (United States)
  • , programmer and purchasing director of MUBI (Croatia)
  • Koyo Kouoh, author, curator and artistic director of RAW Material Company (Cameroon)

In competition[]

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8][9][10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
By the Grace of God Grâce à dieu François Ozon France
Elisa & Marcela* Elisa y Marcela Isabel Coixet Spain
Ghost Town Anthology Répertoire des villes disparues Denis Côté Canada
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija Gospod postoi, imeto i' e Petrunija Belgium, Croatia, France, Macedonia, Slovenia
The Golden Glove Der Goldene Handschuh Fatih Akin France, Germany
The Ground Beneath My Feet* Der Boden unter den Füßen Austria
The Kindness of Strangers Lone Scherfig Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
I Was at Home, But Ich war zuhause, aber Angela Schanelec Germany, Serbia
Mr Jones Agnieszka Holland Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Öndög Wang Quan'an China
Out Stealing Horses Ut og stjæle hester Hans Petter Moland Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Piranhas La paranza dei bambini Claudio Giovannesi Italy
So Long, My Son Di jiu tian chang Wang Xiaoshuai China
Synonyms* Synonymes Nadav Lapid France, Germany, Israel
System Crasher Systemsprenger Nora Fingscheidt Germany
A Tale of Three Sisters Kız Kardeşler Emin Alper Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey

Out of competition[]

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Amazing Grace Alan Elliott United States
L'adieu à la nuit André Téchiné France, Germany
Marighella Wagner Moura Brazil
The Operative Yuval Adler France, Germany, Israel, United States
Varda by Agnès Varda par Agnès Agnès Varda France
Vice Adam McKay United States

Panorama[]

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[11][12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
37 Seconds 37秒 (37-Byō) Hikari Japan
Acid* Кислота Alexander Gorchilin Russia
All My Loving Geschwister Edward Berger Germany
Der Atem Uli M Schueppel Germany
Brief Story from the Green Planet* Breve historia del planeta verde Santiago Loza Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain
Buoyancy Rodd Rathjen Australia
Chained עינויים שלי (Eynayim Sheli) Germany, Israel
Italy
 [he] היום שאחרי לאחת Israel
Divine Love Divino Amor Gabriel Mascaro Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Uruguay
A Dog Barking at the Moon* 再见南屏晚钟 Xiang Zi China, Spain
* Los miembros de la familia Argentina
Flatland Jenna Bass Germany, Luxembourg, South Africa
Italy
Greta* Brazil
Hellhole Belgium, Netherlands
Holy Beasts* La fiera y la fiesta Laura Amelia Guzmán Argentina, Dominican Republic, Mexico
Idol Woo Sang Lee Su-jin South Korea
Jessica Forever , France
Light of My Life Casey Affleck United States
Mid90s Jonah Hill United States
Midnight Traveler Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian Canada, Qatar, United Kingdom, United States
The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea* To thávma tis thálassas ton Sargassón Syllas Tzoumerkas Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden
Monos* Alejandro Landes Argentina, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Uruguay
Doch wir lächeln zurück Xaver Xylophon Germany
The Shadow Play 风中有朵雨做的云 Lou Ye China
Skin Guy Nattiv United States
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg United Kingdom, United States
Neus Ballús France, Spain
Stitches Šavovi Miroslav Terzić Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
Tremors* Temblores Jayro Bustamante France, Guatemala, Luxembourg

Panorama Dokumente[]

The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:[11]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
* Schönheit & Vergänglichkeit Annekatrin Hendel Germany
Ireland, United Kingdom
Lemebel* Joanna Reposi Garibaldi Chile, Colombia
* Italy, Sweden
La Arrancada Aldemar Matias Brazil, Cuba, France
* Pia Hellenthal Germany
Selfie France, Italy
Prune Nourry United States
Shooting the Mafia Kim Longinotto Ireland, United Kingdom
Système K Renaud Barret France
Talking About Trees Suhaib Gasmelbari Chad, France, Germany, Qatar, Sudan
Estou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval Chegar Marcelo Gomes Brazil
Western Arabs Omar Shargawi Denmark, Netherlands
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael United States

Berlinale Special[]

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[8][9][10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky Canada
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Chiwetel Ejiofor United Kingdom
Brecht Heinrich Breloer Austria, Germany, Czech Republic
The North El Norte Gregory Nava United Kingdom, United States
Gully Boy Zoya Akhtar India
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf Germany
Lampenfieber Germany
Germany
Photograph Ritesh Batra Germany, India, United States
Charles Ferguson United States
Who You Think I Am Celle que vous croyez Safy Nebbou France
Weil du nur einmal lebst – Die Toten Hosen auf Tour Germany

Key[]

* LGBTQ feature; eligible for the Teddy Award

Awards[]

Nadav Lapid with Golden Bear at the closing ceremony at Berlinale 2019

The following prizes were awarded:[13][14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ "33. TEDDY AWARD - SAVE THE DATE". Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (6 December 2018). "Lone Scherfig's 'The Kindness of Strangers' to Open 2019 Berlin Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Berlin Film Festival 2019: Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' Wins Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ Sharf, Zack (11 December 2018). "Juliette Binoche to Serve as Jury President of 2019 Berlin Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott (29 January 2019). "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Competition Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Juliette Binoche's Berlinale jury members are all present and correct". 29 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONALE KURZFILMJURY (INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM JURY)". 21 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b Parfitt, Orlando (13 December 2018). "Fatih Akin, François Ozon films among first Berlin Competition titles". Screen International. Media Business Insight. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b "COMPETITION AND BERLINALE SPECIAL: AGNÈS VARDA, AGNIESZKA HOLLAND, HANS PETTER MOLAND, ISABEL COIXET AND WANG QUAN'AN IN THE COMPETITION PROGRAMME / FEATURE FILM DEBUT OF CHIWETEL EJIOFOR IN THE BERLINALE SPECIAL". 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "SELECTION FOR COMPETITION AND BERLINALE SPECIAL COMPLETED". 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b "PANORAMA 2019, FIRST HALF OF THE PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED: JOANNA HOGG, JENNA BASS, JONAH HILL, SYLLAS TZOUMERKAS AND PJ HARVEY IN THE PROGRAM". 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  12. ^ "PANORAMA 2019: BREAKING FREE". 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. ^ "PRIZES OF THE INDEPENDENT JURIES". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  14. ^ "BERLINALE 2019: THE PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARDS GO TO 37 SECONDS AND TALKING ABOUT TREES". 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  15. ^ "AWARDS AND JURIES IN THE GENERATION SECTION". Retrieved 16 February 2019.

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