69th Berlin International Film Festival
Opening film | The Kindness of Strangers |
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Closing film | Synonyms |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Synonyms) |
Festival date | 7–17 February 2019 |
Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
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[]
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |||
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 |
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* | 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 |
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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[]
The following prizes were awarded:[13][14][15]
- Golden Bear – Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize – By the Grace of God by François Ozon
- Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear) – System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
- Silver Bear for Best Director – Angela Schanelec for I Was at Home, But
- Silver Bear for Best Actress – Yong Mei for So Long, My Son
- Silver Bear for Best Actor – Wang Jingchun for So Long, My Son
- Silver Bear for Best Script – , Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano for Piranhas
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Rasmus Videbæk for Cinematography in Out Stealing Horses
- Golden Bear for Best Short Film – by Florian Fischer and
- Panorama Audience Award
- 1st Place: 37 Seconds by Hikari
- 2nd Place: Stitches by
- 3rd Place: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen
- Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries
- 1st Place: Talking About Trees by Suhaib Gasmelbari
- 2nd Place: Midnight Traveler by and
- 3rd Place: Shooting the Mafia by Kim Longinotto
- Teddy Award
- Best Feature Film: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
- Best Documentary/Essay Film: Lemebel by
- Best Short Film: by
- Special Jury Award: A Dog Barking at the Moon by
- Special Teddy Award: Falk Richter
- FIPRESCI Prize
- Competition: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
- Panorama: by
- Forum: Die Kinder der Toten by and
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- Competition: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by
- Panorama: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen
- Special Mention: Midnight Traveler by and
- Forum: by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
- CICAE Art Cinema Award
- Panorama: 37 Seconds by
- Forum: by Jean-Gabriel Périot
- Generation 14Plus
- Crystal Bear for Best Film: Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vilhunen
- Special Mention: We Are Little Zombies by
- Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: by
- Special Mention: by Marco Alessi
- Crystal Bear for Best Film: Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vilhunen
- Generation KPlus
- Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film: House of Hummingbird by Kim Bo-ra
- Special Mention: Bulbul Can Sing by Rima Das
- Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: by
- Special Mention: by
- Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film: House of Hummingbird by Kim Bo-ra
- Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
- Prize Winner: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
- Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award
- Prize Winner: Monsters. by
- TEDDY Readers’ Award Powered by QUEER.DE
- Prize Winner: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
- Guild Film Prize
- Prize Winner: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by
- Caligari Film Prize
- Prize Winner: by Thomas Heise
- Heiner Carow Prize
- Prize Winner: by Annekatrin Hendel
- Compass-Perspektive-Award
- Prize Winner: by
- Kompagnon-Fellowship
- Perspektive Deutsches Kino: by
- Berlinale Talents: by
- ARTEKino International Prize
- Prize Winner: by Shira Geffen
- Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
- Award Winner: for Alcarràs
- VFF Talent Highlight Award
- Award Winner: for
- Amnesty International Film Award
- Prize Winner: by
- Label Europa Cinemas
- Prize Winner: Stitches by
- Peace Film Prize
- Prize Winner: by
- Special Mention: by
- Special Mention: Midnight Traveler by and
- Prize Winner: by
References[]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Berlin Film Festival 2019: Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' Wins Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (11 December 2018). "Juliette Binoche to Serve as Jury President of 2019 Berlin Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (29 January 2019). "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Competition Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Juliette Binoche's Berlinale jury members are all present and correct". 29 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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