Berlin International Film Festival 2011
The 61st Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) took place from February 10 to 20, 2011. The main prize of the festival, the Golden Bear , was awarded to the Iranian contribution Jodaeiye Nader az Simin from Asghar Farhadi .
The Berlinale opened with the American Western True Grit by the Coen brothers , which was shown out of competition. The film is a remake of the 1969 John Wayne film The Marshal. 385 films from 58 countries were shown in 969 screenings within eleven days. 99 productions came from Germany or were made with German participation. The funding for the festival in 2011 is 19.5 million euros. 6.5 million euros of this come from federal funds. The sales quota for cinema tickets was 300,000, while 20,000 accreditations were issued to trade visitors.
The Italian-American actress Isabella Rossellini was selected as the president of the international jury . The Iranian director Jafar Panahi was invited to join the jury . After Panahi was sentenced in December 2010 by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran to a six-year prison term and a 20-year professional ban, Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick announced his support for Panahi. His films are shown in several sections of the film festival. In addition, the Berlinale Talent Campus and World Cinema Fund are planning a panel event with Iranian filmmakers on censorship and the restriction of artistic freedom in Iran.
The Honorary Golden Bear of the Berlinale 2011 was awarded to the 80-year-old German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl . The retrospective is reminiscent of the Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman .
competition
International jury
At the end of August 2010, Isabella Rossellini was presented as the jury president of the Berlinale . The Italian actress took part in the competition in 1994 with Fearless and in 1998 with Kalman's Secret . At the 2008 film festival , she presented her directorial debut Green Porno .
Rossellini was assisted by six jury members. It was all about filmmakers:
- Jan Chapman - Australian film producer
- Nina Hoss - German actress (Actor Award of the Berlinale 2007 )
- Aamir Khan - Indian actor and director
- Guy Maddin - Canadian director and screenwriter
- Jafar Panahi - Iranian director (Grand Jury Prize of the Berlinale 2006 ); although he has meanwhile been sentenced to several years imprisonment and a professional ban in Iran, the Berlinale is holding on to the jury square out of support
- Sandy Powell - British costume designer
Movies
On December 15, 2010, the first competition films were announced. The program was completed on January 18, 2011. A total of 16 film productions from 20 countries were represented, four fewer than in the previous year . With the exception of Asghar Farhadi (Director Award 2009 for Everything About Elly ), Joshua Marston ( Alfred Bauer Award 2004 for Maria Full of Grace ), Rodrigo Moreno (Alfred Bauer Award 2006 for The Bodyguard ) and Jonathan Sagall ( entry in 1999) the other twelve filmmakers for the first time for the Golden Bear . JC Chandor , Ralph Fiennes , Paula Markovitch and Victoria Mahoney were represented with their feature film debut .
Out of competition
In addition to competition, the following films are shown in the competition program:
- Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland - Director: Yasemin Şamdereli (Germany) - with Vedat Erincin , Fahri Yardim , Aylin Tezel , Lilay Huser , Demet Gül , Denis Moschitto , Petra Schmidt-Schaller
- Les femmes du 6ème étage - directed by Philippe Le Guay (France) - with Fabrice Luchini , Sandrine Kiberlain , Carmen Maura , Natalia Verbeke , Lola Dueñas
- My best enemy - Director: Wolfgang Murnberger (Austria, Luxembourg) - with Moritz Bleibtreu , Georg Friedrich , Ursula Strauss , Uwe Bohm , Marthe Keller , Udo Samel
- Pina - Director: Wim Wenders (Germany, France) - Dance film in 3D with the ensemble of the dance theater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
- True Grit - directed by Ethan and Joel Coen (USA) - with Jeff Bridges , Hailee Steinfeld , Matt Damon , Josh Brolin
- Unknown Identity (Unknown) - Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Germany, Great Britain, France) - with Liam Neeson , Diane Kruger , January Jones , Aidan Quinn , Bruno Ganz
panorama
The Panorama section took place for the 32nd time this year and was dedicated to international film (preferably art house cinema and auteur films). From the films, the cinema-goers could choose the most popular film on ballot papers, which was then awarded the Panorama Audience Award. This was won by También la lluvia (feature film) by Icíar Bollaín and In Heaven, Below Earth . The Jewish cemetery Weißensee (documentary film) by Britta Wauer.
Main program
- Bu-dang-geo-rae (The Unjust) by Ryoo Seung-wan , (Republic of Korea)
- Byakuyakou (Into the White Night) by Yoshihiro Fukagawa , (Japan)
- Chang-Pi-Hae (Ashamed) by Kim Soo-hyun , (Republic of Korea)
- Dance Town by Jeon Kyu-hwan , (Republic of Korea)
- Dernier étage gauche gauche (Top Floor Left Wing) by Angelo Cianci , (France, Luxembourg)
- Gandu (Asshole) from Kaushik Mukherjee , India
- Here by Braden King , (USA) - with Ben Foster
- Lo Roim Alaich (Invisible) by Michal Aviad , (Israel, Germany)
- Majki (Mothers) by Milčo Mančevski , (Macedonia, France, Bulgaria)
- OFF BEAT by Jan Gassmann , (Switzerland)
- Qualunquemente by Giulio Manfredonia , (Italy)
- Romeos by Sabine Bernardi , (Germany)
- The Mortician (The Mortician) by Gareth Maxwell Roberts (UK, US)
- También la lluvia (Even The Rain) by Icíar Bollaín , (Spain, France, Mexico) - with Luis Tosar , Gael García Bernal
- Tomboy by Celine Sciamma , (France)
- Vampires by Iwai Shunji , (USA, Canada) - with Kevin Zegers , Rachel Leigh Cook , Keisha Castle-Hughes
Panorama special
- 7 Khoon Maaf (7 Sins Forgiven) by Vishal Bhardwaj , (India)
- Amador and Marcela's Roses (Amador) by Fernando León de Aranoa , (Spain)
- The Devil's Double by Lee Tamahori , (Belgium) - with Dominic Cooper , Ludivine Sagnier
- Fjellet (The Mountain) by Ole Giæver , (Norway)
- The Guard by John Michael McDonagh , (Ireland, Great Britain) - Brendan Gleeson , Don Cheadle
- Life In A Day by Kevin Macdonald , (Great Britain)
- Man At Sea by Constantine Giannaris , (Greece)
- Medianeras by Gustavo Taretto , (Argentina, Germany, Spain)
- Mishen ( Target ) by Alexander Zeldovich , (Russia)
- Bullhead (Rundskop) by Michaël R. Roskam , (Belgium, Netherlands)
- Sala samobójców ( Suicide Room ) by Jan Komasa , (Poland)
- Tropa de Elite 2: o Inimigo agora É Outro by José Padilha , (Brazil)
- About us the universe by Jan Schomburg , (Germany) - with Sandra Hüller , Georg Friedrich
- The Fatherless by Marie Kreutzer , (Austria)
Panorama documents
- The Advocate For Fagdom by Angélique Bosio (France) - with Bruce LaBruce , Gus Van Sant , John Waters
- Barzakh from Mantas Kvedaravicius , (Finland, Lithuania)
- The Bengali Detective by Phil Cox , (UK, USA, Austria)
- The Big Eden by Peter Dörfler , Germany - with Rolf Eden
- The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 by Göran Hugo Olsson , (Sweden, USA) - with Stokely Carmichael , Angela Davis , Erykah Badu , Harry Belafonte
- Bombay Beach by Alma Har'el , (USA)
- BRASCH - The Wishing and Fearing by Christoph Rüter , (Germany) - with Thomas Brasch
- House of Shame / Chantal All Night Long by Johanna Jackie Baier , (Germany)
- How Are You by Jannik Splidsboel , (Denmark)
- In heaven, under the earth . The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery by Britta Wauer , (Germany)
- homo @ lv from Kaspars Goba , (Latvia)
- The boys from Bahnhof Zoo von Rosa von Praunheim , (Germany)
- Khodorkovsky by Cyril Tuschi , (Germany)
- You have to be light, you have to be able to fly by Annette Frick , (Germany)
- Mama Africa by Mika Kaurismäki , (Germany, South Africa, Finland)
- Mondo Lux - The Imagery of Werner Schroeter by Elfi Mikesch , (Germany)
- The Queen Has No Crown by Tomer Heymann , (Israel)
- We Were Here by David Weissman , (USA)
- ! Women Art Revolution - A Secret History by Lynn Hershman Leeson , (USA)
- Zai Yi Qi (Together) by Zhao Liang , People's Republic of China
Perspective German cinema
The Perspective German Cinema section was held for the tenth time and showed current German documentary and feature film productions. It is considered a platform for young German directors and was also considered for the award of the prize for the best debut film in 2011 (together with the competition, the Panorama, the Forum and the Generation section).
* = Guest of the Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Awards
Official prices
- Golden Bear : Jodaeiye Nader az Simin - Director: Asghar Farhadi
- Silver Bear - Grand Jury Prize: The Turin Horse (A Torinói Ló) - Director: Béla Tarr
- Silver Bear - Best Director: Ulrich Köhler ( Sleeping Sickness )
- Silver Bear - Best Actor: Peyman Moadi , Babak Karimi and Ali-Asghar Shahbazi ( Jodaeiye Nader az Simin )
- Silver Bear - Best Actress: Leila Hatami , Sareh Bayat , Sarina Farhadi and Kimia Hosseini ( Jodaeiye Nader az Simin )
- Silver Bear - Best Screenplay: Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj ( The Forgiveness of Blood )
- Silver Bear - Outstanding artistic achievement: Wojciech Staroń (camera) and Barbara Enriquez (production design) for El Premio
- Alfred Bauer Prize : Who if not us - Director: Andres Veiel
- Best First Work Award: On the Ice - Director: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Awards from the independent juries
- Prize of the Gilde deutscher Filmkunsttheater: Who if not us from Andres Veiel
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Prize of the Ecumenical Jury :
- Competition: Jodaeiye Nader az Simin from Asghar Farhadi
- Panorama: Lo Roim Alaich by Michal Aviad
- Forum: En terrains connus by Stéphane Lafleur
- Amnesty International Film Prize: Barzakh by Mantas Kvedaravicius
- FIPRESCI Prize : The Turin Horse (A Torinói Ló) by Béla Tarr
- Peace Film Prize : Jutro będzie lepiej by Dorota Kędzierzawska
- Berliner Morgenpost reader award : Jodaeiye Nader az Simin by Asghar Farhadi
- Femina-Film-Preis: Julia Brandes for the costume in Lollipop Monster by Ziska Riemann (Perspektive Deutsches Kino)
Web links
- Official website
- Daily press review of the Berlinale on film-zeit.de
- Best Of Berlinale / Forum Expanded (Video)
- International Film Festival Berlin 2011 in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awards of the International Jury at berlinale.de, February 19, 2011; Retrieved February 19, 2011
- ↑ Berlinale 2011: The bears are going again at cinefacts.de, February 9, 2011; Retrieved February 10, 2011
- ^ The Berlinale in numbers at berlinale.de; Retrieved February 10, 2011
- ↑ The Berlinale is more glamorous today . In: Berliner Zeitung , February 9, 2011; Interview with Kosslick
- ↑ Berlinale supports imprisoned director . In: BZ , December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Berlinale supports Iranian filmmaker Panahi . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Welt Online , January 18, 2011.
- ↑ Official press release ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at berlinale.de; Retrieved January 19, 2011
- ↑ Official press release at berlinale.de; Retrieved January 23, 2011
- ↑ Official press release ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at berlinale.de, January 18, 2011; Retrieved January 19, 2011