60th Berlin International Film Festival
(Redirected from 2010 Berlin Film Festival)
| Opening film | Apart Together |
|---|---|
| Closing film | About Her Brother |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Bal |
| Hosted by | Anke Engelke |
| No. of films | 310 films |
| Festival date | 11–21 February 2010 |
| Website | Website |
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as president of the jury.[1][2][3] The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama Apart Together, in competition, while the closing film is Japanese director Yoji Yamada's About Her Brother, which was screened out of competition.[4][5]
The Golden Bear went to Turkish film Bal directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu. A new record attendance was established with 282,000 sold tickets, according to the organizers. A restored version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis was also shown at the festival.[6]
Juries
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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]
Main Competition
[edit]- Werner Herzog, German filmmaker - Jury President
- Francesca Comencini, Italy director and screenwriter
- Nuruddin Farah, Somali writer
- Cornelia Froboess, German actress and singer
- José María Morales, Spanish producer
- Yu Nan, Chinese actress
- Renée Zellweger, American actress
Best First Feature Award
[edit]- Michael Verhoeven, German actor, director and screenwriter
- Ben Foster, American actor
- Lorna Tee, Malay producer
Short Film Competition
[edit]- Zita Carvalhosa, Brazilian producer
- Max Dax, German publisher and producer
- Samm Haillay, British producer
Official Sections
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8]
Out of Competition
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The following films made their international debut by screening out of competition at the festival:[8]
| Title | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|
| About Her Brother | Yoji Yamada | Japan |
| Exit Through the Gift Shop | Banksy | United Kingdom |
| My Name Is Khan | Karan Johar | India |
| Arekti Premer Golpo | Kaushik Ganguly | |
| Please Give | Nicole Holofcener | United States |
| Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man | Constantin Popescu | Romania |
| The Kids are All Right | Lisa Cholodenko | United States |
| Shutter Island | Martin Scorsese |
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Official Awards
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[9]
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle by Florin Șerban
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Roman Polanski for The Ghost Writer
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Shinobu Terajima for Caterpillar
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Grigoriy Dobrygin and Sergei Puskepalis for How I Ended This Summer
- Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Jin Na and Wang Quan'an for Apart Together
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Camera): Pavel Kostomarov for How I Ended This Summer
- Alfred Bauer Prize: If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle by Florin Șerban
The Berlinale Camera
[edit]- Yoji Yamada
- Ulrich Gregor and Erika Gregor
- Fine Art Foundry Noack
Independent Awards
[edit]Crystal Bear
[edit]- Generation Kplus: Echoes of the Rainbow
- Generation 14plus: Neukölln Unlimited
References
[edit]- ^ "Werner Herzog to be President of the Jury of the 60th Berlinale". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Werner Herzog to head Berlin film festival jury". thelocal.de. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Werner Herzog is to head the Berlin Film Festival jury". bbc news. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "With Chinese Opener, Berlin Comes "Together" for 60th Fest". 11 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Berlin Fest Reveals Full Competition Slate for 60th Anniversary". 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Hickley, Catherine (7 February 2010). "Polanski's Ghost, Scorsese's Island to Debut at Berlin Festival". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
A restored version of Fritz Lang's original 1927 "Metropolis," including negatives that were believed lost until they came to light in Buenos Aires in 2008, will be screened at the Brandenburg Gate on Feb. 12.
- ^ "JURIES 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
- Yearbook 2010 at berlinale.de
- 60th Berlin International Film Festival 2010
- Berlin International Film Festival:2010 Archived 28 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Internet Movie Database
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