71st Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn |
| Festival date | 1–5 March 2021 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]
Romanian film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude won the Golden Bear. It was the third victory of Romania in the last nine years.
Juries
[edit]Competition
[edit]The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[4]
- Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian filmmaker
- Nadav Lapid, Israeli filmmaker
- Adina Pintilie, Romanian filmmaker
- Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian filmmaker
- Gianfranco Rosi, Italian filmmaker
- Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnian filmmaker
Encounters
[edit]The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:[5]
- Florence Almozini, French programmer
- Cecilia Barrionuevo, Argentinian artistic director
- Diedrich Diederichsen, German editor and publisher
International Short Film
[edit]The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:[6]
- Basim Magdy, Egyptian artist
- Christine A. Maier, Austrian cinematographer
- Sebastian Urzendowsky, German actor
Competition
[edit]The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc | Radu Jude | Romania |
| Ballad of a White Cow | قصیده گاو سفید | Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moqadam | Iran, France |
| A Cop Movie | Una película de policías | Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico |
| Drift Away | Albatros | Xavier Beauvois | France |
| Fabian – Going to the Dogs | Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde | Dominik Graf | Germany |
| Forest - I See You Everywhere | Rengeteg - mindenhol látlak | Bence Fliegauf | Hungary |
| I'm Your Man | Ich bin dein Mensch | Maria Schrader | Germany |
| Introduction | 인트로덕션 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Memory Box | الدفاتر | Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige | France, Lebanon, Canada, Qatar |
| Mr. Bachmann and His Class | Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse | Maria Speth | Germany |
| Natural Light | Természetes fény | Dénes Nagy | Hungary, Latvia, France, Germany |
| Next Door | Nebenan | Daniel Brühl | Germany |
| Petite Maman | Céline Sciamma | France | |
| What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? | რას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ? | Alexandre Koberidze | Germany, Georgia |
| Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy | 偶然と想像 | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
Berlinale Special
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Sellers | Lina Roessler | Canada, United States | |
| Courage | Aliaksei Paluyan | Germany | |
| For Lucio | Per Lucio | Pietro Marcello | Italy |
| French Exit | Azazel Jacobs | Canada, Ireland | |
| Je suis Karl | Christian Schwochow | Germany, Czech Republic | |
| Language Lessons | Natalie Morales | United States | |
| Limbo | Soi Cheang | Hong Kong | |
| The Mauritanian | Kevin Macdonald | United Kingdom | |
| Tides | Tim Fehlbaum | Germany, Switzerland | |
| Tina | Daniel Lindsay, T. J. Martin | United States | |
| Who We Were | Wer wir waren | Marc Bauder | Germany |
Encounters
[edit]The following films were selected for the Encounters section:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| As I Want | Samaher Alqadi | Egypt, France, Norway, Palestine | |
| Azor | Andreas Fontana | Switzerland, France, Argentina | |
| The Beta Test | Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Bloodsuckers | Blutsauger | Julian Radlmaier | Germany |
| District Terminal | Mantagheye payani | Bardia Yadegari, Ehsan Mirhosseini | Iran, Germany |
| The Girl and the Spider | Das Mädchen und die Spinne | Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher | Switzerland |
| Moon, 66 Questions | Selini, 66 erotiseis | Jacqueline Lentzou | Greece, France |
| Rock Bottom Riser | Fern Silva | United States | |
| The Scary of Sixty-First | Dasha Nekrasova | United States | |
| Social Hygiene | Hygiène sociale | Denis Côté | Canada |
| Taste | Vị | Le Bao | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Thailand, Germany, Taiwan |
| We | Nous | Alice Diop | France |
Panorama
[edit]The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Eyes Off Me | Mishehu Yohav Mishehu | Hadas Ben Aroya | Israel |
| A Balance | Yuko No Tenbin | Yujiro Harumoto | Japan |
| Bliss | Glück | Henrika Kull | Germany |
| Brother's Keeper | Okul Tıraşı | Ferit Karahan | Turkey, Romania |
| Celts | Kelti | Milica Tomovic | Serbia |
| Censor | Prano Bailey-Bond | United Kingdom | |
| Copilot | Die Welt wird eine andere sein | Anne Zohra Berrached | Germany, France |
| Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living | George Peter Barbari | Lebanon | |
| Dirty Feathers | Carlos Alfonso Corral | United States, Mexico | |
| Genderation | Monika Treut | Germany | |
| Human Factors | Der menschliche Faktor | Ronny Trocker | Germany, Italy, Denmark |
| The Last Forest | A Última Floresta | Luiz Bolognesi | Brazil |
| Miguel's War | Eliane Raheb | Lebanon, Germany, Spain | |
| Night Raiders | Danis Goulet | Canada, New Zealand | |
| North By Current | Angelo Madsen Minax | United States | |
| Souad | Ayten Amin | Egypt, Tunisia, Germany | |
| Ted K | Tony Stone | United States | |
| Theo and the Metamorphosis | Théo et les métamorphoses | Damien Odoul | France |
| The World After Us | Le monde après nous | Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas | France |
Perspektive Deutsches Kino
[edit]The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Instructions for Survival | Yana Ugrekhelidze | |
| Jesus Egon Christ | Jesus Egon Christus | David Vajda, Saša Vajda |
| Keep Moving | In Bewegung bleiben | Salar Ghazi |
| The Seed | Die Saat | Mia Maariel Meyer |
| When a Farm Goes Aflame | Jide Tom Akinleminu | |
| Wood and Water | Jonas Bak | |
Official Awards
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]
- Golden Bear: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn by Radu Jude[8]
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Silver Bear Jury Prize: Mr. Bachmann and His Class by Maria Speth
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Dénes Nagy for Natural Light
- Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance: Maren Eggert for I'm Your Man
- Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance: Lilla Kizlinger for Forest - I See You Everywhere
- Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Hong Sang-soo for Introduction
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Yibrán Asuad for A Cop Movie (editing)
Encounters
[edit]- Best Film: We by Alice Diop[9]
- Special Jury Award: Taste by Lê Bảo
- Best Director: (ex-aequo)
- Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher for The Girl and the Spider
- Denis Côté for Social Hygiene
- Special Mention: Rock Bottom Riser by Fern Silva
International Short Film
[edit]- Golden Bear for Best Short Film: My Uncle Tudor by Olga Lucovnicova[10]
- Silver Bear Jury Prize: Day Is Gone by Zhang Dalei
- Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards: Easter Eggs by Nicolas Keppens
Generation
[edit]Kplus competition
[edit]- Grand Prix: Summer Blur by Han Shuai[11]
- Special Mention: A School in Cerro Hueso by Betania Cappato
14plus competition
[edit]- Grand Prix: The Fam by Fred Baillif
- Special Mention: Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw
References
[edit]- ^ "71st International Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale". visitberlin.de. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 December 2020). "Berlin Film Festival Set to Go Virtual for 71st Edition (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Scott Roxborough, "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Panorama, Encounters Titles". The Hollywood Reporter, 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Golden Bear Winners Form the International Jury of the 71st Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "The 2021 International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Competition - Reshaping Cinematic Forms". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "The Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Awards and Juries in the Generation section". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.