70th Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | My Salinger Year |
|---|---|
| Closing film | There Is No Evil |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: There Is No Evil |
| Festival date | 20 February – 1 March 2020 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020.[1][2] It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival board: business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian.[3]
The festival opening gala was presented by actor Samuel Finzi, followed by the world premiere My Salinger Year, directed by Philippe Falardeau.[4] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Iranian film There Is No Evil, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof.[5]
Juries
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Main competition
[edit]- Jeremy Irons, British actor - Jury President[6][7]
- Bérénice Bejo, French actress
- Bettina Brokemper, German producer
- Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmaker and poet
- Kenneth Lonergan, American playwright and filmmaker
- Luca Marinelli, Italian actor
- Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian filmmaker, producer and film critic
Encounters
[edit]- Shōzō Ichiyama, Japanese producer[8]
- Dominga Sotomayor, Chilean film director, writer and producer
- Eva Trobisch, German film director
First Feature Award
[edit]- Ognjen Glavonić, Serbian film director and writer[9]
- Hala Lotfy, Egyptian filmmaker, producer and founder of Hassala Films
- Gonzalo de Pedro Amatria, film scholar
Documentary Award
[edit]- Gerd Kroske, German filmmaker[10]
- Marie Losier, French filmmaker and curator
- Alanis Obomsawin, Canadian filmmaker, singer and artist
Short Film Competition
[edit]- Réka Bucsi, Hungarian filmmaker[11]
- Fatma Çolakoğlu, Turkish curator (Turkey)
- Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Sotho filmmaker and artist
Official Sections
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[12][13]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All the Dead Ones | Todos os mortos | Caetano Gotardo and Marco Dutra | Brazil, France |
| Bad Tales | Favolacce | Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo | Italy, Switzerland |
| Berlin Alexanderplatz | Burhan Qurbani | Germany, Netherlands, France | |
| DAU. Natasha | Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Jekaterina Oertel | Germany, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Russia | |
| Days | 日子 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Delete History | Effacer l'historique | Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern | France, Belgium |
| First Cow | Kelly Reichardt | United States | |
| Hidden Away | Volevo nascondermi | Giorgio Diritti | Italy |
| The Intruder | El Prófugo | Natalia Meta | Argentina, Mexico |
| Irradiated | Irradiés | Rithy Panh | France, Cambodia |
| My Little Sister | Schwesterlein | Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond | Switzerland |
| Never Rarely Sometimes Always | Eliza Hittman | United States | |
| The Roads Not Taken | Sally Potter | United Kingdom | |
| The Salt of Tears | Le sel des larmes | Philippe Garrel | France, Switzerland |
| Siberia | Abel Ferrara | Italy, Germany, Mexico | |
| There Is No Evil | شیطان وجود ندارد | Mohammad Rasoulof | Germany, Czech Republic, Iran |
| Undine | Christian Petzold | Germany, France | |
| The Woman Who Ran | 도망친 여자 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
Encounters
[edit]The following films were selected for the new Encounters section:[14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funny Face | Tim Sutton | United States | |
| Gunda | Victor Kossakovsky | Norway, United States | |
| Isabella | Matías Piñeiro | Argentina | |
| Kill It and Leave This Town | Zabij to i wyjedz z tego miasta | Mariusz Wilczyński | Poland |
| Los Conductos | Camilo Restrepo | Brazil, Colombia, France | |
| The Last City | Die letzte Stadt | Heinz Emigholz | Germany |
| Malmkrog | Cristi Puiu | Bosnia, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland | |
| The Metamorphosis of Birds | A metamorfose dos pássaros | Catarina Vasconcelos | Portugal |
| Naked Animals | Nackte Tiere | Melanie Waelde | Germany |
| Orphea | Khavn and Alexander Kluge | Germany | |
| Servants | Služobníci | Ivan Ostrochovský | Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia |
| The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs | Laila aur satt geet | Pushpendra Singh | India |
| Shirley | Josephine Decker | United States | |
| The Trouble with Being Born | Sandra Wollner | Austria, Germany | |
| The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) | Anders Edström and C.W. Winter | Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States | |
Panorama
[edit]The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[15][16][17][18]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Hands on Deck | À L'abordage | Guillaume Brac | France |
| Always Amber | Alltid Amber | Lia Hietala and Hannah Reinikainen | Sweden |
| The Assistant | Kitty Green | United States | |
| Black Milk | Schwarze Milch | Uisenma Borchu | Germany, Mongolia |
| A Common Crime | Un crimen común | Francisco Márquez | Argentina, Brazil, Switzerland |
| Digger | Georgis Grigorakis | Greece, France | |
| Dry Wind | Vento Seco | Daniel Nolasco | Brazil |
| Eeb Allay Ooo! | Prateek Vats | India | |
| Exile | Exil | Visar Morina | Belgium, Germany, Kosovo |
| Father | Otac | Srdan Golubović | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Serbia, Slovenia |
| Hope | Håp | Maria Sødahl | Norway, Sweden |
| If It Were Love | Si c'était de l'amour | Patric Chiha | France |
| Mare | Andrea Štaka | Croatia, Switzerland | |
| Minyan | Eric Steel | United States | |
| Mughal Mowgli | Bassam Tariq | United Kingdom | |
| No Hard Feelings | Futur Drei | Faraz Shariat | Germany |
| Notes from the Underworld | Aufzeichnungen aus der Unterwelt | Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel | Austria |
| One in a Thousand | Las Mil y Una | Clarisa Navas | Argentina, Germany |
| One of These Days | Bastian Günther | Germany, United States | |
| Pari | Siamak Etemadi | Bulgaria, France, Greece, Netherlands | |
| Shine Your Eyes | Cidade Pássaro | Matias Mariani | Brazil |
| Sow the Wind | Semina il vento | Danilo Caputo | France, Greece, Italy |
| Suk Suk | Ray Yeung | Hong Kong | |
| Surge | Aneil Karia | United Kingdom | |
| Wildland | Kød & Blod | Jeanette Nordahl | Denmark |
| Panorama Dokumente | |||
| Amazon Mirror | O reflexo do lago | Fernando Segtowick | Brazil |
| Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets | Bill and Turner Ross | United States | |
| Days of Cannibalism | Teboho Edkins | France, Netherlands, South Africa | |
| The Foundation Pit | Kotlovan | Andrey Gryazev | Russia |
| I Dream of Singapore | Lei Yuan Bin | Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom | |
| If It Were Love | Si c'était de l'amour | Patric Chiha | France |
| Little Girl | Petite fille | Sébastien Lifshitz | France, Belgium |
| Nardjes A. | Karim Aïnouz | Algeria, Brazil, France, Germany, Qatar | |
| Running on Empty | Jetzt oder morgen | Lisa Weber | Austria |
| Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence | Schlingensief – In das Schweigen hineinschreien | Bettina Böhler | Germany |
| Welcome to Chechnya | David France | United States | |
Berlinale Special
[edit]The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The American Sector | Courtney Stephens and Pacho Velez | United States | |
| Charlatan | Agnieszka Holland | Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia | |
| Curveball | Johannes Naber | Germany | |
| DAU. Degeneration | DAU. Degeneratsia | Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Ilya Permyakov | Germany, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Russia |
| Golda Maria | Patrick Sobelman and Hugo Sobelman | France | |
| High Ground | Stephen Maxwell Johnson | Australia | |
| Hillary | Nanette Burstein | United States | |
| Last and First Men | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Iceland | |
| Minamata | Andrew Levitas | United Kingdom | |
| My Salinger Year | Philippe Falardeau | Canada, Ireland | |
| Night Shift | Police | Anne Fontaine | France |
| Numbers | Nomera | Oleg Sentsov in collaboration with Akhtem Seitablaiev | Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, France |
| The Nutty Professor | Jerry Lewis | United States | |
| Onward | Dan Scanlon | ||
| Paris Calligrammes | Ulrike Ottinger | Germany, France | |
| Persian Lessons | Vadim Perelman | Russia, Germany, Belarus | |
| Pinocchio | Matteo Garrone | Italy, France, United Kingdom | |
| Speer Goes to Hollywood | Vanessa Lapa | Israel | |
| Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue | 一直游到海水变蓝 | Jia Zhangke | China |
| Time to Hunt | 사냥의 시간 | Yoon Sung-hyun | South Korea |
Berlinale Shorts
[edit]The following films were selected for the Berlinale shorts section:[19]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Blake Williams | Canada | |
| À l'entrée de la nuit | Anton Bialas | France | |
| Aletsch Negative | Laurence Bonvin | Switzerland | |
| Atkūrimas | Laurynas Bareisa | Lithuania | |
| Cause of Death | Jyoti Mistry | South Africa/Austria | |
| A Demonstration | Sasha Litvintseva, Beny Wagner | Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom | |
| Filipiñana | Rafael Manuel | Philippines, United Kingdom | |
| Foam | Écume | Omar Elhamy | Canada |
| Genius Loci | Adrien Mérigeau | France | |
| Girl and Body | Charlotte Mars | Australia | |
| Gumnaam Din | Ekta Mittal | India | |
| HaMa'azin | Omer Sterenberg | Israel | |
| How to Disappear | Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, Michael Stumpf | Austria | |
| Huntsville Station | Jamie Meltzer, Chris Filippone | United States | |
| Inflorescence | Nicolaas Schmidt | Germany | |
| It Wasn't the Right Mountain, Mohammad | Mili Pecherer | France | |
| My Galactic Twin Galaction | Sasha Svirsky | Russia | |
| Playback | Ensayo de una despedida | Agustina Comedi | Argentina |
| She Who Wears the Rain | Celle qui porte la pluie | Marianne Métivier | Canada |
| So We Live | Rand Abou Fakher | Belgium | |
| Stump the Guesser | Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada | |
| T | Keisha Rae Witherspoon | United States | |
| Union County | Adam Meeks | ||
| Veitstanz/Feixtanz (1988) | Gabriele Stötzer | East Germany | |
Other sections
[edit]The Berlinale retrospective included more than 30 films by Hollywood filmmaker King Vidor.[20] The homage was dedicated to Helen Mirren, with Mirren awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear.[21] The Berlinale Camera was awarded to Ulrike Ottinger followed by the world premiere of Ottinger's documentary Paris Calligrammes.[22]
The Series section, introduced in 2015,[23] is devoted to longform television series. In 2020, there were two Australian entries: Stateless and Mystery Road Series 2.[24][25]
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Official Awards
[edit]The following prizes were awarded:[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Main Competition
[edit]- Golden Bear: There Is No Evil by Mohammad Rasoulof
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Hong Sang-soo for The Woman Who Ran
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Paula Beer for Undine
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Elio Germano for Hidden Away
- Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo for Bad Tales
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Jürgen Jürges for DAU. Natasha (cinematography)
- Silver Bear 70th Berlinale: Delete History by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern
Short Film Competition
[edit]- Golden Bear for Best Short Film: Keisha Rae Witherspoon for T
Best First Feature
[edit]- Camilo Restrepo for Los conductos
Encounters
[edit]- Best Film: The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) by C.W. Winter & Anders Edström
- Best Director: Cristi Puiu for Malmkrog
- Special Jury Award: The Trouble with Being Born by Sandra Wollner
- Special Mention: Isabella by Matías Piñeiro
Panorama
[edit]- Audience Award:
- 1st Place: Father by Srdan Golubović
- 2nd Place: No Hard Feelings by Faraz Shariat
- 3rd Place: Hope by Maria Sødahl
- Audience Award – Documentaries:
- 1st Place: Welcome to Chechnya by David France
- 2nd Place: Saudi Runaway by Susanne Regina Meures
- 3rd Place: Little Girl by Sébastien Lifshitz
Generation
[edit]Generation 14Plus
[edit]- Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Our Lady of the Nile by Atiq Rahimi
- Special Mention: White Riot by Rubika Shah
- Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: Mutts by Halima Ouardiri
- Special Mention: Goodbye Golovin by Mathieu Grimard
- Grand Prix of the Generation 14Plus International Jury for the Best Film: My Name Is Baghdad by Caru Alves de Souza
- Special Mention: Voices in the Wind by Nobuhiro Suwa
- Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: Mutts by Halima Ouardiri
- Special Mention: White Winged Horse by Mahyar Mandegar
Generation KPlus
[edit]- Crystal Bear for Best Film: Sweet Thing by Alexandre Rockwell
- Special Mention: H Is for Happiness by John Sheedy
- Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: The Name of the Son by Martina Matzkin
- Special Mention: Miss by Amira Géhanne Khalfallah
- The Grand Prix of the International Jury in Generation Kplus for the Best Film: The Wolves by Samuel Kishi Leopo
- Special Mention:
- Cuties by Maïmouna Doucouré
- Mum, Mum, Mum by Sol Berruezo Pichon-Rivière
- Special Mention:
- Special Prize of the International Jury in Generation Kplus for the Best Short Film: The Name of the Son by Martina Matzkin
- Special Mention: The Kites by Seyed Payam Hosseini
Independent Awards
[edit]- Best Feature Film: No Hard Feelings by Faraz Shariat
- Best Documentary/Essay Film: If It Were Love by Patric Chiha
- Best Short Film: Playback by Agustina Comedi
- Special Jury Award: Days by Tsai Ming-liang
- Competition: Undine by Christian Petzold
- Panorama: Mogul Mowgli by Bassam Tariq
- Special Mention: All Hands on Deck by Guillaume Brac
- Forum: The Twentieth Century by Matthew Rankin
- Special Mention: Overtures by The Living and the Dead Ensemble
- Encounters: The Metamorphosis of Birds by Catarina Vasconcelos
- Competition: There Is No Evil by Mohammad Rasoulof
- Panorama: Father by Srdan Golubović
- Special Mention: Saudi Runaway by Susanne Regina Meures
Caligari Film Prize
[edit]- Victoria by Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer and Isabelle Tollenaere
Heiner Carow Prize
[edit]- Garagenvolk by Natalija Yefimkina
Compass-Perspektive-Award
[edit]- Walchensee Forever by Janna Ji Wonders
Kompagnon-Fellowship
[edit]- Perspektive Deutsches Kino: 111 by Hristiana Rykova
- Berlinale Talents: Arctic Link by Ian Purnell
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