57th Berlin International Film Festival
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 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | La Vie En Rose |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Angel |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Tuya's Marriage |
| No. of films | 305 films[1] |
| Festival date | 8–18 February 2007 |
| Website | Website |
The 57th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 February 2007.[2] The opening film of this year's festival was Olivier Dahan’s La Vie En Rose.[3] Angel by François Ozon served as the closing night film.[4] American director Paul Schrader was the jury president of the main competition.[5]
The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film Tuya's Marriage directed by Wang Quan'an.[6] 224,181 tickets of the festival were sold.[7]
The festival held a Retrospective programme about women in silent era films. The films which were shown in the retrospective included a restored colour version of the 1921 film Hamlet, starring Asta Nielsen, the 1914 Italian film Cabiria and Berlin Alexanderplatz.[7][8]
Juries
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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
Main Competition
[edit]- Paul Schrader, American director and screenwriter - Jury President
- Hiam Abbass, Palestinian actress and director
- Mario Adorf, German actor
- Willem Dafoe, American actor
- Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor, director and producer
- Nansun Shi, Hong Kong producer
- Molly Malene Stensgaard, Danish editor
Best First Feature Award
[edit]- Judy Counihan, British producer
- Niki Karimi, Iranian actress
- Gerhard Meixner, German producer
Short Film Competition
[edit]- Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima, Nigerian producer
- Riina Sildos, Estonian producer
- Ning Ying, Chinese director, screenwriter and producer
Official Sections
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1][3][10][11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | The Real Life of Angel Deverell | François Ozon | United Kingdom, France, Belgium |
| Beaufort | בופור | Joseph Cedar | Israel |
| Bordertown | Gregory Nava | United States, United Kingdom | |
| The Counterfeiters | Die Fälscher | Stefan Ruzowitzky | Austria, Germany |
| Desert Dream | 경계 | Zhang Lü | South Korea, France |
| The Duchess of Langeais | Ne touchez pas la hache | Jacques Rivette | France |
| Goodbye Bafana | Bille August | South Africa, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg | |
| The Good German | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| The Good Shepherd | Robert De Niro | ||
| Hallam Foe | David Mackenzie | United Kingdom | |
| I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| In Memory of Me | In memoria di me | Saverio Costanzo | Italy |
| Irina Palm | Sam Garbarski | Belgium, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany, France | |
| I Served the King of England | Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále | Jiří Menzel | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| La Vie En Rose | La Môme | Olivier Dahan | France, Canada |
| Lost in Beijing | 苹果 | Li Yu | China |
| The Other | El otro | Ariel Rotter | Argentina, France, Germany |
| Tuya's Marriage | 圖雅的婚事 | Wang Quan'an | China |
| When a Man Falls in the Forest | Ryan Eslinger | United States, Canada | |
| The Witnesses | Les Témoins | André Téchiné | France |
| The Year My Parents Went on Vacation | O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias | Cao Hamburger | Brazil, Argentina |
| Yella | Christian Petzold | Germany | |
Official Awards
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The following awards were presented at the festival.[12][13]
Main Competition
[edit]- Golden Bear: Tuya's Marriage by Wang Quan'an.
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Ariel Rotter for The Other
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Joseph Cedar for Beaufort
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Julio Chávez for The Other
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Nina Hoss for Yella
- Silver Bear for Best Music: David Mackenzie for Hallam Foe
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: For the Ensemble Cast of The Good Shepherd
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Park Chan-wook for I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
- FIPRESCI Award: I Served the King of England by Jiří Menzel
- Best First Feature: Vanaja by Rajnesh Domalpalli
References
[edit]- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "57TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 8 - 18, 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Delpy, Ferran and Spinosa in line-up". cineuropa. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "57th Berlin International Film Festival: Official Selection announced". unifrance. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Smith, David Gordon (6 February 2007). "Cinephile Paradise: Filmlovers Flock to Berlin Film Festival". spiegel. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "China film wins top Berlin award". BBC News. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ a b "57TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 8 - 18, 2007". berlinale. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Special screening during the Retrospective of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival". deutsche-kinemathek. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "The selection for the Competition of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival is nearly complete". ctvm.info. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "2007 Berlinale to Open With Wartime Dramas". dw.de. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "The awards of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). ctvm.info. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
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