62nd Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Les adieux à la reine |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Caesar Must Die |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Caesar Must Die) |
| Hosted by | Anke Engelke |
| Number of films | 395 films |
| Festival date |
9 February 2012- 19 February 2012 |
| Website |
berlinale |
The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012. British film director Mike Leigh was the President of the Jury.[1] The first five films to be screened in the competition were announced on 19 December 2011.[2] American actress Meryl Streep was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear on 14 February.[3] Benoît Jacquot's film Les adieux à la reine was announced as the opening film.[4] The Golden Bear for Best Film went to the Italian film Caesar Must Die, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, which also served as closing night film.[5]
Competition
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Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]
- Mike Leigh, British film director (Jury president)
- Anton Corbijn, Dutch photographer and filmmaker
- Asghar Farhadi, Iranian film director
- Charlotte Gainsbourg, French-British actress
- Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor
- François Ozon, French film director
- Boualem Sansal, Algerian writer
- Barbara Sukowa, German actress
In competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aujourd'hui | N/A | Alain Gomis | France, Senegal |
| Barbara | N/A | Christian Petzold | Germany |
| Caesar Must Die | Cesare deve morire | Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Italy |
| Captive | N/A | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines |
| Childish Games | Dictado | Antonio Chavarrías | Spain |
| Coming Home | À moi seule | Frédéric Videau | France |
| Farewell, My Queen | Les adieux à la reine | Benoît Jacquot | France, Spain |
| Home for the Weekend | Was bleibt | Hans-Christian Schmid | Germany |
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | N/A | Billy Bob Thornton | Russia, United States |
| Just the Wind | Csak a szél | Benedek Fliegauf | Hungary, Germany, France |
| Mercy | Gnade | Matthias Glasner | Germany, Norway |
| Meteora | Metéora | Spiros Stathoulopoulos | Germany, Greece |
| Postcards from the Zoo | Kebun binatang | Edwin | Indonesia, Germany |
| A Royal Affair | En kongelig affære | Nikolaj Arcel | Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden |
| Sister | L'enfant d'en haut | Ursula Meier | Switzerland, France |
| Tabu | Tabu | Miguel Gomes | Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France |
| War Witch | Rebelle | Kim Nguyen | Canada |
| White Deer Plain | Bai lu yuan | Wang Quan'an | China |
Out of competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bel Ami | N/A | Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod | United Kingdom |
| Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | N/A | Stephen Daldry | United States |
| The Flowers of War | Jin líng Shí San Chai | Zhang Yimou | China |
| Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | N/A | Tsui Hark | Hong Kong, China |
| Shadow Dancer | N/A | James Marsh | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Young Adult | N/A | Jason Reitman | United States |
Panorama
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10+10 | N/A | Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Guo-fu, Wei Te-sheng, Chung Meng-hung, Chang Tso-chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-che | Taiwan |
| Calm at Sea | La mer à l'aube | Volker Schlöndorff | France, Germany |
| Death for Sale | N/A | Faouzi Bensaïdi | France |
| Dollhouse | N/A | Kirsten Sheridan | Ireland |
| Elles | N/A | Małgorzata Szumowska | France, Poland, Germany |
| From Seoul to Varanasi | Varanasi | Jeon Kyu-hwan | South Korea |
| Headshot | Fon tok kuen fah | Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Thailand, France |
| Indignados | N/A | Tony Gatlif | France |
| Iron Sky | N/A | Timo Vuorensola | Finland, Germany, Australia |
| Keep the Lights On | N/A | Ira Sachs | United States |
| Kuma | N/A | Umut Dag | Austria |
| Leave It on the Floor | N/A | Sheldon Larry | United States, Canada |
| L'âge atomique | N/A | Héléna Klotz | France |
| Lost in Paradise | Hotboy nổi loạn và câu chuyện về thằng Cười, cô gái điếm và con vịt | Vũ Ngọc Đãng | Viet Nam |
| Love | Doze Niu | Taiwan | |
| Mommy Is Coming | N/A | Cheryl Dunye | Germany |
| My Brother the Devil | N/A | Sally El Hosaini | United Kingdom |
| My Way | Mai-wei | Kang Je-gyu | South Korea |
| The Parade | Parada | Srđan Dragojević | Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia |
| The Wall | Die Wand | Julian Roman Pölsler | Austria, Germany |
| Wilaya | N/A | Pedro Pérez Rosado | Spain |
| The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears | N/A | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Macedonia, Germany, Slovenia, Belgium |
| Xingu | N/A | Cao Hamburger | Brazil |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the International Jury:[8]
Golden Bear for Best Film: Caesar Must Die by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
The Hollywood Reporter described the outcome as "a major upset". Der Spiegel said it was a "very conservative selection."[9] Der Tagesspiegel criticised the outcome, "The jury shunned almost all the contemporary films that were admired or hotly debated at an otherwise pretty remarkable festival."[10] Paolo Taviani said "We hope that when the film is released to the general public that cinemagoers will say to themselves or even those around them... that even a prisoner with a dreadful sentence, even a life sentence, is and remains a human being". Vittorio Taviani read out the names of the cast.[9]
Silver Bears
- Jury Grand Prix: Just the Wind by Benedek Fliegauf
- Best Director: Christian Petzold for Barbara
- Best Actress: Rachel Mwanza for War Witch
- Best Actor: Mikkel Følsgaard for A Royal Affair
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement: Lutz Reitemeier for the photography in White Deer Plain
- Best Script: Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg for A Royal Affair
- Alfred Bauer Prize for a work of particular innovation: Tabu by Miguel Gomes
- Special Award – Silver Bear: Sister by Ursula Meier
Crystal Bears
- Generation Kplus (Feature Length Film): Arcadia by Olivia Silver
- Generation 14plus (Feature Length Film): Night of Silence by Reis Çelik
FIPRESCI Prizes
- Competition: Tabu by Miguel Gomes
- Panorama: Atomic Age by Héléna Klotz
- Forum: Hemel by Sacha Polak
Golden Bear for Best Short Film: Rafa by João Salaviza
References
- ↑ "UK director Mike Leigh to head Berlin film jury". Yahoo. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ↑ "62ND BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 09 - 19, 2012". berlinale.de. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ "Berlin Film Festival to honour Meryl Streep". BBC. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "Marie Antoinette drama to open Berlin Film Festival". BBC. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ "Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award". BBC News. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "JURIES 2012". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "PROGRAMME 2012". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Prizes of the International Jury 2012". Berlinale. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award". BBC News. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Critics lament conservative winner at edgy Berlin film fest". Expatica. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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