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60th Berlin International Film Festival
2010 film festival in Berlin, Germany
2010 film festival in Berlin, Germany
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 60th Berlin International Film Festival |
| caption | Festival poster |
| opening | *Apart Together* |
| closing | *About Her Brother* |
| location | Berlin, Germany |
| founded | 1951 |
| awards | Golden Bear: *Bal* |
| host | Anke Engelke |
| number | 310 films |
| date | 11–21 February 2010 |
| website | [Website](http://www.berlinale.de) |
| chronology | Berlin International Film Festival |
| preceded_by | [59th](59th-berlin-international-film-festival) |
| followed_by | [61st](61st-berlin-international-film-festival) |
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as president of the jury. 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.
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.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition
- 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
- Michael Verhoeven, German actor, director and screenwriter
- Ben Foster, American actor
- Lorna Tee, Malay producer
Short Film Competition
- Zita Carvalhosa, Brazilian producer
- Max Dax, German publisher and producer
- Samm Haillay, British producer
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
| Title | Original title | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Apart Together* | 团圆 | Wang Quan'an | China |
| *Caterpillar* | キャタピラー | Kōji Wakamatsu | Japan |
| *A Family* | *En Familie* | Pernille Fischer Christensen | Denmark |
| *The Ghost Writer* | Roman Polanski | United Kingdom, France, Germany | |
| *Greenberg* | Noah Baumbach | United States | |
| ***Honey*** | ***Bal*** | **Semih Kaplanoğlu** | **Turkey, Germany** |
| *How I Ended This Summer* | Как я провёл этим летом | Alexei Popogrebski | Russia |
| *Howl* | Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman | United States | |
| *The Hunter* | *Shekarchi* | Rafi Pitts | Iran, Germany |
| *If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle* | *Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier* | Florin Șerban | Romania |
| *Jew Suss: Rise and Fall* | *Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen* | Oskar Roehler | Austria, Germany |
| *The Killer Inside Me* | Michael Winterbottom | United States | |
| *Mammuth* | Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern | France | |
| *On the Path* | *Na putu* | Jasmila Žbanić | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany, Croatia |
| *Puzzle* | *Rompecabezas* | Natalia Smirnoff | Argentina |
| *The Robber* | *Der Räuber* | Benjamin Heisenberg | Austria, Germany |
| *Shahada* | Burhan Qurbani | Germany | |
| *A Simple Noodle Story* | 三枪拍案惊奇 | Zhang Yimou | China |
| *A Somewhat Gentle Man* | *En ganske snill mann* | Hans Petter Moland | Norway |
| *Submarino* | Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark |
Out of Competition
The following films made their international debut by screening out of competition at the festival:
| 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 |
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
- Golden Bear: Bal by Semih Kaplanoğlu
- 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
[[Golden Bear#Golden Bear – Honorary Award|Honorary Golden Bear]]
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase
- Hanna Schygulla
The Berlinale Camera
- Yoji Yamada
- Ulrich Gregor and Erika Gregor
- Fine Art Foundry Noack
Independent Awards
Crystal Bear
- 'Generation Kplus''''': Echoes of the Rainbow
- Generation 14plus: Neukölln Unlimited
References
References
- "Werner Herzog to be President of the Jury of the 60th Berlinale". berlinale.de.
- "Werner Herzog to head Berlin film festival jury". thelocal.de.
- (20 November 2009). "Werner Herzog is to head the Berlin Film Festival jury". bbc news.
- (11 February 2010). "With Chinese Opener, Berlin Comes "Together" for 60th Fest".
- (17 July 2009). "Berlin Fest Reveals Full Competition Slate for 60th Anniversary".
- Hickley, Catherine. (7 February 2010). "Polanski's Ghost, Scorsese's Island to Debut at Berlin Festival". Bloomberg.com.
- "JURIES 2010". berlinale.de.
- "PROGRAMME 2010". berlinale.de.
- "PRIZES & HONOURS 2010". berlinale.de.
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