The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019.[1] French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President.
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | The Kindness of Strangers |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Synonyms |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Synonyms |
| Festival date | 7–17 February 2019 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
Lone Scherfig's drama film The Kindness of Strangers opened the festival.[2] The Golden Bear was won by Israeli-French drama Synonyms directed by Nadav Lapid, which also served as the closing film of the festival.[3]
Juries
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Main competition
edit- Juliette Binoche, French actress - Jury President[4][5]
- Justin Chang, American journalist and film critic
- Sandra Hüller, German actress
- Sebastián Lelio, Chilean film director and screenwriter
- Rajendra Roy, American chief curator of MoMA
- Trudie Styler, British actress, producer and film director
First Feature Award Jury
edit- Katja Eichinger, German journalist, writer and film producer[6]
- Alain Gomis, French filmmaker
- Vivian Qu, Chinese filmmaker and producer
Documentary Award Jury
edit- Maria Bonsanti, Italian artistic director and director of the Eurodoc program[6]
- Gregory Nava, American film director, screenwriter and producer
- Maria Ramos, Brazilian film director
International Short Film Jury
edit- Jeffrey Bowers, American curator[7]
- Vanja Kaludjercic, Croatian programmer and purchasing director of MUBI
- Koyo Kouoh, Cameroonian author, curator and artistic director of RAW Material Company
Official Sections
editMain Competition
editThe following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8][9][10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| By the Grace of God | Grâce à dieu | François Ozon | France |
| Elisa & Marcela | Elisa y Marcela | Isabel Coixet | Spain |
| Ghost Town Anthology | Répertoire des villes disparues | Denis Côté | Canada |
| God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija | Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Belgium, Croatia, France, Macedonia, Slovenia |
| The Golden Glove | Der Goldene Handschuh | Fatih Akin | France, Germany |
| The Ground Beneath My Feet | Der Boden unter den Füßen | Marie Kreutzer | Austria |
| The Kindness of Strangers (opening film) | Lone Scherfig | Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States | |
| I Was at Home, But | Ich war zuhause, aber | Angela Schanelec | Germany, Serbia |
| Mr Jones | Agnieszka Holland | Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom | |
| Öndög | Wang Quan'an | China | |
| Out Stealing Horses | Ut og stjæle hester | Hans Petter Moland | Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
| Piranhas | La paranza dei bambini | Claudio Giovannesi | Italy |
| So Long, My Son | 地久天長 | Wang Xiaoshuai | China |
| Synonyms | Synonymes | Nadav Lapid | France, Germany, Israel |
| System Crasher | Systemsprenger | Nora Fingscheidt | Germany |
| A Tale of Three Sisters | Kız Kardeşler | Emin Alper | Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey |
Out of competition
editThe following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Grace | Alan Elliott | United States | |
| Farewell to the Night | L'adieu à la nuit | André Téchiné | France, Germany |
| Marighella | Wagner Moura | Brazil | |
| The Operative | Yuval Adler | France, Germany, Israel, United States | |
| Varda by Agnès | Varda par Agnès | Agnès Varda | France |
| Vice | Adam McKay | United States | |
Panorama
editThe following films were selected for the Panorama section:[11][12]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Seconds | 37秒 | Hikari | Japan |
| Acid | Кислота | Alexander Gorchilin | Russia |
| All My Loving | Geschwister | Edward Berger | Germany |
| The Breath | Der Atem | Uli M Schueppel | Germany |
| Brief Story from the Green Planet | Breve historia del planeta verde | Santiago Loza | Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain |
| Buoyancy | Rodd Rathjen | Australia | |
| Chained | עינויים שלי | Yaron Shani | Israel, Germany |
| Dafne | Federico Bondi | Italy | |
| The Day After I'm Gone | היום שאחרי לאחת | Nimrod Eldar | Israel |
| Divine Love | Divino Amor | Gabriel Mascaro | Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Uruguay |
| A Dog Barking at the Moon | 再见南屏晚钟 | Xiang Zi | China, Spain |
| Family Members | Los miembros de la familia | Mateo Bendesky | Argentina |
| Flatland | Jenna Bass | South Africa, Germany, Luxembourg | |
| Flesh Out | Michela Occhipinti | Italy | |
| Greta* | Armando Praça | Brazil | |
| Hellhole | Bas Devos | Belgium, Netherlands | |
| Holy Beasts | La fiera y la fiesta | Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas | Dominican Republic, Argentina, Mexico |
| Idol | 우상 | Lee Su-jin | South Korea |
| Jessica Forever | Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel | France | |
| Light of My Life | Casey Affleck | United States | |
| Mid90s | Jonah Hill | United States | |
| Midnight Traveler | Hassan Fazili | Canada, Qatar, United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea* | To thávma tis thálassas ton Sargassón | Syllas Tzoumerkas | Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden |
| Monos | Alejandro Landes | Argentina, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Uruguay | |
| O Beautiful Night | Doch wir lächeln zurück | Xaver Xylophon | Germany |
| The Shadow Play | 风中有朵雨做的云 | Lou Ye | China |
| Skin | Guy Nattiv | United States | |
| The Souvenir | Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Staff Only | Neus Ballús | France, Spain | |
| Stitches | Šavovi | Miroslav Terzić | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia |
| Tremors | Temblores | Jayro Bustamante | France, Guatemala, Luxembourg |
| Panorama Dokumente | |||
| Beauty and Decay | Schönheit & Vergänglichkeit | Annekatrin Hendel | Germany |
| A Dog Called Money | Seamus Murphy | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Lemebel | Joanna Reposi Garibaldi | Chile, Colombia | |
| Normal | Adele Tulli | Italy, Sweden | |
| On the Starting Line | La Arrancada | Aldemar Matias | Brazil, Cuba, France |
| Searching Eva | Pia Hellenthal | Germany | |
| Selfie | Agostino Ferrente | France, Italy | |
| Serendipity | Prune Nourry | United States | |
| Shooting the Mafia | Kim Longinotto | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| System K | Système K | Renaud Barret | France |
| Talking About Trees | Suhaib Gasmelbari | Chad, France, Germany, Qatar, Sudan | |
| Waiting for the Carnival | Estou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval Chegar | Marcelo Gomes | Brazil |
| Western Arabs | Omar Shargawi | Denmark, Netherlands | |
| What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Rob Garver | United States | |
Berlinale Special
editThe following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[8][9][10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropocene: The Human Epoch | Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky | Canada | |
| The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | Chiwetel Ejiofor | United Kingdom | |
| Brecht | Heinrich Breloer | Austria, Germany, Czech Republic | |
| The North | El Norte | Gregory Nava | United Kingdom, United States |
| Gully Boy | Zoya Akhtar | India | |
| It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf | Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | Dominik Wessely | Germany |
| Kids in the Spotlight | Lampenfieber | Alice Agneskirchner | Germany |
| Peter Lindbergh – Women Stories | Jean Michel Vecchiet | Germany | |
| Photograph | Ritesh Batra | Germany, India, United States | |
| Watergate | Charles Ferguson | United States | |
| Who You Think I Am | Celle que vous croyez | Safy Nebbou | France |
| You Only Live Once – Die Toten Hosen on Tour | Weil du nur einmal lebst – Die Toten Hosen auf Tour | Cordula Kablitz-Post | Germany |
Short Film Competition
editThe following films were selected for the Berlinale Shorts section:[13]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All on a Mardi Gras Day | Michal Pietrzyk | United States | |
| The Station (out of competition) | Al Mahatta | Eltayeb Mahdi | Sudan |
| Blue Boy | Manuel Abramovich | Argentina/Germany | |
| Can't You See Them? - Repeat. | Clarissa Thieme | Germany/Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Red Rubber Boots (out of competition) | Crvene gumene čizme | Jasmila Žbanić | Bosnia/Herzegovina |
| Entropia | Flóra Anna Buda | Hungary | |
| Flexible Bodies | Louis Fried | Germany | |
| Héctor | Victoria Giesen Carvajal | Chile | |
| How to Breathe in Kern County | Chris Filippone | United States | |
| It has to be lived once and dreamed twice | Rainer Kohlberger | Germany/Austria | |
| Kingdom | Tan Wei Keong | Singapore | |
| The Golden Legend | Leyenda dorada | Chema García Ibarra, Ion de Sosa | Spain |
| Mr. Mare | Lidérc úr | Luca Tóth | Hungary/France |
| Blessed Land | Mot Khu Dat Tot | Pham Ngoc Lan | Vietnam |
| In Between | Në Mes | Samir Karahoda | Kosovo |
| Omarska | Varun Sasindran | France | |
| Past Perfect | Jorge Jácome | Portugal | |
| Catching Fire | Prendre feu | Michaël Soyez | France |
| Palace of Colours | Rang Mahal | Prantik Basu | India |
| Rise | Bárbara Wagner, Benjamin de Burca | Brazil/Canada/USA | |
| Shakti | Martín Rejtman | Argentina/Chile | |
| The Spirit Keepers of Makuta'ay | Yen-Chao Lin | Canada | |
| Splash | Shen Jie | China | |
| Watermelon Juice | Suc de síndria | Irene Moray | Spain |
| Umbra | Florian Fischer, Johannes Krell | Germany | |
| World on Board | Welt an Bord | Eva Könnemann | Germany |
Official Awards
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The following prizes were awarded:[14][15][16]
Main Competition
edit- Golden Bear: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: By the Grace of God by François Ozon
- Alfred Bauer Prize: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Angela Schanelec for I Was at Home, But
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yong Mei for So Long, My Son
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Wang Jingchun for So Long, My Son
- Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano for Piranhas
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Rasmus Videbæk for Out Stealing Horses (Cinematography)
- Umbra by Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell
Panorama
editPanorama Audience Award
edit- 1st Place: 37 Seconds by Hikari
- 2nd Place: Stitches by Miroslav Terzić
- 3rd Place: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen
Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries
edit- 1st Place: Talking About Trees by Suhaib Gasmelbari
- 2nd Place: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
- 3rd Place: Shooting the Mafia by Kim Longinotto
Generation
editGeneration 14Plus
edit- Crystal Bear for Best Film: Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vilhunen
- Special Mention: We Are Little Zombies by Makoto Nagahisa
- Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Tattoo by Farhad Delaram
- Special Mention: Four Quartets by Marco Alessi
Generation KPlus
edit- Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film: House of Hummingbird by Kim Bo-ra
- Special Mention: Bulbul Can Sing by Rima Das
- Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: Liberty by Faren Humes
- Special Mention: The Jarariju Sisters by Jorge Cadena
Independent Awards
edit- Best Feature Film: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
- Best Documentary/Essay Film: Lemebel by Joanna Reposi Garibaldi
- Best Short Film: Entropia by Flóra Anna Buda
- Special Jury Award: A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi
- Special Teddy Award: Falk Richter
- TEDDY Readers’ Award Powered by QUEER.DE: Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
- Competition: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid
- Panorama: Dafne by Federico Bondi
- Forum: Die Kinder der Toten by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska
- Competition: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska
- Panorama: Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen
- Special Mention: Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
- Forum: Earth by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
- Panorama: 37 Seconds by HIKARI
- Forum: Our Defeats by Jean-Gabriel Périot
Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
editTagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award
edit- Monsters. by Marius Olteanu
Guild Film Prize
edit- God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska
Caligari Film Prize
edit- Heimat Is A Space in Time by Thomas Heise
Heiner Carow Prize
edit- Beauty and Decay by Annekatrin Hendel
Compass-Perspektive-Award
edit- Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree
Kompagnon-Fellowship
edit- Perspektive Deutsches Kino: To Be Continued by Julian Pörksen
- Berlinale Talents: Transit Times by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu
ARTEKino International Prize
edit- A Responsible Adult by Shira Geffen
- Avalon PC for Alcarràs
VFF Talent Highlight Award
edit- Vincenzo Cavallo for Bufis
Amnesty International Film Award
edit- Your Turn by Eliza Capai
Label Europa Cinemas
edit- Stitches by Miroslav Terzić
Peace Film Prize
edit- Your Turn by Eliza Capai
- Special Mention:
- System K by Renaud Barret
- Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili and Emelie Mahdavian
- Special Mention:
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