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70th Berlin International Film Festival

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

Jeremy Irons, Main Competition Jury President

Main competition

Encounters

First Feature Award

Documentary Award

Short Film Competition

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[12][13]

Encounters

The following films were selected for the new Encounters section:[14]

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[15][16][17][18]

Berlinale Special

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:

Berlinale Shorts

The following films were selected for the Berlinale shorts section:[19]

Other sections

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]

Mohammad Rasoulof, video chatted at the award winners' press conference of the Berlinale

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded:[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

Main Competition

Short Film Competition

Best First Feature

Encounters

Panorama

Generation

Generation 14Plus

Generation KPlus

Independent Awards

Teddy Award

FIPRESCI Prize

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Caligari Film Prize

Heiner Carow Prize

Compass-Perspektive-Award

Kompagnon-Fellowship

References

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  2. ^ "Berlin: Roberto Benigni-Starring Live-Action Pinocchio Among First Titles for 2020 Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (17 February 2020). "Carlo Chatrian Leads Berlin Fest Into New Era".
  4. ^ Ed Meza; Manori Ravindran (21 February 2020). "Berlin Film Festival Opens With My Salinger Year, Subdued Atmosphere".
  5. ^ "Berlin International Film Festival: Iranian film about executions wins top prize". BBC News. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Kenneth Lonergan, Bérénice Bejo, Annemarie Jacir Join Berlin Jury". Variety. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Jeremy Irons Will Be the Jury President of the Berlinale 2020". Berlinale. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. ^ "GWFF Best First Feature Award". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Berlinale Documentary Award". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ^ "International Short Film Jury 2020". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. ^ "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Programme Encounters Completed: Vitality of Cinema in All of Its Forms". Berlinale. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Panorama 2020: (Un)common Grounds". Berlinale. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Crossing Borders". Berlinale. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio, Starring Roberto Benigni, to Screen at Berlinale". Variety. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Berlin completes 2020 Panorama line-up, adds Riz Ahmed's Mogul Mowgli". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  19. ^ Laurence Boyce, "A preview of the short films playing at the Berlinale". Cineuropa, 24 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Berlinale 2020: Retrospective "King Vidor"". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Berlinale 2020 – Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Helen Mirren". Berlinale. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Director Ulrike Ottinger Will Be Honored at Berlinale 2020". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Berlinale Special & Berlinale Series". Berlinale. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  24. ^ Zhou, Debbie (27 February 2020). "'People are starting to wake up': Berlin film festival spotlights Australia's 'unfinished business'". the Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  25. ^ "World premieres for Stateless and Mystery Road at Berlin International Film Festival". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  26. ^ "Prizes of the Youth Jury in the competition Generation 14plus". Berlinale. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  27. ^ "FIPRESCI Prize for "The Twentieth Century"". 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  28. ^ "Prize Winners in the Section Perspektive Deutsches Kino". Berlinale. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  29. ^ "Caligari Prize for "Victoria"". 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  30. ^ "Live Stream of the Teddy Award Ceremony 2020". Teddy Award. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  31. ^ "The Panorama Audience Awards go to Otac (Father) and Welcome to Chechnya". Berlinale. 29 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  32. ^ "Crystal Bears and The Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Awards in Generation Kplus". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  33. ^ Serfontein, Anli (29 February 2020). "Berlinale Ecumenical Jury Prize goes to Iranian dissident film". Medium. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  34. ^ "The Awards of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). Berlinale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

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