71st Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn |
| Festival date | 1–5 March 2021 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]
Romanian film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude won the Golden Bear. It was the third victory of Romania in the last nine years.
Juries
Competition
The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[4]
- Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian filmmaker
- Nadav Lapid, Israeli filmmaker
- Adina Pintilie, Romanian filmmaker
- Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian filmmaker
- Gianfranco Rosi, Italian filmmaker
- Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnian filmmaker
Encounters
The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:[5]
- Florence Almozini, French programmer
- Cecilia Barrionuevo, Argentinian artistic director
- Diedrich Diederichsen, German editor and publisher
International Short Film
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:[6]
- Basim Magdy, Egyptian artist
- Christine A. Maier, Austrian cinematographer
- Sebastian Urzendowsky, German actor
Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition for the
Silver Bear awards:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc | Radu Jude | Romania |
| Ballad of a White Cow | قصیده گاو سفید | Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moqadam | Iran, France |
| A Cop Movie | Una película de policías | Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico |
| Drift Away | Albatros | Xavier Beauvois | France |
Fabian – Going to the Dogs
|
Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde | Dominik Graf | Germany |
Forest - I See You Everywhere
|
Rengeteg - mindenhol látlak | Bence Fliegauf
|
Hungary |
| I'm Your Man | Ich bin dein Mensch | Maria Schrader | Germany |
| Introduction | 인트로덕션 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
Memory Box
|
الدفاتر | Khalil Joreige
|
France, Lebanon, Canada, Qatar |
| Mr. Bachmann and His Class | Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse | Maria Speth | Germany |
| Natural Light | Természetes fény | Dénes Nagy | Hungary, Latvia, France, Germany |
| Next Door | Nebenan | Daniel Brühl | Germany |
| Petite Maman | Céline Sciamma | France | |
| What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? | რას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ? | Alexandre Koberidze | Germany, Georgia |
| Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy | 偶然と想像 | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
Berlinale Special
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Sellers | Lina Roessler | Canada, United States | |
| Courage | Aliaksei Paluyan | Germany | |
| For Lucio | Per Lucio | Pietro Marcello | Italy |
| French Exit | Azazel Jacobs | Canada, Ireland | |
| Je suis Karl | Christian Schwochow | Germany, Czech Republic | |
| Language Lessons | Natalie Morales | United States | |
| Limbo | Soi Cheang | Hong Kong | |
| The Mauritanian | Kevin Macdonald | United Kingdom | |
| Tides | Tim Fehlbaum | Germany, Switzerland | |
Tina |
Daniel Lindsay, T. J. Martin | United States | |
| Who We Were | Wer wir waren | Marc Bauder | Germany |
Encounters
The following films were selected for the Encounters section:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| As I Want | Samaher Alqadi | Egypt, France, Norway, Palestine | |
| Azor | Andreas Fontana | Switzerland, France, Argentina | |
| The Beta Test | Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Bloodsuckers | Blutsauger | Julian Radlmaier | Germany |
| District Terminal | Mantagheye payani | Bardia Yadegari, Ehsan Mirhosseini | Iran, Germany |
| The Girl and the Spider | Das Mädchen und die Spinne | Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher | Switzerland |
| Moon, 66 Questions | Selini, 66 erotiseis | Jacqueline Lentzou | Greece, France |
| Rock Bottom Riser | Fern Silva | United States | |
| The Scary of Sixty-First | Dasha Nekrasova | United States | |
| Social Hygiene | Hygiène sociale | Denis Côté | Canada |
| Taste | Vị | Le Bao | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Thailand, Germany, Taiwan |
| We | Nous | Alice Diop | France |
Panorama
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Eyes Off Me | Mishehu Yohav Mishehu | Hadas Ben Aroya | Israel |
| A Balance | Yuko No Tenbin | Yujiro Harumoto | Japan |
| Bliss | Glück | Henrika Kull | Germany |
| Brother's Keeper | Okul Tıraşı | Ferit Karahan | Turkey, Romania |
| Celts | Kelti | Milica Tomovic | Serbia |
| Censor | Prano Bailey-Bond | United Kingdom | |
| Copilot | Die Welt wird eine andere sein | Anne Zohra Berrached | Germany, France |
| Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living | George Peter Barbari | Lebanon | |
| Dirty Feathers | Carlos Alfonso Corral | United States, Mexico | |
| Genderation | Monika Treut | Germany | |
| Human Factors | Der menschliche Faktor | Ronny Trocker | Germany, Italy, Denmark |
| The Last Forest | A Última Floresta | Luiz Bolognesi | Brazil |
| Miguel's War | Eliane Raheb | Lebanon, Germany, Spain | |
| Night Raiders | Danis Goulet | Canada, New Zealand | |
| North By Current | Angelo Madsen Minax | United States | |
| Souad | Ayten Amin | Egypt, Tunisia, Germany | |
| Ted K | Tony Stone | United States | |
| Theo and the Metamorphosis | Théo et les métamorphoses | Damien Odoul | France |
| The World After Us | Le monde après nous | Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas | France |
Perspektive Deutsches Kino
The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Instructions for Survival | Yana Ugrekhelidze | |
| Jesus Egon Christ | Jesus Egon Christus | David Vajda, Saša Vajda |
| Keep Moving | In Bewegung bleiben | Salar Ghazi |
| The Seed | Die Saat | Mia Maariel Meyer |
| When a Farm Goes Aflame | Jide Tom Akinleminu | |
| Wood and Water | Jonas Bak | |
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Bear: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn by Radu Jude[8]
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Silver Bear Jury Prize: Mr. Bachmann and His Class by Maria Speth
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Dénes Nagy for Natural Light
- Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance: Maren Eggert for I'm Your Man
- Forest - I See You Everywhere
- Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Hong Sang-soo for Introduction
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Yibrán Asuad for A Cop Movie (editing)
Encounters
- Best Film: We by Alice Diop[9]
- Special Jury Award: Taste by Lê Bảo
- Best Director: (ex-aequo)
- Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher for The Girl and the Spider
- Denis Côté for Social Hygiene
- Special Mention: Rock Bottom Riser by Fern Silva
International Short Film
- Golden Bear for Best Short Film: My Uncle Tudor by Olga Lucovnicova[10]
- Silver Bear Jury Prize: Day Is Gone by Zhang Dalei
- Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards: Easter Eggs by Nicolas Keppens
Generation
Kplus competition
- Grand Prix: Summer Blur by Han Shuai[11]
- Special Mention: A School in Cerro Hueso by Betania Cappato
14plus competition
- Grand Prix: The Fam by Fred Baillif
- Special Mention: Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw
References
- ^ "71st International Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale". visitberlin.de. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 December 2020). "Berlin Film Festival Set to Go Virtual for 71st Edition (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Scott Roxborough, "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Panorama, Encounters Titles". The Hollywood Reporter, 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Golden Bear Winners Form the International Jury of the 71st Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "The 2021 International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Competition - Reshaping Cinematic Forms". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "The Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Awards and Juries in the Generation section". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.