| 68th Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Opening: | Isle of Dogs |
| Closing: | Touch Me Not |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded: | 1951 |
| Awards: | Golden Bear |
| Date: | 15–25 February 2018 |
| Chronology: | Berlin International Film Festival |
| Preceded By: | 67th |
| Followed By: | 69th |
The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018.[1] German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President.[2]
American film director Wes Anderson's animated film Isle of Dogs opened the festival, becoming first animated film to open the fest.[3] Romanian film Touch Me Not written and directed by Adina Pintilie won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing night film.[4]
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Days in Quiberon | 3 Tage in Quiberon | Germany, Austria, France | ||
| Damsel | David Zellner, Nathan Zellner | United States | ||
| Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | ||||
| Daughter of Mine | Figlia mia | Italy, Germany, Switzerland | ||
| Dovlatov | Довлатов | Russia, Poland, Serbia | ||
| Eva | France | |||
| The Heiresses | Las herederas | Paraguay, Germany, Uruguay, Norway, Brazil, France | ||
| In the Aisles | In den Gängen | Thomas Stuber | Germany | |
| Isle of Dogs | United States, Germany | |||
| My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot | Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot | Germany, France | ||
| Mug | Twarz | Poland | ||
| Museum | Museo | Mexico | ||
| Pig | خوک | Iran | ||
| The Prayer | La prière | France | ||
| The Real Estate | Toppen av ingenting | Måns Månsson | Sweden, United Kingdom | |
| Season of the Devil | Ang panahon ng halimaw | Philippines | ||
| Touch Me Not | Nu mă atinge-mă | Adina Pintilie | Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France | |
| Transit | Germany, France | |||
| U – 22 July | Utøya 22. juli | Norway | ||
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[12]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Days in Entebbe | United States, United Kingdom | |||
| Ága | Milko Lazarov | Bulgaria, Germany, France | ||
| Black 47 | Ireland, Luxembourg | |||
| Eldorado | Switzerland, Germany | |||
| Unsane | United States | |||
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[13] [14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Animale | Austria | |||
| Boys Cry | La terra dell'abbastanza | Italy | ||
| Foreboding | 予兆 散歩する侵略者 | Japan | ||
| Garbage | India | |||
| Genesis | Genezis | Árpád Bogdán | Hungary | |
| Girls Always Happy | 柔情史 | China | ||
| Hard Paint | Tinta bruta | Brazil | ||
| Horizon | Horizonti | Tinatin Kajrishvili | Georgia, Sweden | |
| Human, Space, Time and Human | 인간, 공간, 시간 그리고 인간 | South Korea | ||
| Invasion | هجوم | Iran | ||
| Jibril | Henrika Kull | Germany | ||
| Land | Italy, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Qatar | |||
| Lemonade | Luna de miere | Ioana Uricaru | Romania | |
| Malambo, the Good Man | Malambo, el hombre bueno | Argentina | ||
| Marilyn | Martín Rodríguez Redondo | Argentina, Chile | ||
| The Omission | La omisión | Sebastián Schjaer | Argentina, Netherlands, Switzerland | |
| A Paris Education | Mes provinciales | France | ||
| Profile | United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Russia | |||
| River's Edge | Japan | |||
| Shock Waves – Diary of My Mind | Ondes de choc – Journal de ma tête | Switzerland | ||
| Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu | ||||
| Styx | Wolfgang Fischer | Germany, Austria | ||
| Sunday's Illness | La enfermedad del domingo | Spain | ||
| Thirty Souls | Trinta Lumes | Diana Toucedo | Spain | |
| When the Trees Fall | Koly padayut dereva | Ukraine, Poland, Republic of Macedonia | ||
| Xiao Mei | Maren Hwang | Taiwan | ||
| Yardie | United Kingdom | |||
| Panorama Dokumente | ||||
| Central Airport THF | Zentralflughafen THF | Karim Aïnouz | Germany, Brazil, France | |
| Ex Shaman | Ex Pajé | Luiz Bolognesi | Brazil | |
| Family Life | Familienleben | Rosa Hannah Ziegler | Germany | |
| Game Girls | Alina Skrzeszewska | France, Germany | ||
| Generation Wealth | Lauren Greenfield | United States | ||
| Hotel Jugoslavija | Nicolas Wagnières | Switzerland | ||
| I See Red People | Je vois rouge | Claudia Priscilla, Bojina Panayotova | France, Bulgaria | |
| Kinshasa Makambo | Dieudo Hamadi | Congo, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar, Norway | ||
| Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. | Steve Loveridge | United States, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka | ||
| Obscuro Barroco | Evangelia Kranioti | France, Greece | ||
| Partisan | Lutz Pehnert, Matthias Ehlert, Adama Ulrich | Germany | ||
| Shakedown | Leilah Weinraub | United States | ||
| Shut Up and Play the Piano | Philipp Jedicke | Germany, France, United Kingdom | ||
| The Silence of Others | Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar | United States, Spain | ||
| The Silk and the Flame | Jordan Schiele | United States | ||
| That Summer | Göran Hugo Olsson | Sweden, Denmark, United States | ||
| Tranny Fag | Bixa Travesty | Claudia Priscilla, Kiko Goifman | Brazil | |
| The Trial | O processo | Maria Ramos | Brazil, Germany, Netherlands | |
| What Comes Around | Al Gami'ya | Reem Saleh | Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, Qatar, Slovenia | |
| When the War Comes | Až přijde válka | Jan Gebert | Czech Republic, Croatia | |
The following prizes were awarded:[6] [15]