| 72nd Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Opening: | Peter von Kant by François Ozon |
| Closing: | Alcarràs by Carla Simón |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded: | 1951 |
| Artistic Director: | Carlo Chatrian |
| Directors: | Mariette Rissenbeek |
| Number: | 229 |
| Date: | Opening: Closing: |
| Main: | Berlin International Film Festival |
| Previous: | 71st |
| Next: | 73rd |
The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (pronounced as /de/), took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person.[1] [2] On 15 December 2021 the first film of the festival was announced.[3]
The festival opened with François Ozon's drama film Peter von Kant.[4] [5] Isabelle Huppert was awarded Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement on 15 February 2022 at the Berlinale Palast award ceremony. Her new film by Laurent Larivière, About Joan was also screened.[6]
The awards were presented on 16 February 2022 truncating the festival by 4 days. Alcarràs by Carla Simón won the Golden Bear award and The Novelist's Film by Hong Sang-soo won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.[7] [8] The festival formally closed on 20 February 2022.[9]
The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[10] [11]
The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:[12]
The following people were on the jury for the FIPRESCI Awards:[13]
The following films are selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[14] [15]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love | A E I O U - Das schnelle Alphabet der Liebe | Nicolette Krebitz | Germany, France |
| Alcarràs | Carla Simón | Spain, Italy | |
| Before, Now & Then | Nana | Kamila Andini | Indonesia |
| Both Sides of the Blade | Avec amour et acharnement | Claire Denis | France |
| Call Jane | Phyllis Nagy | United States | |
| Everything Will Be Ok | Rithy Panh | France, Cambodia | |
| Leonora addio | Paolo Taviani | Italy | |
| The Line | La ligne | Ursula Meier | Switzerland, France, Belgium |
| The Novelist's Film | 소설가의 영화 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| One Year, One Night | Un año, una noche | Isaki Lacuesta | Spain, France |
| The Passengers of the Night | Les passagers de la nuit | Mikhaël Hers | France |
| Peter von Kant | François Ozon | France | |
| A Piece of Sky | Drii Winter | Michael Koch | Switzerland, Germany |
| Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush | Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush | Andreas Dresen | Germany, France |
| Return to Dust | 隐入尘烟 | Li Ruijun | China |
| Rimini | Ulrich Seidl | Austria, France, Germany | |
| Robe of Gems | Manto de gemas | Natalia López Gallardo | Mexico, Argentina, United States |
| That Kind of Summer | Un été comme ça | Denis Côté | Canada |
The following films were selected to receive special screenings:[16] [17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlinale Special Gala | |||
| Against the Ice | Iceland, United States, Denmark | ||
| About Joan | À propos de Joan | Laurent Larivière | France, Germany, Ireland |
| Dark Glasses | Occhiali neri | Italy, France | |
| The Forger | Der Passfälscher | Maggie Peren | Germany, Luxembourg |
| Gangubai Kathiawadi | India | ||
| Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | United Kingdom | ||
| Incredible but True | Incroyable mais vrai | France, Belgium | |
| The Outfit | United States | ||
| Berlinale Special | |||
| 1341 Frames of Love and War | 1341 Framim Mehamatzlema Shel Micha Bar-Am | Ran Tal | Israel, United Kingdom, United States |
| A German Party | Eine deutsche Partei | Simon Brückner | Germany |
| Heart of Oak | Le chêne | France | |
| Nest | Denmark, Iceland | ||
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Jason Kohn | United States | |
| North Terminal | Terminal norte | Argentina | |
| This Much I Know to Be True | United Kingdom | ||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrilogistics | Gerard Ortín Castellví | United Kingdom, Spain | |
| Memories from the Eastern Front | Amintiri de pe Frontul de Est | Radu Jude, Adrian Cioflâncă | Romania |
| It’s Raining Frogs Outside | Ampangabagat Nin Talakba Ha Likol | Maria Estela Paiso | Philippines |
| Bird in the Peninsula | Atsushi Wada | France, Japan | |
| By Flávio | Pedro Cabeleira | Portugal / France | |
| Haulout | Выход | Evgenia Arbugaeva, Maxim Arbugaev | United Kingdom, Russian Federation |
| Sunday Morning | Manhã de Domingo | Bruno Ribeiro | Brazil |
| The Sower of Stars | El sembrador de estrellas | Lois Patiño | Spain |
| Trap | Anastasia Veber | Russian Federation, Lithuania | |
| Will My Parents Come to See Me | Mo Harawe | Germany, Austria, Somalia | |
The following films were selected for the Encounters section:[18]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Journal | Journal d'Amérique | Arnaud des Pallières | France | |
| Axiom | Jöns Jönsson | Germany | ||
| Brother in Every Inch | Brat vo vsyom | Alexander Zolotukhin | Russia | |
| The City and the City | I Poli ke i Poli | Christos Passalis, Syllas Tzoumerkas | Greece | |
| Coma | Bertrand Bonello | France | ||
| The Death of My Mother | Zum Tod meiner Mutter | Jessica Krummacher | Germany | |
| Father's Day | Kivu Ruhorahoza | Rwanda | ||
| Flux Gourmet | Peter Strickland | United Kingdom, United States, Hungary | ||
| A Little Love Package | Gastón Solnicki | Austria, Argentina | ||
| Mutzenbacher | Ruth Beckermann | Austria | ||
| Queens of the Qing Dynasty | Ashley McKenzie | Canada | ||
| See You Friday, Robinson | À vendredi, Robinson | Mitra Farahani | France, Switzerland, Iran, Lebanon | |
| Small, Slow But Steady | ケイコ 目を澄ませて | Shô Miyake | Japan | |
| Sonne | Kurdwin Ayub | Austria | ||
| Unrest | Unrueh | Cyril Schäublin | Switzerland | |
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[19] [20]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love, Deutschmarks and Death | Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm | Cem Kaya | Germany |
| Talking About the Weather | Alle reden übers Wetter | Annika Pinske | Germany |
| Bettina | Lutz Pehnert | Germany | |
| The Apartment with Two Women | 같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자 | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
| Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power | United States | ||
| Happiness | Baqyt | Askar Uzabayev | Kazakhstan |
| Beautiful Beings | Berdreymi | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic |
| Swing Ride | Calcinculo | Chiara Bellosi | Italy, Switzerland |
| Dreaming Walls | Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier | Belgium, France, United States, Netherlands, Sweden | |
| Northern Skies Over Empty Space | El norte sobre el vacío | Alejandra Márquez Abella | Mexico |
| Klondike | Ukraine, Turkey | ||
| A Love Song | Max Walker-Silverman | United States | |
| Somewhere Over the Chemtrails | Kdyby radši hořelo | Adam Koloman Rybanský | Czech Republic |
| Lullaby | Cinco lobitos | Alauda Ruiz de Azúa | Spain |
| Myanmar Diaries | The Myanmar Film Collective | Netherlands, Myanmar, Norway | |
| Into My Name | Nel Mio Nome | Nicolò Bassetti | Italy |
| Nelly & Nadine | Magnus Gertten | Sweden | |
| No U-Turn | Ike Nnaebue | Nigeria, South Africa, France, Germany | |
| Una femmina | Francesco Costabile | Italy | |
| We, Students! | Nous, Étudiants ! | Rafiki Fariala | Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia |
| Working Class Heroes | Heroji radničke klase | Miloš Pušić | Serbia |
| Until Tomorrow | Ta Farda | Iran, France, Qatar | |
| Taurus | Tim Sutton | United States | |
| Nobody's Hero | Viens je t'emmène | Alain Guiraudie | France[21] |
The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[22]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo | Mareike Wegener | Germany | |
| Forces | Gewalten | Constantin Hatz | |
| Ladies Only | Rebana Liz John | Germany, India | |
The following films were selected for the Forum section:[23] [24]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afterwater | Dane Komljen | Germany, Spain, South Korea, Serbia | ||
| Beirut the Encounter | Beirut al lika | Borhane Alaouié | Lebanon, Tunisia, Belgium | |
| Camouflage | Camuflaje | Jonathan Perel | Argentina | |
| Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors | Komm mit mir in das Cinema – Die Gregors | Alice Agneskirchner | Germany | |
| Dry Ground Burning | Mato seco em chamas | Adirley Queirós, Joana Pimenta | Brazil, Portugal | |
| Europe | Place de l'Europe | Philip Scheffner | Germany, France | |
| Der schöne Tag | Germany | |||
| For the Many: The Vienna Chamber of Labour | Für die Vielen – Die Arbeiterkammer Wien | Constantin Wulff | Austria | |
| A Flower in the Mouth | Une Fleur à la bouche | France, Germany, South Korea | ||
| Geographies of Solitude | Canada | |||
| Happer's Comet | Tyler Taormina | United States | ||
| Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Najeneun deopgo bameneun chupgo | Park Song-yeol | South Korea | |
| Jet Lag | Zheng Lu Xinyuan | Switzerland, Austria | ||
| The Kegelstatt Trio | O trio em mi bemol | Rita Azevedo Gomes | Portugal, Spain | |
| Memoryland | Miền ký ức | Kim Quy Bui | Vietnam, Germany | |
| The Middle Ages | La edad media | Alejo Moguillansky, Luciana Acuña | Argentina | |
| My Tongue Does Not Turn | Dilim dönmüyor (Meine Zunge dreht sich nicht) | Serpil Turhan | Germany | |
| My Two Voices | Mis dos voces | Canada | ||
| Nuclear Family | Erin Wilkerson, Travis Wilkerson | United States, Singapore | ||
| Rewind & Play | Alain Gomis | France, Germany | ||
| Poet | Akyn | Kazakhstan | ||
| Scala | Ananta Thitanat | Thailand | ||
| Shall I Compare You to a Summer's Day? | Bashtaalak sa'at | Mohammad Shawky Hassan | Egypt, Lebanon, Germany | |
| The State and Me | L'État et moi | Max Linz | Germany | |
| Striking Land | Terra que marca | Raul Domingues | Portugal | |
| Super Natural | Jorge Jácome | Portugal | ||
| This House | Cette maison | Canada | ||
| Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter | Três Tigres Tristes | Gustavo Vinagre | Brazil | |
| The United States of America | United States | |||
| The Veteran | El veterano | Jerónimo Rodríguez | Chile | |
| We Haven't Lost Our Way | Nie zgubiliśmy drogi | Anka Sasnal, Wilhelm Sasnal | Poland | |
| West Indies | West Indies ou les nègres marrons de la Liberté | Med Hondo | France, Algeria, Mauritania | |
The following films were chosen for the Generation section:[25] [26]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature films | ||||
| Rookies | Allons Enfants | France | ||
| Beba | Rebeca Huntt | United States, Mexico | ||
| The Quiet Girl | An Cailín Ciúin | Colm Bairéad | Ireland | |
| Comedy Queen | Sanna Lenken | Sweden | ||
| Kind Hearts | Olivia Rochette, Gerard-Jan Claes | Belgium | ||
| Knor | Oink | Mascha Halberstad | Netherlands | |
| Millie Lies Low | Michelle Savill | New Zealand | ||
| My Father’s Truck | Mascha Mauricio Osaki | Vietnam, United States | ||
| Sublime | Mariano Biasin | Argentina | ||
| Girl Picture | Tytöt tytöt tytöt | Finland | ||
| Short films | ||||
| An Invisible Apprentice | Una Aprendiz Invisible | Emilia Herbst | Argentina | |
| Goodbye Jerome! | Au revoir Jérôme | Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet, Chloé Farr | France | |
| Blue Noise | Blaues Rauschen | Simon Maria Kubiena | Germany, Austria | |
| Deer | Gavazn | Hadi Babaeifar | Iran | |
| I’m Not Afraid! | Ich habe keine Angst! | Marita Mayer | Germany, Norway | |
| Nothing to See Here | Nada para ver aqui | Nicolas Bouchez | Portugal, Belgium, Hungary | |
| Spotless | Vlekkeloos | Emma Branderhorst | Netherlands | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Films | |||
| The Hill of Secrets | Bimileui eondeok | Lee Ji-eun | South Korea |
| Waters of Pastaza | Juunt Pastaza entsari | Inês T. Alves | Portugal |
| Moja Vesna | Sara Kern | Slovenia, Australia | |
| My Small Land | Emma Kawawada | Japan | |
| Shabu | Shamira Raphaëla | Netherlands | |
| The Realm of God | El reino de dios | Claudia Sainte-Luce | Mexico |
| The Apple Day | Rooz-e sib | Mahmoud Ghaffari | Iran |
| Short Films | |||
| Alma and Paz | Alma y Paz | Cris Gris | Mexico, United States |
| Luce and the Rock | Luce und der Felsen | Britt Raes | Belgium, France, Netherlands |
| To Vancouver | Vancouver | Artemis Anastasiadou | Greece |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Films | ||||
| Alis | Clare Weiskopf, Nicolas van Hemelryck | Colombia, Chile, Romania | ||
| Bubble | Baburu | Tetsurō Araki | Japan | |
| The Land of Sasha | Strana Sasha | Yulia Trofimova | Russia | |
| Kind Hearts | Olivia Rochette, Gerard-Jan Claes | Belgium | ||
| Kalle Kosmonaut | Günther Kurth, Tine Kugler | Germany | ||
| Scheme | Skhema | Farkhat Sharipov | Kazakhstan | |
| Stay Awake | Jamie Sisley | United States | ||
| Short Films | ||||
| At Sixteen | Aos dezasseis | Carlos Lobo | Portugal | |
| Born in Damascus | Laura Wadha | United Kingdom | ||
| Fever | La fièvre | Matias Carlier | Switzerland | |
| Funkele | Nicole Jachmann | Netherlands | ||
| Lay Me by the Shore | David Findlay | Canada | ||
| Memoir of a Veering Storm | Sofia Georgovassili | Greece | ||
| Canada | ||||
| Nothing to See Here | Nada para ver aqui | Nicolas Bouchez | Portugal, Belgium | |
| Tinashé | Tig Terera | Australia | ||
| West by God | Scott Lazer | United States | ||
This section in 72nd edition is dedicated to French film and stage actor Isabelle Huppert, who will also be awarded an Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.[29] [30]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Lacemaker | La Dentellière | France, FRG, Switzerland | |
| 1980 | Every Man for Himself | Sauve qui peut (la vie) | France, FRG, Switzerland, Austria | |
| 1995 | La Cérémonie | France, Germany | ||
| 2001 | The Piano Teacher | La Pianiste | France, Germany, Austria | |
| 2002 | 8 Women | 8 Femmes | France, Italy | |
| 2016 | Things to Come | L’Avenir | France, Italy | |
| 2016 | Elle | France, Germany, Belgium | ||
This section opened on 11 February 2022, with screening in 4K of the 1936 film My Man Godfrey by Gregory La Cava.[31]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | United States | ||
| 1941 | Design for Scandal | |||
| 1938 | Every Day’s a Holiday | |||
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | |||
| 1935 | Goin' to Town | |||
| 1936 | Go West, Young Man | |||
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table | |||
| 1940 | Hired Wife | |||
| 1940 | His Girl Friday | |||
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | |||
| 1936 | Klondike Annie | |||
| 1934 | Lady by Choice | |||
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | |||
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee | |||
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | |||
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen | |||
| 1932 | Night After Night | |||
| 1932 | No Man of Her Own | |||
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred | |||
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong | |||
| 1942 | Take a Letter, Darling | |||
| 1941 | This Thing Called Love | |||
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be | |||
| 1937 | True Confession | |||
| 1934 | Twentieth Century | |||
| 1943 | What a Woman! | |||
| 1939 | The Women | |||
The restored silent 1929 classic film Brüder (Brothers) by Werner Hochbaum, screened on 13 February 2022.[32]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Brothers | Brüder | Germany | |
| 1962 | Mamma Roma | Italy | ||
| 1964 | Pale Flower | Kawaita hana | Japan | |
| 1969/1990 | Larks on a String | Skřivánci na niti | Czechoslovakia | |
| 1975 | Tommy | United Kingdom | ||
| 2000 | Suzhou River | 苏州河 | China, Germany | |
| 2004 | Our Music | Notre musique | Switzerland, France | |