73rd Berlin International Film Festival explained

73rd Berlin International Film Festival
Opening:She Came to Me by Rebecca Miller
Closing:On the Adamant by Nicolas Philibert
Location:Berlin, Germany
Founded:1951
Artistic Director:Carlo Chatrian
Number:287
Date:Opening:
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Main:Berlin International Film Festival
Previous:72nd
Next:74th

The 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (pronounced as /de/), took place from 16 to 26 February 2023. It was the first completely in-person Berlinale since the 70th in 2020. The festival added a new competition section for television series.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The festival opened with American filmmaker and novelist Rebecca Miller's drama film She Came to Me.[5] A live video stream with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was part of the opening ceremony.[6] [7] On 21 February 2023, American filmmaker Steven Spielberg was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement by Irish singer-songwriter Bono.[8] Spielberg's films were screened in the Homage section for the occasion.[9] [10]

On the Adamant, directed by French filmmaker Nicolas Philibert, won the Golden Bear. The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Afire by German filmmaker Christian Petzold. The Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance was awarded to Sofía Otero for 20,000 Species of Bees; Otero, at age nine, became the youngest winner of the award in the Berlinale history.[11] [12]

Festival closed on 26 February with total sales of tickets touching 320,000, and around 20,000 accredited professionals from 132 countries including 2,800 media representatives attending the festival.[13]

Background

The film registration for the festival began in September 2022 with the closing date for submission fixed on 23 November 2022.[14] On 13 October 2022, with the slogan of "Let's Get Together", signifying in-person interactions in all the programmes of the festival after two years of the programmes held online due to COVID-19. It was also announced that Berlinale Series Award would be inaugurated in 2023.[15] [16]

The festival poster was designed by Claudia Schramke, who had also created the previous year's Berlinale poster. The executive director of the Berlinale,, described the poster as the key visual for the 2023 Berlinale, saying that it directed the attention toward the audience—the indispensable core of the festival. Rissenbeek said, "We're very pleased that with this year's poster, we can honour those whose curiosity, enthusiasm, and applause make the Berlinale a vibrant, inspiring, and joyful event."[17]

Opening and closing ceremonies

The opening ceremony of the festival was held on 16 February with jury members and international and German stars walking the red carpet. The jury president Kristen Stewart, in her opening speech, pointed out about "oppressions against our physical selves". She said that, albeit she was a woman, she represented "the least marginal version of a woman". On that topic, Golshifteh Farahani, Iranian-French actress and one of the jury members, noted that "some women are not as fortunate."

Russia's war on Ukraine and Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran were topical discussions at the ceremony. After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared via satellite and introduced by American actor and filmmaker Sean Penn, Zelenskyy remarked, "A logical question comes up: On which side should culture and art be?" and added, "Can art be outside of politics? Should cinema be outside of politics? It's an eternal question but today it is extremely [pertinent]." Afterward, the opening film of the festival, Rebecca Miller's drama film She Came to Me, was screened.[18]

The closing ceremony or award night was held on 25 February, hosted by the German radio and television presenter Hadnet Tesfai. French documentary film On the Adamant, about a Paris daycare centre for people with mental disorders, by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Stewart called the film "masterfully crafted" and a "cinematic proof of the vital necessity of human expression." Philibert asked in his acceptance speech if the jury members were "crazy" and yet nevertheless thanked them, saying "that documentary can be considered to be cinema in its own right touches me deeply."

The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize was won by Afire by Christian Petzold. Sofía Otero, a nine-year-old girl was the winner of Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for the role of eight-year-old Lucía in 20,000 Species of Bees. She became the youngest winner of the gender-neutral award in the Berlinale history. Stewart commented that Otero had defied "a system designed to diminish the intelligence of the performer", particularly that of child performers. After the ceremony, Otero said to the press that she wanted to dedicate her life to acting. The ceremony closed with a screening of the Golden-Bear winning film On the Adamant.[19] [20]

Juries

Main Competition

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Main Competition section:[21] [22] [23] [24]

Encounters

International Short Film

Generation Kplus International

Generation 14plus International

GWFF Best First Feature Award

Documentary Award

Berlinale Series Award

Perspektive Deutsches Kino

Heiner Carow Prize

Official sections

Main Competition

The following 19 films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[27] [28] [29]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
20,000 Species of Bees20.000 especies de abejas Estibaliz Urresola SolagurenSpain
Afire Roter HimmelGermany
Art College 1994 China
Bad Living Mal ViverPortugal, France
BlackBerryMatt JohnsonCanada
Disco BoyGiacomo Abbruzzese Italy
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert Ingeborg Bachmann – Reise in die Wüste Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg
Limbo Australia
Manodrome United Kingdom, United States
Music Germany, France, Serbia
On the Adamant Sur l'AdamantNicolas Philibert France, Japan
Past Lives United States
The Plough Le grand chariotFrance, Switzerland
The Shadowless Tower 白塔之光Zhang LüChina
Someday We'll Tell Each Other EverythingIrgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen Germany
The Survival of Kindness Australia
Suzumeすずめの戸締まりJapan
Till the End of the Night Bis ans Ende der NachtChristoph HochhäuslerGermany
Tótem Lila Avilés Mexico, Denmark, France

Berlinale Special Events

The following titles received were selected for the sections below:[30] [31] [32] [33] [34]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Berlinale Special Gala
Golda United States, United Kingdom
Kiss the FutureNenad Cicin-Sain Slovenia
Last Night of AmoreL'ultima notte di AmoreAndrea Di StefanoItaly
Seneca – On the Creation of EarthquakesRobert SchwentkeGermany, Morocco
She Came to Me (opening film)Rebecca MillerUS
Sun and ConcreteSonne und BetonDavid WnendtGermany
Superpower United States
TárTodd FieldUnited States, Germany
BoomBoom!: The World vs. Boris BeckerAlex GibneyUnited States, United Kingdom
Berlinale Special
100 Years of Disney Animation – a Shorts CelebrationWalt Disney, Dave Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, Lauren Jackson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Hannah, Jon Kahrs, Brian Menz, Jacob Frey, Hillary BradfieldUnited States
Infinity PoolBrandon CronenbergCanada
The InnocentsLes InnocentesAnne FontaineFrance, Poland
Kill Boksoon길복순Byun Sung-hyunSouth Korea
Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue Peter Geyer, Loriot Germany
Love to Love You, Donna Summer Roger Ross Williams, Brooklyn SudanoUnited States
Mad Fate命案Soi CheangHong Kong, China
  1. Manhole
#マンホールKazuyoshi KumakiriJapan
Laggiù qualcuno mi amaMario MartoneItaly
Measures of MenDer vermessene MenschLars KraumeGermany
Talk to MeDanny Philippou, Michael PhilippouAustralia

Encounters

The following 16 films are selected for the Encounters section:[35]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Absence 雪云 Wu Lang China
The AdultsDustin Guy DefaUnited States
The Cage is Looking for a Bird Kletka ishet ptitsuMalika Musaeva France, Russian Federation
Eastern Front Shidniy front Vitaly Mansky, Yevhen Titarenko Latvia, Czechia, Ukraine, United States
The Echo El ecoTatiana HuezoMexico, Germany
HereBas DevosBelgium
Family TimeMummola Tia Kouvo Finland, Sweden
In the Blind Spot Im toten WinkelAyşe PolatGermany
In Water 물 안에서 South Korea
The Klezmer ProjectAdentro mío estoy bailandoLeandro Koch, Paloma SchahmannArgentina, Austria
Living Bad Viver Mal Portugal, France
My Worst Enemy Mon pire ennemi Mehran Tamadon France, Switzerland
Orlando, My Political Biography Orlando, ma biographie politique France
Samsara Lois Patiño Spain
The Walls of Bergamo Le mura di BergamoStefano Savona Italy
White Plastic Sky Müanyag égboltTibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó Hungary, Slovakia

Berlinale Series Competition

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
AgentNikolaj Lie KaasDenmark
The ArchitectArkitektenKerren Lumer-KlabbersNorway
Bad BehaviourCorrie ChenAustralia
The Good MothersLe buone madriElisa Amoruso, Julian JarroldItaly
RoarDahaadReema Kagti, Ruchika OberoiIndia
Spy/MasterChristopher SmithGermany, Romania
Why Try to Change Me Now平原上的摩西Zhang DaleiChina
Out of Competition
The SwarmDer SchwarmBarbara Eder, Philipp Stölzl, Luke WatsonGermany, France, Italy, Japan, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland

Berlinale Short Films Competition

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
8 Anaïs-Tohé Commaret France
A Kind of Testament Stephen Vuillemin
Back Yazan Rabee Netherlands
A Woman in Makueni Mwanamke Makueni Daria Belova, Valeri Aluskina Germany
All Tomorrow's Parties 我的朋友 Zhang Dalei China
The Beads As Miçangas Rafaela Camelo, Emanuel Lavor Brazil
Bear Ours Morgane Frund Switzerland
Daughter and Son 亲密 Cheng Yu China
Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays La herida luminosa Christian Avilés Spain
Dipped in Black Marungka tjalatjunu Australia
Eeva Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak Estonia, Croatia
From Fish to Moon Kevin Contento United States
Happy Doom Billy RoiszAustria
It's a Date Ukraine
Jill, Uncredited Anthony Ing United Kingdom
Les chenillesMichelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany France
Sleepless Nights Nuits blanches Donatienne Berthereau France
Terra Mater – Mother Land Rwanda, Switzerland
The Veiled City Natalie Cubides-Brady United Kingdom
The Waiting Das Warten Volker SchlechtGermany

Panorama

The following films are selected for the Panorama section:[36] [37] [38] [39]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
After Anthony Lapia France
All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White Babatunde Apalowo Nigeria
Ambush Ghaath Chhatrapal Ninawe India
The Burdened Al Murhaqoon Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
The Beast in the Jungle France, Belgium, Austria
The Castle El castillo Martín Benchimol Argentina
Drifter Hannes Hirsch Germany
Do You Love Me? Ty mene lubysh? Tonia Noyabrova Ukraine, Sweden
Femme Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping United Kingdom
Green Night 绿夜 Han Shuai Hong Kong, China
Hello Dankness Soda Jerk Australia
Heroic Heroico David Zonana Mexico, Sweden
Inside Vasilis Katsoupis Greece, Germany, Belgium
Matria Álvaro Gago Spain
Midwives Sages-femmes Léa Fehner France
Opponent Motståndaren Sweden
Passages France
Perpetrator United States, France
Property Propriedade Daniel Bandeira Brazil
The Quiet Migration Stille Liv Malene Choi Denmark
Reality United States
Silver Haze Netherlands, United Kingdom
Sira Apolline Traoré Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Senegal
The Siren (opening film)La Sirène France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium
Sisi & I Sisi & Ich Germany, Switzerland, Austria
The Teachers' Lounge Das Lehrerzimmer İlker Çatak Germany
Documentary Competition
And, Towards Happy Alleys Sreemoyee Singh India
The Cemetery of Cinema Au cimetière de la pellicule Thierno Souleymane Diallo France, Senegal, Guinea, Saudi Arabia
The Eternal Memory Maite Alberdi Chile
Iron Butterflies Roman Liubyi Ukraine, Germany
Karen O'Connor, Miri Navasky, Maeve O'Boyle United States
Kokomo City D. Smith United States
Stams Bernhard Braunstein Austria
Transfariana Joris Lachaise France, Colombia
Under the Sky of Damascus Heba Khaled, Talal Derki, Ali Wajeeh Denmark, Germany, United States, Syria

Perspektive Deutsches Kino

The following films are selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[40] [41]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
A Hologram for the King United States, Germany
AraratEngin Kundag Germany
Ash WednesdayBárbara Santos, João Pedro Prado
Bones and NamesKnochen und NamenFabian Stumm
Dora or the Sexual Neuroses of Our ParentsDora oder die sexuellen Neurosen unserer ElternStina Werenfels
ElahaMilena Aboyan
Jacob the LiarJakob der LügnerFrank Beyer
Kash KashLea Najjar
The Kidnapping of the Bride El secuestro de la novia Sophia Mocorrea
Lonely Oaks Vergiss Meyn Nicht Fabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl, Jens Mühlhoff
Long Long Kiss Langer Langer Kuss Lukas Röder
Nuclear Nomads Nomades du nucléaire Kilian Armando Friedrich, Tizian Stromp Zargari
On Mothers and Daughters Geranien Tanja Egen
Requiem
Seven Winters in Tehran Sieben Winter in Teheran Steffi Niederzoll Germany
Tehran Taboo Teheran Tabu Germany, Austria

Forum

The following films are selected for the Forum section:[42] [43] [44]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Allensworth US
Anqa Helin Çelik Austria, Spain
About Thirty Arturo a los treinta Martin ShanlyArgentina
Being in a Place – A Portrait of Margaret Tait Luke FowlerUnited Kingdom
The Bride Myriam U. Birara Rwanda
Cidade Rabat Susana NobrePortugal, France
Concrete Valley Canada
Dearest Fiona Netherlands
De Facto Selma Doborac Austria, Germany
The Intrusion O estranho Flora Dias, Juruna Mallon Brazil, France
The Temple Woods Gang Le Gang des Bois du Temple Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche France
Leaving and Staying Gehen und Bleiben Volker KoeppGermany
Horse Opera United States
Between Revolutions Între revoluții Vlad PetriRomania, Croatia, Qatar, Iran
There Is a Stone Ishi ga aru Tatsunari OtaJapan
Where God Is Not Jaii keh khoda nist Mehran Tamadon France, Switzerland
The Trial El juicio Ulises de la Orden Argentina, Italy, France, Norway
Calls from Moscow Llamadas desde Moscú Luís Alejandro Yero Cuba, Germany, Norway
Mammalia Sebastian Mihăilescu Romania, Poland, Germany
Our Body Notre corps Claire Simon France
A Golden Life Or de vie Boubacar Sangaré Burkina Faso, Benin, France
Notes from Eremocene Poznámky z Eremocénu Viera Čákanyová Slovakia, Czechia
The Face of the Jellyfish El rostro de la medusa Melisa Liebenthal Argentina
Remembering Every Night Subete no Yoru wo Omoidasu Yui Kiyohara Japan
This Is the End Vincent Dieutre France
Forms of Forgetting Unutma Biçimleri Burak Çevik Turkey
Regardless of Us 우리와 상관없이 Yoo Heong-jun South Korea
In Ukraine W Ukrainie Tomasz Wolski, Piotr Pawlus Poland
Forum Special
The Devil Queen A Rainha Diaba Antonio Carlos da Fontoura Brazil
I Heard It Through the Grapevine United States
Forum Special Fiktionsbescheinigung
Aufenthaltserlaubnis Germany
An Autumn in the Little Country of Bärwalde Ein Herbst im Ländchen Bärwalde
Battle of the Sacred Tree Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum Wanjiru KinyanjuiGermany, Kenya
Black Head Kara Kafa Korhan YurtseverTurkey
A Lover & Killer of Colour Wanjiru KinyanjuiGermany
I, Your Mother Man Sa Yay Safi FayeGermany, Senegal
My Father the Guestworker Mein Vater, der Gastarbeiter Yüksel YavuzGermany
Other than That, I'm Fine Onun Haricinde, İyiyim Eren Aksu Germany, Turkey
All in Order Ordnung Federal Republic of Germany
Oyoyo Chetna Vora German Democratic Republic
Forum Expanded
The Tree A árvore Ana Vaz Spain, Brazil
AI: African Intelligence Manthia Diawara Portugal, Senegal, Belgium
Black Strangers Dan GuthrieUnited Kingdom
Conspiracy Simone Leigh, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich United States
Desert Dreaming Abdul Halik AzeezSri Lanka
The early rain which washes away the chaff before spring rains Der frühe Regen wäscht die Spreu weg vor dem Frühlingsregen Heiko-Thandeka Ncube Germany
Exhibition Mary Helena Clark United States
Home Invasion Graeme Arnfield United Kingdom
If You Don't Watch the Way You Move United States
Mangosteen Tulapop Saenjaroen Thailand
The Man Who Envied Women United States
In-between World Zwischenwelt Cana Bilir-Meier Germany
Forum Expanded Exhibition
Achala Tenzin PhuntsogUnited States
Borrowing a Family Album Tamer El Said Egypt
Comrade leader, comrade leader, how nice to see you United States
Dancing Boy Tenzin Phuntsog
Dreams Tenzin Phuntsog
Father MotherPala Amala Tenzin Phuntsog

Generation

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Generation Kplus
Aaaah Osman Cerfon France
Cinderella United States
Dede Is Dead Deniska umřela Philippe Kastner Czech Republic
Deep Sea 深海 Tian Xiaopeng People's Republic of China
A Greyhound of a Girl Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom, Latvia, Estonia, Germany
Just Super Helt super Rasmus A. Sivertsen Norway
Pond Tümpel Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust Switzerland
Somni Sonja Rohleder Germany
Spin & Ella An Vrombaut Belgium
To Be Sisters Entre deux sœurs Darvazeye royaha France
George-Peterland Gösta Petter-land Christer Wahlberg Sweden
Closing Dynasty United States
Dancing Queen Aurora Gossé Norway
Dusk Timis Awa Moctar Gueye Senegal
I Woke Up With a Dream Desperté con un sueño Pablo Solarz Argentina
Gaby's Hills Gaby les collines Canada
Kiddo Zara Dwinger Netherlands
Magma Luca Meisters
Nanitic Canada
Sea Sparkle Zeevonk Domien HuygheBelgium, Netherlands
She – Hero Mimi Slovakia
The Shift Sværddrage Møller Hansen Denmark
Sweet As Jub Clerc Australia
Xiaohui and His Cows 小晖和他的牛 Xinying Lao People's Republic of China
Of Dreams in the Dream of Another Mirror De songes au songe d'un autre miroir Yunyi Zhu France
Waking Up in Silence Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi Germany
Generation 14plus - Documentary Competition
And the King Said, What a Fantastic MachineAxel Danielson, Maximilien Van AertryckUnited States
CrushedElla RoccaSwitzerland
Dreams' GateDarvazeye royahaNegin AhmadiIran, Norway, France
HummingbirdsSilvia Del Carmen CastañosUnited States
When a Rocket Sits on the Launch Pad火箭发射时Bohao LiuPeople's Republic of China, United States
RamonaVictoria Linares VillegasDominican Republic
To Write From MemoryEmory Chao JohnsonUnited States
We Will Not Fade AwayAlisa KovalenkoUkraine, France, Poland
Generation 14plus - Feature or Short Competition
AdolfoSofía AuzaUnited States, Mexico
Autobio-PamphletAatmapamphletAshish Avinash BendeIndia
AlmamulaJuan Sebastian ToralesArgentina, France, Italy
Before MadridAntes de MadridIlén Juambeltz, Nicolás BotanaUruguay
DelegationHa'MishlahatAsaf SabanIsrael, Poland, Germany
HitoStephen LopezPhilippine
IncrociFrancesca de FuscoUnited States, Germany
InfantryInfantariaLaís Santos AraújoBrazil
The Lost BoysLe ParadisZeno GratonBelgium, France
Madden[Malin Ingrid Johansson |Sweden |- | colspan="2" |''Ma mère et moi'' |Emma Branderhorst |Netherlands |- | colspan="2" |''Mirror Mirror'' |Sandulela Asanda |South Africa |- |''Catching Birds'' |''Mise à nu'' |with Anna Stanic, Fethi Aidouni, Marin Judas |Germany, Austria, France |- |-style="background:#EEDD82;" |'''''And Me, I'm Dancing Too''''' |'''''Man khod, man ham miraghsam''''' |'''Mohammad Valizadegan''' |'''Germany, Czechia, Iran''' |- |''[[Tomorrow Is a Long Time (film)|Tomorrow Is a Long Time]]|明天比昨天长久|Jow Zhi Wei|Singapore, Taiwan, France, Portugal|-| colspan="2" |Mutt|Vuk Lungulov-Klotz|United States|-|From the Corner of My Eyes|Szemem sarka|Domonkos Erhardt|Hungary|-| colspan="2" |Sica|Carla Subirana|Spain|-| colspan="2" |Simo|Aziz Zoromba|Canada|-||Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war|Sonja Heiss|Germany|-|Now.Here|一时一刻|Hao Zhao|China|}

Homage films

This section of the 73rd Berlinale was dedicated to American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer Steven Spielberg, who was awarded an Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.[45]

YearOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country
2015Bridge of Spies United States, Germany, United Kingdom
1971Duel United States
1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2022The Fabelmans
1975Jaws
2005Munich United States, Canada, France
1981Raiders of the Lost Ark United States
1993Schindler's List

The Retrospective

This section presented the following films:[46] [47]

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
1983To Our LovesÀ nos amours France
1956Unvanquishedঅপরাজিত India
1988Sound and FuryDe bruit et de fureur France
1973The Spirit of the BeehiveEl espíritu de la colmena Spain
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off United States
1969The Beautiful GirlGražuolė Arūnas Žebriūnas USSR, Lithuania
1993Groundhog Day United States
1974The Enigma of Kaspar HauserJeder für sich und Gott gegen alle Germany
1996Bag of Rice Kiseye Berendj Mohammad-Ali Talebi Iran, Japan
1971The Last Picture Show United States
1953Little Fugitive United States
1975Manila in the Claws of LightMaynila, sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag Philippines
1994Muriel's Wedding Australia
1964Before the RevolutionPrima della rivoluzione Italy
1955Rebel Without a Cause United States

The Classics

A 4K restoration of David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch opened the classics section.[48]

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
1967Colspan=2Guess Who's Coming to Dinner United States
1988Colspan=2Mapantsula South Africa, Australia, United Kingdom
1991Colspan=2Naked Lunch Canada, United Kingdom, Japan
1941Romeo and Juliet in the VillageRomeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe Valerien Schmidely, Hans Trommer Switzerland
1981Sweet DreamsSogni d'oro Italy
1990TwilightSzürkület Hungary
1923Colspan=2A Woman of Paris United States
1956Night River夜の河 Japan

Official Awards

Main Competition

  • Steven Spielberg

Berlinale Camera

Encounters

Berlinale Series Award

Short Films Competition

Generation

Youth Jury Awards

  • Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Adolfo by Sofía Auza[50]
    • Special Mention: And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck
  • Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: And Me, I'm Dancing Too by Mohammad Valizadegan
    • Special Mention: From the Corner of My Eyes by Domonkos Erhardt

Generation 14plus

  • Grand Prix: Hummingbirds by Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras
    • Special Mention: Mutt by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
  • Special Prize for the Best Short Film: Infantry by Laís Santos Araújo
    • Special Mention: Incroci by Francesca de Fusco

Children's Jury Generation Kplus

  • Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Sweet As by Jub Clerc
    • Special Mention: Zeevonk by Domien Huyghe
  • Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: Closing Dynasty by Lloyd Lee Choi
    • Special Mention: Deniska umřela by Philippe Kastner

The Perspektive Deutsches Kino Award

  • Compass-Perspektive-Award: Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi Niederzoll[51]
  • Honorable Mention: The Kidnapping of the Bride by Sophia Mocorrea
  • Kompagnon Fellowships:
    • Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove by Mareike Wegener
    • My Beloved Man's Female Body by Anna Melikova
  • Heiner Carow Prize: Bones and Names by Fabian Stumm

GWFF Best First Feature Award

  • The Klezmer Project by Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann

Documentary Award

Panorama Audience Award

Panorama Audience Award – Feature film

Panorama Audience Award – Documentary

  • 1st place: Kokomo City by D. Smith
  • 2nd place: The Eternal Memory by Maite Alberdi
  • 3rd place: The Cemetery of Cinema by Thierno Souleymane Diallo

Independent awards

Teddy Award

Amnesty International Film Award

Prizes of the Ecumenical Jury

  • Competition: The Survival of Kindness by Rolf de Heer
  • Encounters: Here by Bas Devos
  • Panorama: The Quiet Migration by Malene Choi
  • Forum: Between Revolutions by Vlad Petri

Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas

AG KINO GILDE – CINEMA VISION 14plus

  • And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

Cicae Art Cinema Prizes

  • Panorama: The Teachers' Lounge by İlker Çatak
  • Forum: The Face of Jellyfish by Melisa Liebenthal

Berliner Morgenpost Reader's Jury Award

Tagesspiegel Reader's Jury Award

Caligari Film Prize

  • De Facto by Selma Doborac

Peace Film Prize

  • Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi Niederzoll

ARTEKino International Award

  • Peeled Skin by Leonie Krippendorff[54]

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: The World in View . Berlinale . 15 December 2022 . 14 January 2023 . 14 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114125052/https://www.berlinale.de/en/2023/news-press-releases/223042.html . live .
  3. Web site: Berlin Film Festival Unveils First Panorama Titles Featuring Sydney Sweeney, Willem Dafoe, Alicia Silverstone . Nancy . Tartaglione . 15 December 2022 . . 14 January 2023 . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215182425/https://deadline.com/2022/12/berlin-film-festival-panorama-lineup-sydney-sweeney-willem-dafoe-alicia-silverstone-ben-whishaw-1235200015/ . live .
  4. Web site: Berlin Secures World Premiere of Helen Mirren's 'Golda,' Unveils Special Galas . Scott Roxborough . Hollywood Reporter . 13 January 2023 . 14 January 2023 . en . 13 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113174946/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/helen-mirren-golda-meir-biopic-2023-berlinale-premiere-1235298766/ . live .
  5. Web site: 'She Came to Me,' Starring Peter Dinklage and Anne Hathaway, to Open Berlin Film Festival . Scott Roxborough . Hollywood Reporter . 11 January 2023 . 14 January 2023 . en . 13 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113233040/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/berlin-film-festival-2023-opening-film-she-came-to-me-peter-dinklage-anne-hathaway-1235296555/ . live .
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