| 55th Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Opening: | Man to Man |
| Closing: | Kinsey |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded: | 1951 |
| Awards: | Golden Bear |
| Host: | Anke Engelke |
| Number: | 312 films |
| Date: | 10–20 February 2005 |
| Website: | Website |
| Chronology: | Berlin International Film Festival |
| Preceded By: | 54th |
| Followed By: | 56th |
The 55th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10–20, 2005.[1] Man to Man by Régis Wargnier served as opening night film.[2] The festival closed with Kinsey by Bill Condon.[3]
The Golden Bear was awarded to U-Carmen eKhayelitsha directed by Mark Dornford-May.
The retrospective was dedicated to the scene formers. It was titled Production Design + Film. Locations, Settings, Spaces and was divided into five sections and a total of 45 films were shown at the festival.[4]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accused | Anklaget | Jacob Thuesen | Denmark | |
| Asylum | David Mackenzie | United Kingdom, Ireland | ||
| The Beat That My Heart Skipped | De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté | Jacques Audiard | France | |
| Changing Times | Les Temps qui changent | André Téchiné | ||
| Fateless | Sorstalanság | Lajos Koltai | Hungary, Germany, United Kingdom | |
| Ghosts | Gespenster | Christian Petzold | Germany | |
| In Good Company | In Good Company | Paul Weitz | United States | |
| The Hidden Blade | 隠し剣 鬼の爪 | Yōji Yamada | Japan | |
| The Last Mitterrand | Le promeneur du champ de Mars | Robert Guédiguian | France | |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Wes Anderson | United States | ||
| Man to Man (opening film) | Régis Wargnier | France, South Africa, United Kingdom | ||
| One Day in Europe | Hannes Stöhr | Germany, Spain | ||
| Paradise Now | الجنّة الآن | Hany Abu-Assad | Palestine, France, Germany, Netherlands, Israel | |
| Peacock | 孔雀 | Gu Changwei | China | |
| Smalltown, Italy | Stefano Mordini | Italy | ||
| Sometimes in April | Raoul Peck | France, United States, Rwanda | ||
| Sophie Scholl – The Final Days | Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage | Marc Rothemund | Germany, Spain | |
| The Sun | Сóлнце | Alexander Sokurov | Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland | |
| Thumbsucker | Mike Mills | United States | ||
| U-Carmen eKhayelitsha | Mark Dornford-May | South Africa | ||
| The Wayward Cloud | 天邊一朵雲 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan | |
| Words in Blue | Les Mots bleus | Alain Corneau | France | |
The following short films were selected:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kishot be'Yerushalaim | Dani Rosenberg | Israel | ||
| Killing the Afternoon | Margaret Corkery | Ireland, United Kingdom | ||
| The Intervention | Jay Duplass | United States | ||
| Milk | Peter Mackie Burns | United Kingdom | ||
| Jam Session | Izabela Plucinska | Germany | ||
| The Information | Spravka | Kira Muratova | Russia | |
| Child in Time | Maja Weiss | Slovenia | ||
| Gigolo | Bastian Schweitzer | Germany, Switzerland | ||
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[8] [9]
U-Carmen eKhayelitsha by Mark Dornford-May
Marc Rothemund for Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
Lou Taylor Pucci for Thumbsucker
Julia Jentsch for Sophie Scholl – The Final Days