62nd Berlin International Film Festival explained

62nd Berlin International Film Festival
Opening:Les adieux à la reine
Closing:Caesar Must Die
Location:Berlin, Germany
Founded:1951
Awards:Golden Bear

Caesar Must Die

Host:Anke Engelke
Number:395 films
Date:9–19 February 2012
Chronology:Berlin International Film Festival
Preceded By:61st
Followed By:63rd

The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012. British film director Mike Leigh was the president of the jury.[1] The first five films to be screened in the competition were announced on 19 December 2011.[2] American actress Meryl Streep was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear on 14 February.[3] Benoît Jacquot's film Farewell, My Queen was announced as the opening film.[4]

The Golden Bear went to the Italian film Caesar Must Die, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, which also served as closing night film.[5]

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

Official Sections

In competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
TodayAujourd'hui Alain GomisFrance, Senegal
BarbaraChristian PetzoldGermany
Caesar Must DieCesare deve morirePaolo Taviani, Vittorio TavianiItaly
CaptiveBrillante MendozaPhilippines, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Childish GamesDictadoSpain
Coming HomeÀ moi seuleFrédéric VideauFrance
Farewell, My QueenLes adieux à la reineFrance, Spain
Home for the WeekendWas bleibtHans-Christian SchmidGermany
Jayne Mansfield's CarBilly Bob ThorntonRussia, United States
Just the WindCsak a szélBenedek FliegaufHungary, Germany, France
MercyGnadeMatthias GlasnerGermany, Norway
MeteoraMetéoraSpiros StathoulopoulosGermany, Greece
Postcards from the ZooKebun binatangIndonesia, Germany
A Royal AffairEn kongelig affæreNikolaj ArcelDenmark, Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden
SisterL'enfant d'en hautUrsula MeierSwitzerland, France
TabuMiguel GomesPortugal, Germany, Brazil, France
War WitchRebelleKim NguyenCanada
White Deer Plain白鹿原Wang Quan'anChina

Out of competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Bel AmiUnited Kingdom
Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseUnited States
The Flowers of War金陵十三钗China
Flying Swords of Dragon GateHong Kong, China
Shadow DancerUnited Kingdom, Ireland
Young AdultUnited States

Panorama

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
10+10Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Kuo-fu, Wei Te-sheng, Chung Meng-hung, Chang Tso-chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-cheTaiwan
Calm at SeaLa mer à l'aubeVolker SchlöndorffFrance, Germany
Death for SaleFaouzi BensaïdiFrance
DollhouseKirsten SheridanIreland
EllesMałgorzata SzumowskaFrance, Poland, Germany
From Seoul to VaranasiVaranasiJeon Kyu-hwanSouth Korea
Headshotฝนตกขึ้นฟ้าPen-Ek RatanaruangThailand, France
IndignadosTony GatlifFrance
Iron SkyTimo VuorensolaFinland, Germany, Australia
Keep the Lights OnIra SachsUnited States
KumaUmut DagAustria
Leave It on the FloorSheldon LarryUnited States, Canada
L'âge atomiqueHéléna KlotzFrance
Lost in ParadiseHotboy nổi loạn và câu chuyện về thằng Cười, cô gái điếm và con vịtVũ Ngọc ĐãngViet Nam
LoveDoze NiuTaiwan
Mommy Is ComingCheryl DunyeGermany
My Brother the DevilSally El HosainiUnited Kingdom
My WayMai-weiKang Je-gyuSouth Korea
The ParadeParadaSrđan DragojevićSerbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia
The WallDie WandJulian Roman PölslerAustria, Germany
WilayaPedro Pérez RosadoSpain
The Woman Who Brushed Off Her TearsTeona Strugar MitevskaMacedonia, Germany, Slovenia, Belgium
XinguCao HamburgerBrazil

Official Awards

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the International Jury:[8] The Hollywood Reporter described the outcome as "a major upset". Der Spiegel said it was a "very conservative selection." Der Tagesspiegel criticised the outcome, "The jury shunned almost all the contemporary films that were admired or hotly debated at an otherwise pretty remarkable festival."[9] Paolo Taviani said "We hope that when the film is released to the general public that cinemagoers will say to themselves or even those around them... that even a prisoner with a dreadful sentence, even a life sentence, is and remains a human being". Vittorio Taviani read out the names of the cast.[10]

Crystal Bears

FIPRESCI Prizes

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK director Mike Leigh to head Berlin film jury . 11 December 2011 . Yahoo.
  2. Web site: 62ND BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 09 - 19, 2012 . 19 December 2011. 19 December 2011. berlinale.de.
  3. Web site: Berlin Film Festival to honour Meryl Streep . 4 January 2012. 4 January 2012. BBC.
  4. Web site: Marie Antoinette drama to open Berlin Film Festival . 5 January 2012. 5 January 2012. BBC.
  5. Web site: Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award . 19 February 2012 . 19 February 2012 . BBC News.
  6. Web site: JURIES 2012 . 10 June 2014 . berlinale.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929165725/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/04_jury_2012/04_jury_2012.html. 29 September 2013 . live.
  7. Web site: PROGRAMME 2012. 10 June 2014 . berlinale.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109180446/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/02_programm_2012/02_programm_2012.html. 9 November 2013 . live.
  8. Web site: Prizes of the International Jury 2012 . 19 February 2012 . 19 February 2012 . Berlinale.
  9. Web site: Critics lament conservative winner at edgy Berlin film fest. 19 February 2012. 19 February 2012. Expatica. 28 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128074804/http://www.expatica.com/de/news/local_news/critics-lament-conservative-winner-at-edgy-berlin-film-fest_209371.html. dead.
  10. Web site: Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award. 19 February 2012. 19 February 2012. BBC News.