2009_Berlin_International_Film_Festival

59th Berlin International Film Festival

59th Berlin International Film Festival

2009 film festival

The 59th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 February to 15 February 2009.[2] The opening film of the festival was Tom Tykwer’s The International, screened out of competition.[3] Costa-Gavras's Eden Is West served as the closing night film at the festival.[4][5] The festival's jury president was the British actress Tilda Swinton.[6]

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The Golden Bear was awarded to Peruvian film The Milk of Sorrow directed by Claudia Llosa.[7] The retrospective dedicated to the Golden Age of 70mm filmmaking from 1955 to 1970, titled 70mm – Bigger than Life was shown at the festival.[8]

Admission for the festival was reported to be among the highest in years, and it also set a record for ticket sales, with some 270,000 tickets sold by the halfway mark, compared to 240,000 sold for the entire run of the festival the previous year.[9] The final ticket tally was the largest in the festival's 59-year history.[9]

Juries

Tilda Swinton, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[10]

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award Jury

International Short Film Jury

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]

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Out of Competition

The following films were selected for the out of competition screening at the festival:[1]

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Official Awards

Claudia Llosa, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[7][11]

Main Competition

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Award

References

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    "59TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 5 - 15, 2009". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "59th Berlinale kicks off with The International on Barco's digital cinema projectors". barco.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "BERLINALE 2009 COMES TO A SUCCESSFUL CLOSE: A FANTASTIC ATMOSPHERE AND ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "'Milk of Sorrow' wins Golden Bear". variety.com. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    Berlinale 2009: Academy Award–Winner Tilda Swinton will be Jury President
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    "PRIZES & HONOURS 2009". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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    Scott Roxborough (2009-02-11). "Berlinale to break sales record". The Hollywood Reporter.
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    "JURIES 2009". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "2009 Berlin Awards" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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