2022_Berlinale

72nd Berlin International Film Festival

72nd Berlin International Film Festival

German film festival

The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (German pronunciation: [bɛʁliˈnaːlə] ⓘ), 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]

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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]

Jury

Main Competition

M. Night Shyamalan, Jury President (competition)

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[10][11]

Encounters

The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:[12]

FIPRESCI Jury

The following people were on the jury for the FIPRESCI Awards:[13]

  • Lamia Fathy
  • Ron Fogel
  • Berke Göl
  • Bettina Hirsch
  • Pamela Jahn
  • Anders E. Larsson
  • René Marx
  • Anna Maria Pasetti
  • Hamed Soleimanzadeh
  • Andrei Vasilenko
  • Hsin Wang
  • Alexander Zwart

Official sections

Main Competition

The following films are selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[14][15]

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Berlinale Special

The following films were selected to receive special screenings:[16][17]

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Short Films Competition

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Encounters

The following films were selected for the Encounters section:[18]

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Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[19][20]

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Perspektive Deutsches Kino

The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[22]

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Forum

The following films were selected for the Forum section:[23][24]

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Generation

The following films were chosen for the Generation section:[25][26]

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Generation Kplus

Source:[27][28]

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Generation 14plus

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The Homage films

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]

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The Retrospective

This section opened on 11 February 2022, with screening in 4K of the 1936 film My Man Godfrey by Gregory La Cava.[31]

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The Classics

The restored silent 1929 classic film Brüder (Brothers) by Werner Hochbaum, screened on 13 February 2022.[32]

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Official Awards

Carla Simón, winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlinale 2022

Main Competition

Honorary Golden Bear

Encounters

  • Best Film: Mutzenbacher by Ruth Beckermann[34]
  • Best Director: Cyril Schäublin for Unrest
  • Special Jury Award: See You Friday, Robinson by Mitra Farahani

Short Films Competition

Generation

Youth Jury Awards

  • Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Alis by Clare Weiskopf[36]
  • Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: Born in Damascus by Laura Wadha
    • Special Mention: Nothing to See Here by Nicolas Bouchez

Generation 14plus

  • Grand Prix:
    • Kind Hearts by Olivia Rochette
    • Scheme by Farkhat Sharipov
  • Special Prize for the Best Short Film: Goodbye Jérôme! by Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet, Chloé Farr
    • Special Mention: Blue Noise by Simon Maria Kubiena and Tinashé by Tig Terera

Generation Kplus

Children’s Jury awards
  • Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Comedy Queen by Sanna Lenken
  • Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film:
    • Spotless by Emma Branderhorst
    • Luce and the Rock by Britt Raes
International Jury
  • Grand Prix for the Best Film: The Quiet Girl by Colm Bairéad
    • Special Mention: Shabu by Shamira Raphaëla
  • Special Prize for the Best Short Film: Gavazn by Hadi Babaeifar
    • Special Mention: To Vancouver by Artemis Anastasiadou

GWFF Best First Feature Award

  • Sonne by Kurdwin Ayub[37]
Corinne van Egeraat and Petr Lom winner of Berlinale Documentary Award for Myanmar Diaries

Berlinale Documentary Award

Panorama Audience Award Winner

Panorama Documentary Audience Award Winner

  • 1st Place: Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm (Love, Deutschmarks and Death) by Cem Kaya
  • 2nd Place: Nel mio nome (Into My Name) by Nicolò Bassetti
  • 3rd Place: Myanmar Diaries by The Myanmar Film Collective

Teddy Award

  • Best Feature Film: Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter by Gustavo Vinagre[40]
  • Best Documentary Film: Ali's by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolás van Hemelryck
  • Jury Award: Nelly & Nadine by Magnus Gertten
  • Best Short Film: Exalted Mars by Jean-Sébastien Chauvin

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Critics Award

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