60th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival

60th Berlin International Film Festival

60th Berlin International Film Festival

Film festival

The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as president of the jury.[1][2][3] The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama Apart Together, in competition, while the closing film is Japanese director Yoji Yamada's About Her Brother, which was screened out of competition.[4][5]

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The Golden Bear went to Turkish film Bal directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu. A new record attendance was established with 282,000 sold tickets, according to the organizers. A restored version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis was also shown at the festival.[6]

Juries

Werner Herzog, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

  • Zita Carvalhosa, Brazilian producer
  • Max Dax, German publisher and producer
  • Samm Haillay, British producer

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8]

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Out of Competition

Countries in competition (incl. co-production countries)

The following films made their international debut by screening out of competition at the festival:[8]

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Semih Kaplanoğlu, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Official Awards

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[9]

Honorary Golden Bear

The Berlinale Camera

  • Yoji Yamada
  • Ulrich Gregor and Erika Gregor
  • Fine Art Foundry Noack

Independent Awards]

Crystal Bear

References

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    "Werner Herzog to be President of the Jury of the 60th Berlinale". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
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    "Werner Herzog to head Berlin film festival jury". thelocal.de. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
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    "Werner Herzog is to head the Berlin Film Festival jury". bbc news. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
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    "With Chinese Opener, Berlin Comes "Together" for 60th Fest". 11 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "Berlin Fest Reveals Full Competition Slate for 60th Anniversary". 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    Hickley, Catherine (7 February 2010). "Polanski's Ghost, Scorsese's Island to Debut at Berlin Festival". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2018. A restored version of Fritz Lang's original 1927 "Metropolis," including negatives that were believed lost until they came to light in Buenos Aires in 2008, will be screened at the Brandenburg Gate on Feb. 12.
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    "JURIES 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. [8]
    "PROGRAMME 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. [9]
    "PRIZES & HONOURS 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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