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60th Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlinale Palast
Opening filmApart Together
Closing filmAbout Her Brother
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (Bal)
Hosted byAnke Engelke
No. of films310 films
Festival date11–21 February 2010
WebsiteWebsite

The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11–21 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] 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 complete restored version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis was also shown at the festival.[6]

Jury

Werner Herzog, Jury President

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

In competition

Countries in competition (incl. co-production countries)

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

Title Director Country
Apart Together Wang Quan'an  China
Bal Semih Kaplanoğlu  Turkey
Caterpillar Kōji Wakamatsu  Japan
Der Räuber Benjamin Heisenberg  Germany
En Familie Pernille Fischer Christensen  Denmark
En ganske snill mann Hans Petter Moland  Norway
Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier Florin Șerban  Romania
Greenberg Noah Baumbach  United States
Howl Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman  United States
Kak ya provyol etim letom Alexei Popogrebski  Russia
Jud Süss - Film ohne Gewissen Oskar Roehler  Austria and  Germany
Mammuth Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern  France
Na putu Jasmila Žbanić  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Austria,  Germany and  Croatia
Rompecabezas Natalia Smirnoff  Argentina and  France
San qiang pai an jing qi Zhang Yimou  China
Shahada Burhan Qurbani  Germany
Shekarchi Rafi Pitts  Iran and  Germany
Submarino Thomas Vinterberg  Denmark
The Ghost Writer Roman Polanski  France,  Germany and  United Kingdom
The Killer Inside Me Michael Winterbottom  United States

Out of competition

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

Title Director Country
About Her Brother Yoji Yamada  Japan
Exit Through the Gift Shop Banksy  United Kingdom
My Name Is Khan Karan Johar  India
Please Give Nicole Holofcener  United States
Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man Constantin Popescu  Romania
The Kids are All Right Lisa Cholodenko  United States
Shutter Island Martin Scorsese  United States

Key

† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.

Awards

Semih Kaplanoğlu, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

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

Golden Bear for Best Film - Bal by Semih Kaplanoğlu

Silver Bears:

Honorary Golden Bear

Crystal Bear in the Generation Kplus (Feature Length Film)

Crystal Bear in the Generation14plus (Feature Length Film)

The Berlinale Camera

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

References

  1. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Werner Herzog to head Berlin film festival jury". thelocal.de. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "With Chinese Opener, Berlin Comes "Together" for 60th Fest". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Berlin Fest Reveals Full Competition Slate for 60th Anniversary". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Polanski's Ghost, Scorsese's Island to Debut at Berlin Festival". Bloomberg.com. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  7. ^ "JURIES 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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