68th Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Isle of Dogs |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Touch Me Not |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Touch Me Not) |
| Festival date | 15–25 February 2018 |
| Website | berlinale |
The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018.[1] German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President.[2]
American film director Wes Anderson's animated film Isle of Dogs opened the festival, becoming first animated film to open the fest.[3] The Romanian film Touch Me Not directed by Adina Pintilie won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing night film.[4]
Jury
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Main Competition
The following people were named for the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[5]
International jury
- Tom Tykwer, film director, screenwriter, producer and composer (Germany) - Jury President[6]
- Cécile de France, actress (Belgium)
- Chema Prado, journalist and film critic (Spain)
- Adele Romanski, film producer (United States)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician and composer (Japan)
- Stephanie Zacharek, journalist and film critic (United States)
Best First Feature Award Jury
The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award:[7]
- Jonas Carpignano, director and screenwriter (Italy)
- Peter Călin Netzer, director, screenwriter and producer (Romania)
- Noa Regev, director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and the Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel)
Documentary Award Jury
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Documentary film award:[7]
- Cíntia Gil, curator of international festivals and events (Portugal)
- Ulrike Ottinger, filmmaker and photographer (Germany)
- Eric Schlosser, journalist and writer (United States)
International Short Film Jury
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:[7]
- Diogo Costa Amarante, director and director of photography (Portugal)
- Jyoti Mistry, director and teacher at the Wits School of Arts in Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Mark Toscano, curator of international festivals and events (United States)
In competition
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8][9][10][11][12]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Days in Quiberon | 3 Tage in Quiberon | Emily Atef | Germany, Austria, France |
| Damsel | David Zellner, Nathan Zellner | United States | |
| Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Gus Van Sant | United States | |
| Daughter of Mine | Figlia mia | Laura Bispuri | Italy, Germany, Switzerland |
| Dovlatov | Довлатов | Aleksei Alekseivich German | Russia, Poland, Serbia |
| Eva | Benoît Jacquot | France | |
| The Heiresses | Las herederas | Marcelo Martinessi | Paraguay, Germany, Uruguay, Norway, Brazil, France |
| In the Aisles | In den Gängen | Thomas Stuber | Germany |
| Isle of Dogs | Wes Anderson | United States | |
| My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot | Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot | Philip Gröning | Germany, France |
| Mug | Twarz | Małgorzata Szumowska | Poland |
| Museum | Museo | Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico |
| Pig | Khook (خوک) | Mani Haghighi | Iran |
| The Prayer | La prière | Cédric Kahn | France |
| The Real Estate | Toppen av ingenting | Måns Månsson | Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Season of the Devil | Ang panahon ng halimaw | Lav Diaz | Philippines |
| Touch Me Not | Nu mă atinge-mă | Adina Pintilie | Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France |
| Transit | Christian Petzold | Germany, France | |
| U – 22 July | Utøya 22. juli | Erik Poppe | Norway |
Out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[12]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Days in Entebbe | José Padilha | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Ága | Milko Lazarov | Bulgaria, Germany, France | |
| Black 47 | Lance Daly | Ireland, Luxembourg | |
| Eldorado | Markus Imhoof | Switzerland, Germany | |
| Unsane | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
Panorama
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[13][14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Animale | Katharina Mückstein | Austria | |
| Boys Cry | La terra dell'abbastanza | Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo | Italy |
| Foreboding | Yochō: Sanpo suru shinryakusha (予兆 散歩する侵略者) | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Garbage | Qaushiq Mukherjee | India | |
| Genesis | Genezis | Árpád Bogdán | Hungary |
| Girls Always Happy | Rou qing shi | Yang Mingming | China |
| Hard Paint | Tinta bruta | Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher | Brazil |
| Horizon | Horizonti | Tinatin Kajrishvili | Georgia, Sweden |
| Human, Space, Time and Human | Inkan, gongkan, sikan grigo inkan (인간, 공간, 시간 그리고 인간) | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| Invasion | Hojoom (هجوم) | Shahram Mokri | Iran |
| Jibril | Henrika Kull | Germany | |
| Land | Babak Jalali | Italy, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Qatar | |
| Lemonade | Luna de miere | Ioana Uricaru | Romania |
| Malambo, the Good Man | Malambo, el hombre bueno | Santiago Loza | Argentina |
| Marilyn | Martín Rodríguez Redondo | Argentina, Chile | |
| The Omission | La omisión | Sebastián Schjaer | Argentina, Netherlands, Switzerland |
| A Paris Education | Mes provinciales | Jean Paul Civeyrac | France |
| Profile | Timur Bekmambetov | United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Russia | |
| River's Edge | Isao Yukisada | Japan | |
| Shock Waves – Diary of My Mind | Ondes de choc – Journal de ma tête | Ursula Meier | Switzerland |
| Shock Waves – First Name: Mathieu | Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu | Lionel Baier | Switzerland |
| Styx | Wolfgang Fischer | Germany, Austria | |
| Sunday's Illness | La enfermedad del domingo | Ramón Salazar | Spain |
| Thirty Souls | Trinta Lumes | Diana Toucedo | Spain |
| When the Trees Fall | Koly padayut dereva | Marysia Nikitiuk | Ukraine, Poland, Republic of Macedonia |
| Xiao Mei | Maren Hwang | Taiwan | |
| Yardie | Idris Elba | United Kingdom | |
Panorama Dokumente
The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:[13][14]
Awards
The following prizes were awarded:[5][15]
- Golden Bear – Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize – Mug by Małgorzata Szumowska
- Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear) – The Heiresses by Marcelo Martinessi
- Silver Bear for Best Director – Wes Anderson for Isle of Dogs
- Silver Bear for Best Actress – Ana Brun for The Heiresses
- Silver Bear for Best Actor – Anthony Bajon for The Prayer
- Silver Bear for Best Script – Alonso Ruizpalacios and Manuel Alcalá for Museum
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Elena Okopnaya for costume and production design in Dovlatov
- Golden Bear for Best Short Film – The Men Behind the Wall by Ines Moldavsky
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – In the Aisles by Thomas Stuber[16]
- GWFF Best First Feature Award (50.000 €) – Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie
- Crystal Bear for Best Short Film, Generation KPlus Section – A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl by Tilda Cobham-Hervey.[17]
References
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- ^ a b "Competition and Berlinale Special Are Complete". 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Panorama 2018: Disobedience – "Body Politics", Resistance to Machismo, and a Strong Showing from Latin America". Berlinale. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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