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60th Berlin International Film Festival

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60th Berlin International Film Festival
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
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

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]

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

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Werner Herzog, Jury President

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

Main Competition

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Best First Feature Award

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Short Film Competition

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

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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

Title Original Title Director Country
Apart Together 团圆 Wang Quan'an China
Caterpillar キャタピラー Kōji Wakamatsu Japan
A Family En Familie Pernille Fischer Christensen Denmark
The Ghost Writer Roman Polanski United Kingdom, France, Germany
Greenberg Noah Baumbach United States
Honey Bal Semih Kaplanoğlu Turkey, Germany
How I Ended This Summer Как я провёл этим летом Alexei Popogrebski Russia
Howl Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman United States
The Hunter Shekarchi Rafi Pitts Iran, Germany
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier Florin Șerban Romania
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen Oskar Roehler Austria, Germany
The Killer Inside Me Michael Winterbottom United States
Mammuth Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern France
On the Path Na putu Jasmila Žbanić Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany, Croatia
Puzzle Rompecabezas Natalia Smirnoff Argentina
The Robber Der Räuber Benjamin Heisenberg Austria, Germany
Shahada Burhan Qurbani Germany
A Simple Noodle Story 三枪拍案惊奇 Zhang Yimou China
A Somewhat Gentle Man En ganske snill mann Hans Petter Moland Norway
Submarino Thomas Vinterberg Denmark

Out of Competition

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Countries in competition (incl. co-production countries)

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
Arekti Premer Golpo Kaushik Ganguly
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
Semih Kaplanoğlu, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Official Awards

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Main Competition

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

The Berlinale Camera

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

Independent Awards

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Crystal Bear

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ "Werner Herzog to head Berlin film festival jury". thelocal.de. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  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.
  4. ^ "With Chinese Opener, Berlin Comes "Together" for 60th Fest". 11 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Berlin Fest Reveals Full Competition Slate for 60th Anniversary". 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "JURIES 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2010". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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