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61st Berlin International Film Festival

The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2011,[1] with actress Isabella Rossellini as the president of the jury.[2] The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival.[3] 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116 countries, including 3900 members of the press.[4]

The Golden Bear was awarded to the Iranian film A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi, which also served as the closing film at the festival.[5] German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl received the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.

Juries

Main Competition

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]

In addition, the festival held a place open in the jury for the imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, "to signalize its support for his struggle for freedom".[6]

Best First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

Official Sections

Main competition

The following films were selected to be in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[7]

Out of competition

The following films were screened out of competition at the festival:[7]

Panorama

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section:[7]

Forum

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Forum section:[7]

Berlinale Shorts Films

The following films were selected to be in competition for the Golden Bear for Best Short Film:[7]

Isabella Rossellini, Jury President

Official Awards

Main Competition

Asghar Farhadi, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

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

Honorary Golden Bear

Crystal Bears

FIPRESCI Prizes

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

References

  1. ^ "61ST BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 10 - 20, 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Isabella Rossellini to head Berlin Film Festival jury". BBC News. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Coen Brothers' True Grit to Open the 61st Berlinale". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  4. ^ Prot, Bénédicte (4 March 2011). "Organisers toast a successful 61st edition". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  5. ^ Smith, Nigel (18 January 2011). "61st Berlinale Locks Down Full 2011 Competition Program". Indiewire. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b "JURIES 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e "The Competition of the 61st Berlinale". berlinale.de. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  8. ^ "61st Berlin International Film Festival Panorama 2011 with Renowned Directors, Three Films on India and Many New Discoveries". Vimooz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  9. ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Berlinale 2011: The Honorary Golden Bear". berlinale.de. 26 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

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