68th Berlin International Film Festival

Film festival

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] Romanian film Touch Me Not written and directed by Adina Pintilie won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing night film.^[4]

Juries

Main Competition

• Tom Tykwer, German filmmaker, producer and composer - Jury President^[5]
• Cécile de France, Belgian actress^[6]
• Chema Prado, Spanish journalist and film critic
• Adele Romanski, American film producer
• Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician and composer
• Stephanie Zacharek, American journalist and film critic

Best First Feature Award

• Jonas Carpignano, Italian filmmaker^[7]
• Călin Peter Netzer, Romanian filmmaker and producer
• Noa Regev, Israeli director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and the Jerusalem Film Festival

Documentary Award

• Cíntia Gil, Portuguese curator of international festivals and events^[7]
• Ulrike Ottinger, German filmmaker and photographer
• Eric Schlosser, American journalist and writer (United States)

Short Film Competition

• Diogo Costa Amarante, Portuguese director and director of photography^[7]
• Jyoti Mistry, South-African director and teacher at the Wits School of Arts in Johannesburg
• Mark Toscano, American curator of international festivals and events

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:^[12]

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:^[13][14]

Official Awards

Tom Tykwer, Jury President

Romanian director with the Golden Bear at the 2018 Berlinale

The following prizes were awarded:^[6][15]

Main Competition

• Golden Bear: Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie
• Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Mug by Małgorzata Szumowska
• Alfred Bauer Prize: 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 Screenplay: Alonso Ruizpalacios and Manuel Alcalá for Museum
• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Elena Okopnaya for Dovlatov (costume and production design)

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

• The Men Behind the Wall by Ines Moldavsky

GWFF Best First Feature Award

• Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie

Generation KPlus

• Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl by Tilda Cobham-Hervey^[16]

Independent Awards

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

• In the Aisles by Thomas Stuber^[17]

References

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2. "Tom Tykwer to chair the jury of the 68th Berlin Film Festival". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
3. "Berlin Opening Night: Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton, Greta Gerwig Celebrate 'Isle of Dogs'". Variety. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
4. "Romanian film about fear of sexual intimacy wins Golden Bear at Berlin film festival". The Guardian. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
5. Chu, Henry (2 November 2017). "Tom Tykwer to Preside Over 2018 Berlin Film Festival Jury". Variety. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
6. "The International Jury 2018". 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
7. "JURIES 2018". Berlinale. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
8. "Gus Van Sant's 'Don't Worry' Among First Berlinale Competition Titles to Be Unveiled". Variety. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
9. "Press Releases: Competition 68th Berlinale". Berlinale. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
10. "Press Releases: 68th Berlinale". 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
11. "Press Releases: 68th Berlinale". 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
12. "Competition and Berlinale Special Are Complete". 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
13. "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.
14. "Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What's Your Poison?". Berlinale. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
15. "Berlinale.Archive. Prize winners 2018". Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
16. "Prizes & Honours 2018". Berlin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
17. "68th Berlinale: Awards of the Ecumenical Jury". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

External links

• Berlin International Film Festival