The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as president of the jury. 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.
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.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition Werner Herzog, German filmmaker - Jury President Francesca Comencini, Italy director and screenwriter Nuruddin Farah, Somali writer Cornelia Froboess, German actress and singer José María Morales, Spanish producer Yu Nan, Chinese actress Renée Zellweger, American actress
Best First Feature Award Michael Verhoeven, German actor, director and screenwriter Ben Foster, American actor Lorna Tee, Malay producer
Short Film Competition Zita Carvalhosa, Brazilian producer Max Dax, German publisher and producer Samm Haillay, British producer
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: TitleOriginal titleDirectorCountryApart Together团圆Wang Quan'anChinaCaterpillarキャタピラーKōji WakamatsuJapanA FamilyEn FamiliePernille Fischer ChristensenDenmarkThe Ghost WriterRoman PolanskiUnited Kingdom, France, Germany GreenbergNoah BaumbachUnited StatesHoneyBalSemih KaplanoğluTurkey, GermanyHow I Ended This SummerКак я провёл этим летомAlexei PopogrebskiRussiaHowlRob Epstein and Jeffrey FriedmanUnited StatesThe HunterShekarchiRafi PittsIran, GermanyIf I Want to Whistle, I WhistleEu când vreau să fluier, fluierFlorin ȘerbanRomaniaJew Suss: Rise and FallJud Süss – Film ohne GewissenOskar RoehlerAustria, GermanyThe Killer Inside MeMichael WinterbottomUnited StatesMammuthBenoît Delépine and Gustave de KervernFranceOn the PathNa putuJasmila ŽbanićBosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany, CroatiaPuzzle RompecabezasNatalia SmirnoffArgentinaThe RobberDer RäuberBenjamin HeisenbergAustria, GermanyShahadaBurhan QurbaniGermanyA Simple Noodle Story三枪拍案惊奇Zhang YimouChinaA Somewhat Gentle ManEn ganske snill mannHans Petter MolandNorwaySubmarinoThomas VinterbergDenmark
Out of Competition
The following films made their international debut by screening out of competition at the festival: TitleDirectorCountryAbout Her Brother Yoji YamadaJapanExit Through the Gift ShopBanksyUnited KingdomMy Name Is KhanKaran JoharIndiaArekti Premer GolpoKaushik GangulyPlease GiveNicole HolofcenerUnited StatesPortrait of the Fighter as a Young ManConstantin PopescuRomaniaThe Kids are All RightLisa CholodenkoUnited StatesShutter IslandMartin Scorsese
Official Awards
Main Competition The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Golden Bear: Bal by Semih Kaplanoğlu Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle by Florin Șerban Silver Bear for Best Director: Roman Polanski for The Ghost Writer Silver Bear for Best Actress: Shinobu Terajima for Caterpillar Silver Bear for Best Actor: Grigoriy Dobrygin and Sergei Puskepalis for How I Ended This Summer Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Jin Na and Wang Quan'an for Apart Together Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Camera): Pavel Kostomarov for How I Ended This Summer Alfred Bauer Prize: If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle by Florin Șerban
Honorary Golden Bear Wolfgang Kohlhaase Hanna Schygulla
The Berlinale Camera Yoji Yamada Ulrich Gregor and Erika Gregor Fine Art Foundry Noack
Independent Awards
Crystal Bear
Generation Kplus: Echoes of the Rainbow Generation 14plus: Neukölln Unlimited
References
External links
Yearbook 2010 at berlinale.de 60th Berlin International Film Festival 2010 Berlin International Film Festival:2010 at Internet Movie Database