The 55th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2005. Man to Man by Régis Wargnier served as opening night film. The festival closed with Kinsey by Bill Condon.
The Golden Bear was awarded to U-Carmen eKhayelitsha directed by Mark Dornford-May.
The retrospective was dedicated to the scene formers. It was titled Production Design + Film. Locations, Settings, Spaces and was divided into five sections and a total of 45 films were shown at the festival.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition Roland Emmerich, German filmmaker and producer – Jury President Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Lithuanian actress Bai Ling, Chinese actress Franka Potente, German actress Wouter Barendrecht, Dutch producer Nino Cerruti, Italian stylist and entrepreneur Andrey Kurkov, Ukrainian writer and screenwriter
Short Films Competition Gabriela Tagliavini, Argentinian filmmaker Marten Rabarts, New Zealand writer and producer Susan Korda, American director, editor and producer
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: English title Original title Director(s) CountryAccusedAnklagetJacob ThuesenDenmarkAsylumDavid MackenzieUnited Kingdom, IrelandThe Beat That My Heart SkippedDe battre mon cœur s'est arrêtéJacques AudiardFranceChanging TimesLes Temps qui changentAndré TéchinéFatelessSorstalanságLajos KoltaiHungary, Germany, United KingdomGhostsGespenster Christian PetzoldGermanyIn Good CompanyIn Good CompanyPaul WeitzUnited StatesThe Hidden Blade 隠し剣 鬼の爪Yōji YamadaJapanThe Last MitterrandLe promeneur du champ de MarsRobert GuédiguianFranceThe Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouWes AndersonUnited StatesMan to Man (opening film)Régis WargnierFrance, South Africa, United KingdomOne Day in EuropeHannes StöhrGermany, SpainParadise Nowالجنّة الآنHany Abu-AssadPalestine, France, Germany, Netherlands, IsraelPeacock 孔雀Gu ChangweiChinaSmalltown, ItalyStefano MordiniItalySometimes in AprilRaoul PeckFrance, United States, RwandaSophie Scholl – The Final DaysSophie Scholl – Die letzten TageMarc RothemundGermany, SpainThe SunСóлнцеAlexander SokurovRussia, France, Italy, SwitzerlandThumbsuckerMike MillsUnited StatesU-Carmen eKhayelitshaMark Dornford-MaySouth AfricaThe Wayward Cloud天邊一朵雲Tsai Ming-liangTaiwanWords in BlueLes Mots bleusAlain CorneauFrance
Short Films Competition The following short films were selected: English title Original title Director(s) CountryDon Kishot be'YerushalaimDani RosenbergIsraelKilling the AfternoonMargaret CorkeryIreland, United KingdomThe InterventionJay DuplassUnited StatesMilkPeter Mackie BurnsUnited KingdomJam SessionIzabela PlucinskaGermanyThe InformationСправкаKira MuratovaRussiaChild in TimeMaja WeissSloveniaGigoloBastian SchweitzerGermany, Switzerland
Official Awards
Main Competition The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Golden Bear: U-Carmen eKhayelitsha by Mark Dornford-May Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix: Peacock by Gu Changwei Silver Bear for Best Director: Marc Rothemund for Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Silver Bear for Best Actor: Lou Taylor Pucci for Thumbsucker Silver Bear for Best Actress: Julia Jentsch for Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Silver Bear for Best Film Music: Alexandre Desplat for The Beat That My Heart Skipped Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Tsai Ming-liang for The Wayward Cloud
Honorary Golden Bear Fernando Fernán Gómez Im Kwon-taek
Short Films Competition Short Film Golden Bear: The Intervention by Jay Duplass Jam Session by Izabela Plucinska Honorable Mention: Don Kishot be'Yerushalaim by Dani Rosenberg
Berlinale Camera Daniel Day-Lewis Katrin Sass Helene Schwarz
Independent Awards
Panorama Audience Award Best Feature Film: Live and Become by Radu Mihăileanu Best Short Film: Hi Maya by Claudia Lorenz
Crystal Bear Best Short Film: The Djarn Djarns by Wayne Blair Special Mention: Does God Play Football by Michael A. Walker Wind by Erik van Schaaik Best Feature Film: Bluebird by Mijke de Jong Special Mention: The Italian by Andrey Kravchuk The Color of Milk by Torun Lian 14plus Best Feature Film: Voces inocentes by Luis Mandoki Special Mention: Turtles Can Fly by Bahman Ghobadi
FIPRESCI Award The Wayward Cloud by Tsai Ming-liang
References
External links 55th Berlin International Film Festival on IMDb Yearbook for the Berlinale 2005 berlinale.de 55th Berlin International Film Festival 2005