The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as president of the jury.
Django, directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film On Body and Soul directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival.
Juries Main Competition Paul Verhoeven, Dutch filmmaker - Jury President Olafur Eliasson, Icelandic sculptor Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, Tunisian producer Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress Julia Jentsch, German actress Diego Luna, Mexican actor and filmmaker Wang Quan'an, Chinese filmmaker
Best First Feature Award Jayro Bustamante, Guatemalan filmmaker Clotilde Courau, French actress (France) Mahmoud Sabbagh, Saudi filmmaker, producer, and writer
Documentary Award Daniela Michel, Mexican film critic Laura Poitras, American filmmaker and producer Samir, Iraqi director and producer
Short Film Competition Kimberley Drew, American writer, curator and social media manager Christian Jankowski, German artist and filmmaker Carlos Nuñez, Chilean film producer
Official Section
Main Competition The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country/regionAna, mon amour Călin Peter Netzer Romania, Germany, FranceBeuys Andres Veiel Germany Bright Nights Helle Nächte Thomas Arslan Germany, NorwayColo Teresa Villaverde Portugal, FranceThe Dinner Oren Moverman United StatesDjango Étienne Comar France A Fantastic Woman Una mujer fantástica Sebastián Lelio Chile, Germany, United States, SpainFélicité Alain Gomis France, Senegal, Belgium, Germany, Lebanon Have a Nice Day 好极了 Liu Jian ChinaJoaquim Marcelo Gomes Brazil, Portugal Mr. Long ミスター・ロン/ 龍先生 Sabu Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, China, Taiwan On Body and Soul Testről és lélekről Ildikó Enyedi Hungary On the Beach at Night Alone 밤의 해변에서 혼자 Hong Sang-soo South Korea The Other Side of Hope Toivon tuolla puolen Aki Kaurismäki FinlandThe Party Sally Potter United Kingdom Return to Montauk Rückkehr nach Montauk Volker Schlöndorff Germany, France, Ireland Spoor Pokot Agnieszka Holland Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovakia, France Wild Mouse Wilde Maus Josef Hader Austria
Out of competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country/region The Bar El Bar Álex de la Iglesia SpainFinal Portrait Stanley Tucci United KingdomLogan James Mangold United States The Midwife Sage femme Martin Provost FranceT2 Trainspotting Danny Boyle United KingdomViceroy's House Gurinder Chadha India, United Kingdom
Panorama The following films were selected for the Panorama section:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country/region1945 Ferenc Török HungaryBerlin Syndrome Cate Shortland Australia, FranceCall Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino United States, Brazil, Italy, FranceCentaur Aktan Abdykalykov Kyrgyzstan, France, Germany, Netherlands Ciao Ciao 巧巧 Song Chuan China, France Close-Knit 彼らが本気で編むときは、 Naoko Ogigami JapanDiscreet Travis Mathews United StatesFluidø Shu Lea Cheang Germany From the Balcony Fra balkongen Ole Giæver Norway Ghost in the Mountains 空山异客 Yang Heng ChinaGod's Own Country Francis Lee United KingdomHeadbang Lullaby Hicham Lasri Morocco, France, Qatar, Lebanon Honeygiver Among the Dogs Dechen Roder BhutanHostages Rezo Gigineishvili Georgia, Russia, Poland Inflame Kaygı Ceylan Özgün Özçelik TurkeyInsyriated Philippe Van Leeuw Belgium, France, Lebanon Just Like Our Parents Como Nossos Pais Laís Bodanzky Brazil The King's Choice Kongens Nei Erik Poppe Norway, Sweden, Denmark, IrelandThe Misandrists Bruce LaBruce GermanyOne Thousand Ropes Tusi Tamasese New ZealandPendular Júlia Murat Brazil, Argentina, France Requiem for Mrs. J. Rekvijem za gospodju J. Bojan Vuletić Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Russia, France, Germany Skins Pieles Eduardo Casanova Spain The Taste of Betel Nut 槟榔血 Hu Jia China, Hong KongTiger Girl Jakob Lass Germany Vaya Akin Omotoso South AfricaVazante Daniela Thomas Brazil, PortugalWhen the Day Had No Name Teona Strugar Mitevska Macedonia, Belgium, SloveniaThe Wound John Trengove South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, FrancePanorama DokumenteAdriana's PactEl Pacto de AdrianaLissette OrozcoChileBelindaMarie DumoraFranceBones of ContentionAndrea WeissUnited StatesCasting JonBenetKitty GreenChavelaCatherine Gund, Daresha KyiDream BoatTristan Ferland MilewskiGermanyErase and ForgetAndrea Luka ZimmermanUnited KingdomFive StarsFünf SterneAnnekatrin HendelGermanyGhost HuntingIstiyad AshbahRaed AndoniFrance, Palestine, Switzerland, QatarI Am Not Your NegroRaoul PeckFrance, United States, Belgium, SwitzerlandIf I Think of Germany at NightDenk ich an Deutschland in der NachtRomuald KarmakarGermanyIn the Intense NowNo Intenso AgoraJoão Moreira SallesBrazilInvestigating ParadiseTahqiq fel djennaMerzak AllouacheFrance, AlgeriaMy Wonderful West BerlinMein wunderbares West-BerlinJochen HickGermanyPolitics, Instructions ManualPolítica, manual de instruccionesFernando León de AranoaSpainFighting Through the NightCombat au bout de la nuitSylvain L'EspéranceCanadaRevolution of Sound: Tangerine DreamMargarete KreuzerGermanySmall Talk日常對話Hui-chen HuangTaiwanStrong IslandYance FordUnited States, DenmarkTania LibreLynn Hershman LeesonUnited StatesUntitledMichael Glawogger, Monika WilliAustria, Germany
Perspektive Deutsches Kino The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:
English title Original title Director(s) Back for Good Zurück für Gut Mia Spengler The Best of All Worlds Die beste aller Welten Adrian Goiginger Container Kontener Sebastian Lang Dark Blue Girl Die Tochter Mascha Schilinski End of the Season Zwischen den Jahren Lars Henning Final Stage Nicolaas Schmidt Gabi Michael Fetter Nathansky Ironhead Eisenkopf Tian Dong Mikel Cavo Kernich Millennials Jana Bürgelin Paths Ein Weg Chris Miera Self-criticism of a Bourgeois Dog Selbstkritik eines bürgerlichen Hundes Julian Radlmaier Tara Felicitas Sonvilla We Were Kings Könige der Welt Christian von Brockhausen, Timo Großpietsch
Berlinale Special The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country4 Blocks Marvin Kren GermanyBelow the Surface Kasper Barfoed Denmark, Germany Black Spot Mathieu Missoffe France, BelgiumThe Bomb Kevin Ford, Smriti Keshari, Eric Schlosser United States Close-Up کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک Abbas Kiarostami Iran Devil's Freedom La libertad del diablo Everardo González Mexico Eight Hours Don't Make a Day Acht Stunden sind kein Tag Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany In Times of Fading Light In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts Matti Geschonneck Germany Last Days in Havana Últimos días en La Habana Fernando Pérez Cuba, SpainThe Lost City of Z James Gray United StatesMaudie Aisling Walsh Canada, Ireland Patriot Steven Conrad United States A Prominent Patient Masaryk Julius Sevcík Czech Republic, Slovakia The Queen of Spain La reina de España Fernando Trueba Spain The Same Sky Der gleiche Himmel Oliver Hirschbiegel Germany, Czech RepublicSS-GB Philipp Kadelbach United KingdomThe Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov Askold Kurov Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic The Young Karl Marx Le jeune Karl Marx Raoul Peck France, Germany, Belgium
Official Awards The following prizes were awarded:
Main Competition Golden Bear: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Félicité by Alain Gomis Alfred Bauer Prize: Spoor by Agnieszka Holland Silver Bear for Best Director: Aki Kaurismäki for The Other Side of Hope Silver Bear for Best Actress: Kim Min-hee for On the Beach at Night Alone Silver Bear for Best Actor: Georg Friedrich for Bright Nights Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza for A Fantastic Woman Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Dana Bunescu for Ana, mon amour (editing)
GWFF Best First Feature Award Estiu 1993 by Carla Simón
Short Film Competition Golden Bear for Best Short Film: Cidade Pequena by Diogo Costa Amarante Silver Bear for Best Short Film: Esteban Arrangoiz Julien for Ensueño en la Pradera
Panorama
Panorama Audience Award 1st Place: Insyriated by Philippe Van Leeuw 2nd Place: Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami 3rd Place: 1945 by Ferenc Török
Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries (Panorama Dokumente) 1st Place: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck 2nd Place: Chavela by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi 3rd Place: Ghost Hunting by Raed Andoni
Generation
Generation 14plus
Best Film: Butterfly Kisses by Rafael Kapelinski Special Mention: Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves by Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Wolfe by Claire Randall Special Mention Short Film: Snip by Terril Calder
Generation KPlus
The Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for Best Film: Shkola nomer 3 by Yelizaveta Smith and Georg Genoux Special Mention: Ben Niao by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do by Juanita Onzaga Special Mention Short Film: U Plavetnilo by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Independent Awards
Teddy Award Best Feature Film: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio Best Documentary-/Essay Film: Small Talk by Hui-chen Huang Best Short Film: My Gay Sister by Lia Hietala Special Jury Award: Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami Special Teddy Award: Monika Treut
FIPRESCI Prize Competition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi Panorama: Pendular by Júlia Murat Forum: A Feeling Greater Than Love by Mary Jirmanus Saba
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Competition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi Special Mention: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio Panorama: Investigating Paradise by Merzak Allouache Special Mention: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck Forum: Mama Colonel by Dieudo Hamadi Special Mention: El Mar La Mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki
CICAE Art Cinema Award Panorama: Centaur by Aktan Abdykalykov Forum: Newton by Amit V. Masurkar
Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award Mama Colonel by Dieudo Hamadi
Harvey-Manner Readers' Jury Award God's Own Country by Francis Lee
Guild Film Prize The Party by Sally Potter
Caligari Film Prize El mar la mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki
Heiner Carow Prize Five Stars by Annekatrin Hendel
Compass-Perspektive-Award The Best of All Worlds by Adrian Goiginger
Kompagnon-Fellowship Perspektive Deutsches Kino: White Snail by Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser Berlinale Talents: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
ARTE International Prize Lost Country by Vladimir Perišić
Eurimages Co-Production Development Award Razor Film Produktion for The Wife of the Pilot
VFF Talent Highlight Award Nefes Polat for The Bus to Amerika
Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation Germany / Arab World Animation Film: Night by Ahmad Saleh Short Film: The Trap by Nada Riyadh Documentary Film: Behind Closed Doors by Yakout Elhababi
Amnesty International Film Prize Devil's Freedom by Everardo González
References
External links
Berlin International Film Festival