The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President.
American film director Wes Anderson's animated film Isle of Dogs opened the festival, becoming first animated film to open the fest. Romanian film Touch Me Not written and directed by Adina Pintilie won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing night film.
Juries Main Competition Tom Tykwer, German filmmaker, producer and composer - Jury President Cécile de France, Belgian actress 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 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 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 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:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country 3 Days in Quiberon 3 Tage in Quiberon Emily Atef Germany, Austria, FranceDamsel David Zellner and Nathan Zellner United StatesDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Gus Van Sant Daughter of Mine Figlia mia Laura Bispuri Italy, Germany, Switzerland Dovlatov Довлатов Aleksei Alekseivich German Russia, Poland, SerbiaEva Benoît Jacquot France The Heiresses Las herederas Marcelo Martinessi Paraguay, Germany, Uruguay, Norway, Brazil, France In the Aisles In den Gängen Thomas Stuber GermanyIsle of Dogs Wes Anderson United States, Germany My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot Philip Gröning Germany, France Mug Twarz Małgorzata Szumowska Poland Museum Museo Alonso Ruizpalacios Mexico Pig خوک Mani Haghighi Iran The Prayer La prière Cédric Kahn France The Real Estate Toppen av ingenting Måns Månsson Sweden, United Kingdom Season of the Devil Ang panahon ng halimaw Lav Diaz Philippines Touch Me Not Nu mă atinge-mă Adina Pintilie Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, FranceTransit Christian Petzold Germany, France U – 22 July Utøya 22. juli Erik Poppe Norway
Out of competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country7 Days in Entebbe José Padilha United States, United KingdomÁga Milko Lazarov Bulgaria, Germany, FranceBlack 47 Lance Daly Ireland, LuxembourgEldorado Markus Imhoof Switzerland, GermanyUnsane Steven Soderbergh United States
Panorama The following films were selected for the Panorama section:
English title Original title Director(s) Production countryL'Animale Katharina Mückstein Austria Boys Cry La terra dell'abbastanza Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo Italy Foreboding 予兆 散歩する侵略者 Kiyoshi Kurosawa JapanGarbage Qaushiq Mukherjee India Genesis Genezis Árpád Bogdán Hungary Girls Always Happy 柔情史 Yang Mingming China Hard Paint Tinta bruta Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher Brazil Horizon Horizonti Tinatin Kajrishvili Georgia, Sweden Human, Space, Time and Human 인간, 공간, 시간 그리고 인간 Kim Ki-duk South Korea Invasion هجوم Shahram Mokri IranJibril Henrika Kull GermanyLand Babak Jalali Italy, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Qatar Lemonade Luna de miere Ioana Uricaru Romania Malambo, the Good Man Malambo, el hombre bueno Santiago Loza ArgentinaMarilyn Martín Rodríguez Redondo Argentina, Chile The Omission La omisión Sebastián Schjaer Argentina, Netherlands, Switzerland A Paris Education Mes provinciales Jean-Paul Civeyrac FranceProfile Timur Bekmambetov United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, RussiaRiver's Edge Isao Yukisada Japan Shock Waves – Diary of My Mind Ondes de choc – Journal de ma tête Ursula Meier Switzerland Shock Waves – First Name: Mathieu Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu Lionel Baier Styx Wolfgang Fischer Germany, Austria Sunday's Illness La enfermedad del domingo Ramón Salazar Spain Thirty Souls Trinta Lumes Diana Toucedo Spain When the Trees Fall Koly padayut dereva Marysia Nikitiuk Ukraine, Poland, Republic of MacedoniaXiao Mei Maren Hwang TaiwanYardie Idris Elba United KingdomPanorama DokumenteCentral Airport THFZentralflughafen THFKarim AïnouzGermany, Brazil, FranceEx ShamanEx PajéLuiz BolognesiBrazilFamily LifeFamilienlebenRosa Hannah ZieglerGermanyGame GirlsAlina SkrzeszewskaFrance, GermanyGeneration WealthLauren GreenfieldUnited StatesHotel JugoslavijaNicolas WagnièresSwitzerlandI See Red PeopleJe vois rougeClaudia Priscilla, Bojina PanayotovaFrance, BulgariaKinshasa MakamboDieudo HamadiCongo, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar, NorwayMatangi/Maya/M.I.A.Steve LoveridgeUnited States, United Kingdom, Sri LankaObscuro BarrocoEvangelia KraniotiFrance, GreecePartisanLutz Pehnert, Matthias Ehlert, Adama UlrichGermanyShakedownLeilah WeinraubUnited StatesShut Up and Play the PianoPhilipp JedickeGermany, France, United KingdomThe Silence of OthersAlmudena Carracedo, Robert BaharUnited States, SpainThe Silk and the FlameJordan SchieleUnited StatesThat SummerGöran Hugo OlssonSweden, Denmark, United StatesTranny FagBixa TravestyClaudia Priscilla, Kiko GoifmanBrazilThe TrialO processoMaria RamosBrazil, Germany, NetherlandsWhat Comes AroundAl Gami'yaReem SalehLebanon, Egypt, Greece, Qatar, SloveniaWhen the War ComesAž přijde válkaJan GebertCzech Republic, Croatia
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded:
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
Independent Awards
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury In the Aisles by Thomas Stuber
References
External links
Berlin International Film Festival