71st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival

71st Berlin International Film Festival

71st Berlin International Film Festival

Film festival


The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]

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Romanian film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude won the Golden Bear. It was the third victory of Romania in the last nine years.

Juries

Competition

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[4]

Encounters

The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:[5]

  • Florence Almozini, French programmer
  • Cecilia Barrionuevo, Argentinian artistic director
  • Diedrich Diederichsen, German editor and publisher

International Short Film

The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:[6]

  • Basim Magdy, Egyptian artist
  • Christine A. Maier, Austrian cinematographer
  • Sebastian Urzendowsky, German actor

Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[7]

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Berlinale Special

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Encounters

The following films were selected for the Encounters section:[3]

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Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[3]

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Perspektive Deutsches Kino

The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[3]

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Official Awards

Main Competition

Romanian director Radu Jude won the Berlinale's Golden Bear.

Encounters

International Short Film

Generation

Kplus competition

  • Grand Prix: Summer Blur by Han Shuai[11]
    • Special Mention: A School in Cerro Hueso by Betania Cappato

14plus competition

  • Grand Prix: The Fam by Fred Baillif
    • Special Mention: Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw

References

  1. "71st International Film Festival Berlin - Berlinale". visitberlin.de. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (16 December 2020). "Berlin Film Festival Set to Go Virtual for 71st Edition (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. "The 2021 International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. "Competition - Reshaping Cinematic Forms". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. "The Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. "International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. "Awards and Juries in the Generation section". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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