2012_Berlin_International_Film_Festival

62nd Berlin International Film Festival

62nd Berlin International Film Festival

Film festival

The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012. British film director Mike Leigh was the president of the jury.[1] The first five films to be screened in the competition were announced on 19 December 2011.[2] American actress Meryl Streep was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear on 14 February.[3] Benoît Jacquot's film Farewell, My Queen was announced as the opening film.[4]

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The Golden Bear went to the Italian film Caesar Must Die, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, which also served as closing night film.[5]

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award

  • Matthew Modine, American actor
  • Hania Mroué, Lebanese producer and distributor
  • Moritz Rinke, German journalist and writer

Short Film Competition

Official Sections

In competition

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

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Out of competition

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Panorama

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Mike Leigh, Jury President

Official Awards

Main Competition

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, winners of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the International Jury:[8] The Hollywood Reporter described the outcome as "a major upset". Der Spiegel said it was a "very conservative selection."[9] Der Tagesspiegel criticised the outcome, "The jury shunned almost all the contemporary films that were admired or hotly debated at an otherwise pretty remarkable festival."[10] Paolo Taviani said "We hope that when the film is released to the general public that cinemagoers will say to themselves or even those around them... that even a prisoner with a dreadful sentence, even a life sentence, is and remains a human being". Vittorio Taviani read out the names of the cast.[9]

Honorary Golden Bear

Crystal Bears

  • Generation Kplus (Feature Length Film): Arcadia by Olivia Silver
  • Generation 14plus (Feature Length Film): Night of Silence by Reis Çelik

FIPRESCI Prizes

  • Competition: Tabu by Miguel Gomes
  • Panorama: Atomic Age by Héléna Klotz
  • Forum: Hemel by Sacha Polak

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

References

  1. [1]
    "UK director Mike Leigh to head Berlin film jury". Yahoo. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. [2]
    "62ND BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 09 - 19, 2012". berlinale.de. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Berlin Film Festival to honour Meryl Streep". BBC. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Marie Antoinette drama to open Berlin Film Festival". BBC. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award". BBC News. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. [6]
    "JURIES 2012". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. [7]
    "PROGRAMME 2012". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. [8]
    "Prizes of the International Jury 2012". Berlinale. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  9. [9]
    "Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award". BBC News. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  10. [10]
    "Critics lament conservative winner at edgy Berlin film fest". Expatica. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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