65th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival

65th Berlin International Film Festival

65th Berlin International Film Festival

Film festival

The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the president of the jury.[2][3] German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear.[4] The first seven films of the festival were announced on 15 December 2014.[5]

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Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night was the festival's opening film.[6] Iranian docu-drama Taxi, directed by Jafar Panahi, won the Golden Bear, and was the closing film of the festival.[7][8]

For the first time in 2015, a Berlin Critics' Week ran parallel to the official festival. Similar to Cannes Critics' Week, the section was a sidebar run by the German Film Critics Association dedicated to independent filmmakers.[9][10][11][12]

Juries

Darren Aronofsky, Jury President

Main Competition

First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

The following people were on the jury for the Best Short Film:

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[5][16][17]

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Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

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Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[18][19]

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Berlinale Special

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[20][21]

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Berlinale Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Berlinale Classics section:[22]

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Berlinale Series

The Series section, devoted to long-form television series, was introduced in 2015.[23] Better Call Saul had its premiere at the Berlinale.[24]

Official Awards

The Golden Bear of 2015 was awarded to Taxi by Iranian director Jafar Panahi.

The following prizes were awarded:

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award

Panoroma

Generation

Independent Awards

Teddy Award

FIPRESCI Prize

Festival appearance

The festival poster was designed by BOROS agency, who made the previous four posters of the festival. Festival director Dieter Kosslick described the poster as "the glamorous and suspense-packed second that precedes every cinema experience is when the curtain opens to reveal the screen. This year's poster motif aims to stir anticipation for that magical moment".[31]

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