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71st Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Festival date1–5 March 2021
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

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]

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]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc Radu Jude Romania
Ballad of a White Cow قصیده گاو سفید Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moqadam Iran, France
A Cop Movie Una película de policías Alonso Ruizpalacios Mexico
Drift Away Albatros Xavier Beauvois France
Fabian – Going to the Dogs Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde Dominik Graf Germany
Forest - I See You Everywhere Rengeteg - mindenhol látlak Bence Fliegauf Hungary
I'm Your Man Ich bin dein Mensch Maria Schrader Germany
Introduction 인트로덕션 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Memory Box الدفاتر Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige France, Lebanon, Canada, Qatar
Mr. Bachmann and His Class Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse Maria Speth Germany
Natural Light Természetes fény Dénes Nagy Hungary, Latvia, France, Germany
Next Door Nebenan Daniel Brühl Germany
Petite Maman Céline Sciamma France
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? რას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ? Alexandre Koberidze Germany, Georgia
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy 偶然と想像 Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan

Berlinale Special

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Best Sellers Lina Roessler Canada, United States
Courage Aliaksei Paluyan Germany
For Lucio Per Lucio Pietro Marcello Italy
French Exit Azazel Jacobs Canada, Ireland
Je suis Karl Christian Schwochow Germany, Czech Republic
Language Lessons Natalie Morales United States
Limbo Soi Cheang Hong Kong
The Mauritanian Kevin Macdonald United Kingdom
Tides Tim Fehlbaum Germany, Switzerland
Tina Daniel Lindsay, T. J. Martin United States
Who We Were Wer wir waren Marc Bauder Germany

Encounters

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
As I Want Samaher Alqadi Egypt, France, Norway, Palestine
Azor Andreas Fontana Switzerland, France, Argentina
The Beta Test Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe United States, United Kingdom
Bloodsuckers Blutsauger Julian Radlmaier Germany
District Terminal Mantagheye payani Bardia Yadegari, Ehsan Mirhosseini Iran, Germany
The Girl and the Spider Das Mädchen und die Spinne Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher Switzerland
Moon, 66 Questions Selini, 66 erotiseis Jacqueline Lentzou Greece, France
Rock Bottom Riser Fern Silva United States
The Scary of Sixty-First Dasha Nekrasova United States
Social Hygiene Hygiène sociale Denis Côté Canada
Taste Vị Le Bao Vietnam, Singapore, France, Thailand, Germany, Taiwan
We Nous Alice Diop France

Panorama

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
All Eyes Off Me Mishehu Yohav Mishehu Hadas Ben Aroya Israel
A Balance Yuko No Tenbin Yujiro Harumoto Japan
Bliss Glück Henrika Kull Germany
Brother's Keeper Okul Tıraşı Ferit Karahan Turkey, Romania
Celts Kelti Milica Tomovic Serbia
Censor Prano Bailey-Bond United Kingdom
Copilot Die Welt wird eine andere sein Anne Zohra Berrached Germany, France
Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living George Peter Barbari Lebanon
Dirty Feathers Carlos Alfonso Corral United States, Mexico
Genderation Monika Treut Germany
Human Factors Der menschliche Faktor Ronny Trocker Germany, Italy, Denmark
The Last Forest A Última Floresta Luiz Bolognesi Brazil
Miguel's War Eliane Raheb Lebanon, Germany, Spain
Night Raiders Danis Goulet Canada, New Zealand
North By Current Angelo Madsen Minax United States
Souad Ayten Amin Egypt, Tunisia, Germany
Ted K Tony Stone United States
Theo and the Metamorphosis Théo et les métamorphoses Damien Odoul France
The World After Us Le monde après nous Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas France

Perspektive Deutsches Kino

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

English title Original title Director(s)
Instructions for Survival Yana Ugrekhelidze
Jesus Egon Christ Jesus Egon Christus David Vajda, Saša Vajda
Keep Moving In Bewegung bleiben Salar Ghazi
The Seed Die Saat Mia Maariel Meyer
When a Farm Goes Aflame Jide Tom Akinleminu
Wood and Water Jonas Bak

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. ^ a b c d Scott Roxborough, "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Panorama, Encounters Titles". The Hollywood Reporter, 10 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Golden Bear Winners Form the International Jury of the 71st Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "The 2021 International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Competition - Reshaping Cinematic Forms". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ "The Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Encounters Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ "International Short Film Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Awards and Juries in the Generation section". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.