68th Berlin International Film Festival

The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018.[1] German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President.[2]

68th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmIsle of Dogs
Closing filmTouch Me Not
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Touch Me Not
Festival date15–25 February 2018
Websiteberlinale.de

American film director Wes Anderson's animated film Isle of Dogs opened the festival, becoming first animated film to open the fest.[3] Romanian film Touch Me Not written and directed by Adina Pintilie won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing night film.[4]

Juries

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award

  • Jonas Carpignano, Italian filmmaker[7]
  • 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[7]
  • 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[7]
  • 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:[8][9][10][11][12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
3 Days in Quiberon3 Tage in QuiberonEmily AtefGermany, Austria, France
DamselDavid Zellner, Nathan ZellnerUnited States
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootGus Van Sant
Daughter of MineFiglia miaLaura BispuriItaly, Germany, Switzerland
DovlatovДовлатовAleksei Alekseivich GermanRussia, Poland, Serbia
EvaBenoît JacquotFrance
The HeiressesLas herederasMarcelo MartinessiParaguay, Germany, Uruguay, Norway, Brazil, France
In the AislesIn den GängenThomas StuberGermany
Isle of DogsWes AndersonUnited States, Germany
My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an IdiotMein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein IdiotPhilip GröningGermany, France
MugTwarzMałgorzata SzumowskaPoland
MuseumMuseoAlonso RuizpalaciosMexico
PigخوکMani HaghighiIran
The PrayerLa prièreCédric KahnFrance
The Real EstateToppen av ingentingMåns MånssonSweden, United Kingdom
Season of the DevilAng panahon ng halimawLav DiazPhilippines
Touch Me NotNu mă atinge-măAdina PintilieRomania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France
TransitChristian PetzoldGermany, France
U – 22 JulyUtøya 22. juliErik PoppeNorway

Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
7 Days in EntebbeJosé PadilhaUnited States, United Kingdom
ÁgaMilko LazarovBulgaria, Germany, France
Black 47Lance DalyIreland, Luxembourg
EldoradoMarkus ImhoofSwitzerland, Germany
UnsaneSteven SoderberghUnited States

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[13][14]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
L'AnimaleKatharina MücksteinAustria
Boys CryLa terra dell'abbastanzaDamiano and Fabio D'InnocenzoItaly
Foreboding予兆 散歩する侵略者Kiyoshi KurosawaJapan
GarbageQaushiq MukherjeeIndia
GenesisGenezisÁrpád BogdánHungary
Girls Always Happy柔情史Yang MingmingChina
Hard PaintTinta brutaMarcio Reolon, Filipe MatzembacherBrazil
HorizonHorizontiTinatin KajrishviliGeorgia, Sweden
Human, Space, Time and Human인간, 공간, 시간 그리고 인간Kim Ki-dukSouth Korea
InvasionهجومShahram MokriIran
JibrilHenrika KullGermany
LandBabak JalaliItaly, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Qatar
LemonadeLuna de miereIoana UricaruRomania
Malambo, the Good ManMalambo, el hombre buenoSantiago LozaArgentina
MarilynMartín Rodríguez RedondoArgentina, Chile
The OmissionLa omisiónSebastián SchjaerArgentina, Netherlands, Switzerland
A Paris EducationMes provincialesJean-Paul CiveyracFrance
ProfileTimur BekmambetovUnited States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Russia
River's EdgeIsao YukisadaJapan
Shock Waves – Diary of My MindOndes de choc – Journal de ma têteUrsula MeierSwitzerland
Shock Waves – First Name: MathieuOndes de choc – Prénom: MathieuLionel Baier
StyxWolfgang FischerGermany, Austria
Sunday's IllnessLa enfermedad del domingoRamón SalazarSpain
Thirty SoulsTrinta LumesDiana ToucedoSpain
When the Trees FallKoly padayut derevaMarysia NikitiukUkraine, Poland, Republic of Macedonia
Xiao MeiMaren HwangTaiwan
YardieIdris ElbaUnited Kingdom
Panorama Dokumente
Central Airport THF Zentralflughafen THF Karim Aïnouz Germany, Brazil, France
Ex Shaman Ex Pajé Luiz Bolognesi Brazil
Family Life Familienleben Rosa Hannah Ziegler Germany
Game Girls Alina Skrzeszewska France, Germany
Generation Wealth Lauren Greenfield United States
Hotel Jugoslavija Nicolas Wagnières Switzerland
I See Red People Je vois rouge Claudia Priscilla, Bojina Panayotova France, Bulgaria
Kinshasa Makambo Dieudo Hamadi Congo, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar, Norway
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. Steve Loveridge United States, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka
Obscuro Barroco Evangelia Kranioti France, Greece
Partisan Lutz Pehnert, Matthias Ehlert, Adama Ulrich Germany
Shakedown Leilah Weinraub United States
Shut Up and Play the Piano Philipp Jedicke Germany, France, United Kingdom
The Silence of Others Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar United States, Spain
The Silk and the Flame Jordan Schiele United States
That Summer Göran Hugo Olsson Sweden, Denmark, United States
Tranny Fag Bixa Travesty Claudia Priscilla, Kiko Goifman Brazil
The Trial O processo Maria Ramos Brazil, Germany, Netherlands
What Comes Around Al Gami'ya Reem Saleh Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, Qatar, Slovenia
When the War Comes Až přijde válka Jan Gebert Czech Republic, Croatia

Official Awards

Tom Tykwer, Jury President
Romanian director with the Golden Bear at the 2018 Berlinale

The following prizes were awarded:[6][15]

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

Generation KPlus

Independent Awards

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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