68th Berlin International Film Festival

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
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

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]

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

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 Quiberon 3 Tage in Quiberon Emily Atef Germany, Austria, France
Damsel David Zellner, Nathan Zellner United States
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Gus Van Sant
Daughter of Mine Figlia mia Laura Bispuri Italy, Germany, Switzerland
Dovlatov Довлатов Aleksei Alekseivich German Russia, Poland, Serbia
Eva Benoît Jacquot France
The Heiresses Las herederas Marcelo Martinessi Paraguay, Germany, Uruguay, Norway, Brazil, France
In the Aisles In den Gängen Thomas Stuber Germany
Isle of Dogs Wes Anderson United States, Germany
My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot Philip Gröning Germany, France
Mug Twarz Małgorzata Szumowska Poland
Museum Museo Alonso Ruizpalacios Mexico
Pig خوک Mani Haghighi Iran
The Prayer La prière Cédric Kahn France
The Real Estate Toppen av ingenting Måns Månsson Sweden, United Kingdom
Season of the Devil Ang panahon ng halimaw Lav Diaz Philippines
Touch Me Not Nu mă atinge-mă Adina Pintilie Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France
Transit Christian Petzold Germany, France
U – 22 July Utøya 22. juli Erik Poppe Norway

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 Entebbe José Padilha United States, United Kingdom
Ága Milko Lazarov Bulgaria, Germany, France
Black 47 Lance Daly Ireland, Luxembourg
Eldorado Markus Imhoof Switzerland, Germany
Unsane Steven Soderbergh United States

Panorama

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
L'Animale Katharina Mückstein Austria
Boys Cry La terra dell'abbastanza Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo Italy
Foreboding 予兆 散歩する侵略者 Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
Garbage Qaushiq Mukherjee India
Genesis Genezis Árpád Bogdán Hungary
Girls Always Happy 柔情史 Yang Mingming China
Hard Paint Tinta bruta Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher Brazil
Horizon Horizonti Tinatin Kajrishvili Georgia, Sweden
Human, Space, Time and Human 인간, 공간, 시간 그리고 인간 Kim Ki-duk South Korea
Invasion هجوم Shahram Mokri Iran
Jibril Henrika Kull Germany
Land Babak Jalali Italy, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Qatar
Lemonade Luna de miere Ioana Uricaru Romania
Malambo, the Good Man Malambo, el hombre bueno Santiago Loza Argentina
Marilyn Martín Rodríguez Redondo Argentina, Chile
The Omission La omisión Sebastián Schjaer Argentina, Netherlands, Switzerland
A Paris Education Mes provinciales Jean-Paul Civeyrac France
Profile Timur Bekmambetov United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Russia
River's Edge Isao Yukisada Japan
Shock Waves – Diary of My Mind Ondes de choc – Journal de ma tête Ursula Meier Switzerland
Shock Waves – First Name: Mathieu Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu Lionel Baier
Styx Wolfgang Fischer Germany, Austria
Sunday's Illness La enfermedad del domingo Ramón Salazar Spain
Thirty Souls Trinta Lumes Diana Toucedo Spain
When the Trees Fall Koly padayut dereva Marysia Nikitiuk Ukraine, Poland, Republic of Macedonia
Xiao Mei Maren Hwang Taiwan
Yardie Idris Elba United 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 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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