The 64th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 February 2014. Wes Anderson's film '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' opened the festival. British film director Ken Loach was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film '' Black Coal, Thin Ice'' directed by Diao Yinan, which also served as closing film.

Competition

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International jury * James Schamus, film producer and screenwriter (United States) - Jury President * Barbara Broccoli, film producer (United States) *

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, actress (Denmark) *

Mitra Farahani Mitra Farahani (in fa, میترا فراهانی; born 1975) is an Iranian filmmaker and painter who currently lives in Paris. Biography Mitra Farahani was born on January 27, 1975 in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran. Farahani has a degree in graphic ar ...

, film director (Iran) * Greta Gerwig, actress and film director (United States) *

Michel Gondry Michel Gondry (; born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène. Along with Charlie Kaufman, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as one of the writers ...

, film director, screenwriter, and producer (France) * Tony Leung, actor (China) *

Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian-German actor. Since 2009 he has been primarily active in the United States. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards and two Sc ...

, actor (Austria) Best First Feature Award Jury *

Nancy Buirski Nancy Buirski is an American filmmaker, producer and photographer. Life Nancy Florence Buirski was born to Helen Housten Cohen and Daniel S. Cohen. She grew up in New Rochelle, NY. She graduated from Adelphi University in Garden City, New Yor ...

, director, screenwriter, producer and founder of the

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(United States) *

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-bell ...

, actress and director (Italy) *

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, film producer (Argentina) International Short Film Jury *

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, director (Indonesia) * Nuno Rodrigues, curator and producer (Portugal) *

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, curator (Lebanon)

In competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Out of competition

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

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

Berlinale Special Galas

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special Galas section:

Berlinale Classics

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

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded: * Golden Bear – '' Black Coal, Thin Ice'' by Diao Yinan *

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– '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' by Wes Anderson * Alfred Bauer Prize ( Silver Bear) – '' Life of Riley'' by Alain Resnais * Silver Bear for Best Director –

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for '' Boyhood'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress –

Haru Kuroki is a Japanese actress. She gained international recognition by winning Silver Bear (Best Actress Award) at Berlin International Film Festival in 2014, for her performance in Yoji Yamada's film ''The Little House ''The Little House'' is a 194 ...

for ''

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'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor –

Liao Fan Liao Fan (; born 14 February 1974) is a Chinese film and theatre actor. He is a graduate of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In February 2014 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, for his performance i ...

for '' Black Coal, Thin Ice'' *

Silver Bear for Best Script The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (german: Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in Screenwriting. Winners See also * Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay References Ex ...

– ''

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'' by

Dietrich Brüggemann Dietrich Brüggemann (born 23 February 1976) is a German film director screenwriter and musician. He collaborates closely with his sister Anna Brüggemann on several screenplays for his films. They were awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay ...

* Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography – ''

Blind Massage ''Blind Massage'' () is a 2014 drama film directed by Lou Ye and based on the 2008 novel ''Massage'' by Bi Feiyu. Cast *Guo Xiaodong *Qin Hao * Zhang Lei *Mei Ting *Huang Xuan *Huang Lu * Wang Zhihua * Huang Junjun * Jiang Dan * Mu Huaipeng Rece ...

'' by Lou Ye * Best First Feature Award – ''

Güeros ''Güeros'' is a 2014 Mexican road comedy-drama film directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. Set in Mexico City in 1999, the film tells the story of three restless teenagers searching for a folk-rocker during the Mexican capital's student strike. The film ...

'' by Alonso Ruizpalacios * Panoroma Audience Award ** 1st Place: ''

Difret ''Difret'' is a 2014 Ethiopian drama film written and directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari. The film had its premiere in-competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinematic Dramatic Audience Award. Angelina Jolie se ...

'' by

Zeresenay Berhane Mehari Zeresenay Berhane Mehari (born 1974), is an Ethiopian filmmaker. He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed films ''Difret'' and ''Sweetness in the Belly''. Apart from cinema, he is the co-founder and Head of Original Content for Kana ...

** 2nd Place: '' The Way He Looks'' by Daniel Ribeiro ** 3rd Place: ''

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'' by

Tinatin Kajrishvili Tinatin ( ka, თინათინ) is a Georgian feminine name meaning "sunbeam." Other forms of name Tinatin used in Georgian are: Tina, Tika, Tiko, Tiniko and Felicia It may refer to: *Princess Tinatin of Arabia, a character in ''The Knight i ...

* Teddy Award: '' The Way He Looks'' by Daniel Ribeiro

References

External links

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