The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. '' Hail, Caesar!'', directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, was selected to open the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian documentary '' Fire at Sea'', directed by Gianfranco Rosi, which also serves as closing night film.

Jury

Main Competition

The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: International jury * Meryl Streep, actress (United States) - Jury President * Lars Eidinger, actor (Germany) * Nick James, film critic (United Kingdom) * Brigitte Lacombe, photographer (France) *

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, actor (United Kingdom) *

Alba Rohrwacher Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (, ; born 27 February 1979) is an Italian actress. Early life Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence, the daughter of a German father and an Italian mother. From the age of 17 to 21 she studied medicine, intending to be a ...

, actress (Italy) * Małgorzata Szumowska, director and screenwriter (Poland)

Best First Feature Award Jury

The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award: * Michel Franco, film director and producer (Mexico) *

Enrico Lo Verso Enrico Lo Verso (born 18 January 1964) is an Italian actor. He studied acting at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and ''INDA, Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico''. Filmography * ''Atto di dolore'' (1990) * '' A Season of Giants'' (1990) ...

, actor (Italy) * Ursula Meier, film director (Switzerland)

International Short Film Jury

The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section: * Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi, curator, artist and lecturer (United Arab Emirates) * Katerina Gregos, curator, writer and lecturer (Greece) * Avi Mograbi, filmmaker, video artist and lecturer (Israel) File:Lars Eidinger - Berlinale 2014 (cropped).jpg, Lars Eidinger File:Clive Owen (Berlin Film Festival 2009).jpg,

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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:

Panorama Dokumente

The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:

Teddy30

The following films were selected to be screened as part of Teddy Award's 30th anniversary celebration:

Berlinale Special

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:

Awards

The following prizes were awarded: * Golden Bear: '' Fire at Sea'' by Gianfranco Rosi ** Honorary Golden Bear: Michael Ballhaus * Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: '' Death in Sarajevo'' by Danis Tanović * Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear): '' A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery'' by Lav Diaz * Silver Bear for Best Director: Mia Hansen-Løve for '' Things to Come'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Trine Dyrholm for '' The Commune'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor:

Majd Mastoura Majd Mastoura is a Tunisian film actor and translator. At the 66th Berlin International Film Festival he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Hedi''. Early life and career Majd Mastoura was born in Menzel Abderrahman ...

for '' Hedi'' *

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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for '' United States of Love'' * Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography: Mark Lee Ping Bin for '' Crosscurrent'' * Best First Feature Award: Mohamed Ben Attia for '' Hedi'' * Panoroma Audience Award: ** 1st Place: '' Junction 48'' by Udi Aloni ** 2nd Place: '' Greetings from Fukushima'' by

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** 3rd Place: '' Shepherds and Butchers'' by Oliver Schmitz * Panoroma Audience Award – Documentaries (''Panorama Dokumente''): ** 1st Place: '' Who's Gonna Love Me Now?'' by Tomer and

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** 2nd Place: ''

Strike a Pose ''Strike a Pose'' is a Belgian-Dutch documentary film, which premiered in the Panorama section of the 2016 Berlinale. Directed by Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan, the film profiles the dancers who performed with Madonna on her Blond Ambition Wor ...

'' by Reijer Zwaan and

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** 3rd Place: ''

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'' by Lee Dong-ha *

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: ''Batrachian's Ballad'' by Leonor Teles * Silver Bear Jury Prize (short film): ''A Man Returned '' by

Mahdi Fleifel Mahdi Fleifel (born 25 October 1979 at Dubai) is a Danish-Palestinian film director. Biography Mahdi Fleifel was raised in the refugee camp Ein el-Helweh in Lebanon and later in a suburb of Helsingør in Denmark. In 2009 he graduated from the Na ...

* Audi Short Film Award: ''Anchorage Prohibited'' by Chiang Wei Liang * Teddy Award: ** Best Feature Film: '' Tomcat'' by Händl Klaus ** Best Documentary/Essay Film: ''

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'' by

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** Best Short Film: ''Moms On Fire'' by Joanna Rytel ** Special Jury Award: '' You'll Never Be Alone'' by Alex Anwandter ** Special Teddy Award: Christine Vachon ** Teddy Audience Award: '' Paris 05:59'' by

Jacques Martineau Jacques Martineau (born 8 July 1963) is a French film director and screenwriter who works in collaboration with partner Olivier Ducastel. Life and career After spending his adolescence in Nice, Martineau moved to Paris to study at the Ecole N ...

and Olivier Ducastel ** Männer Magazine Readers' Jury Award: '' Don't Call Me Son'' by Anna Muylaert * FIPRESCI Prize: ** Competition: '' Death in Sarajevo'' by Danis Tanović ** Panorama: '' Aloys'' by

Tobias Nölle Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible, To ...

** Forum: ''The Revolution Won't Be Televised'' by Rama Thiaw * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: ** Competition: '' Fire at Sea'' by Gianfranco Rosi ** Panorama: '' The First, the Last'' by

Bouli Lanners Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film '' The Giants'' was nominated for twelve Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director. Biography Lanners was born on 20 ...

** Forum: *** ''

Barakah Meets Barakah ''Barakah Meets Barakah'' ( ar, بركة يقابل بركة Hejazi pronunciation: ) is a 2016 Saudi Arabian drama-comedy film directed and written by Mahmoud Sabbagh, a remarkably candid Saudi Arabian love story which uses humor as a counterwe ...

'' by

Mahmoud Sabbagh Mahmoud Sabbagh, or Mah Sabbagh (Arabic: مَحْمُود صباغ; born March 1983) is a Saudi film director, producer, and screenwriter. Sabbagh has been a major pioneer of independent cinema in Saudi Arabia since 2013. His debut feature, title ...

*** ''Those Who Jump'' by Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner and Moritz Sieber * Europa Cinemas Label: '' The First, the Last'' by

* Arte International Prize: Alvaro Brechner for ''Memories from the Cell'' * Eurimages Co-production Development Award: Cinéma De facto and Proton Cinema for ''Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman''

References

External links

Berlin International Film Festival
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