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) * Trine Dyrholm, actress (Denmark) * Mitra Farahani, film director (Iran) * Greta Gerwig, actress and film director (United States) * Michel Gondry, 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 Scree ...

, actor (Austria) Best First Feature Award Jury * Nancy Buirski, director, screenwriter, producer and founder of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (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-be ...

, actress and director (Italy) *

Hernán Musaluppi Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name, originating from Germanic Hernan in the Visigoth culture in Spain. It is the Latinized version of the compound name ''Fard-nanth'', which seems to mean "gentle traveler" or "spiritual traveler". The House ...

, film producer (Argentina) International Short Film Jury *

Edwin The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (die ...

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

Christine Tohmé Christine Tohme ( ar, كريستين طعمة) is a Lebanese curator and the founding director of Ashkal Alwan - The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts. Since its establishment in 1993, Ashkal Alwan has been committed to contemporary artistic ...

, 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 *

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (also Jury Grand Prix, Grand Prize of the Jury) is an award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition. It is the runner-up to the Golden Bear prize an ...

– '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' by Wes Anderson * Alfred Bauer Prize ( Silver Bear) – '' Life of Riley'' by Alain Resnais * Silver Bear for Best Director – Richard Linklater 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 is a Japanese film director best known for his ''Otoko ...

for ''

The Little House ''The Little House'' is a 1942 children's picture book written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1943. Inspiration Author Virginia Le ...

'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor – Liao Fan for '' Black Coal, Thin Ice'' * Silver Bear for Best Script – '' Stations of the Cross'' by Dietrich Brüggemann * 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 Re ...

'' 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 fil ...

'' 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 ...

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

References

External links

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