The 72nd annual

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

, usually called the Berlinale took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person. On 15 December 2021 the first film of the festival was announced. The festival opened with

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

's drama film ''

Peter von Kant ''Peter von Kant'' is a 2022 French romantic drama film written and directed by François Ozon. It is a loose adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play ''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'', which he adapted into a film in 1972, but here wi ...

''.

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

was awarded

Honorary Golden Bear The Honorary Golden Bear (german: Goldener Ehrenbar) is the Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international fil ...

for lifetime achievement on 15 February 2022 at the Berlinale Palast award ceremony. Her film by Laurent Larivière, ''À propos de Joan'' was also screened. The awards were presented on 16 February 2022 truncating the festival by 4 days. ''

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'' by

Carla Simón Carla Simón Pipó (born 22 December 1986) is a Spanish film director. Both her 2017 debut feature ''Summer 1993'' () and her second feature, ''Alcarràs (film), Alcarràs'' (which won the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festiva ...

won the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winn ...

award and '' The Novelist's Film'' by

Hong Sang-soo Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Early life Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chun ...

won the

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 festival formally closed on 20 February 2022.

Jury

Competition

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: * M. Night Shyamalan, director, screenwriter and producer (USA) - Jury President *

Karim Aïnouz Karim Aïnouz (born 17 January 1966) is a Brazilian film director and visual artist. Career Karim Aïnouz was born to a Brazilian mother and an Algerian father. He is a film director, screenwriter and visual artist. Aïnouz's feature debut, ' ...

, director, screenwriter and visual artist (Brazil) *

Saïd Ben Saïd Saïd Ben Saïd (born 11 July 1966) is a Tunisian-French film producer. Biography He grew up in Carthage and became passionate about cinema, to the point of bringing VHS tapes from France with the help of a diplomatic friend of his parents. He c ...

, producer (France / Tunisia) * Anne Zohra Berrached, film director and screenwriter (Germany) *

Tsitsi Dangarembga Tsitsi Dangarembga (born 4 February 1959) is a Zimbabwean novelist, playwright and filmmaker. Her debut novel, '' Nervous Conditions'' (1988), which was the first to be published in English by a Black woman from Zimbabwe, was named by the BBC i ...

, novelist, playwright and filmmaker (Zimbabwe) *

Ryusuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. An alumnus of the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, he started getting attention in his home country with the graduate film ''Passion'' (2008). Hamaguc ...

, director and screenwriter (Japan) *

Connie Nielsen Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born 3 July 1965) is a Danish actress. She has starred as Lucilla in the film '' Gladiator'' (2000) and as Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe, and in the films ''Wonder Woman'' (2017), ''Justice League'' (2017), ''Wo ...

, actress (Denmark)

Encounters

The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards: * Chiara Marañón *

Ben Rivers Ben Rivers (born 1972) is an artist and experimental filmmaker based in London, England. His work has been screened at film festivals and galleries around the world and have won numerous awards. Rivers' work ranges in themes, including exploring ...

* Silvan Zürcher

FIPRESCI Jury

The following people were on the jury for the FIPRESCI Awards: * Lamia Fathy * Ron Fogel * Berke Göl * Bettina Hirsch * Pamela Jahn * Anders E. Larsson * René Marx * Anna Maria Pasetti * Hamed Soleimanzadeh * Andrei Vasilenko * Hsin Wang * Alexander Zwart

Competition

The following films are selected for the main competition for the

and

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

awards: :Highlighted title indicates award winner.

Berlinale Special

Encounters

The following films are selected for the Encounters section: :Highlighted title indicates award winner.

Panorama

The following films are selected for the Panorama section:

Perspektive Deutsches Kino

The following films are selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:

Forum

The following films are selected for the Forum section:

Generation

Long films

The following films are chosen for the Generation section:

Short Films

Generation Kplus

Generation 14plus

The Homage films

This section in 72nd edition is dedicated to French film and stage actor

, who will also be awarded an

for lifetime achievement.

The Retrospective

This section opened on 11 February 2022, with screening in 4K of the 1936 film ''

My Man Godfrey ''My Man Godfrey'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for ''My Man Godfre ...

'' by

Gregory La Cava Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including ''My Man Godfrey'' and ''Stage Door'', which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best ...

The Classic

The restored silent 1929 classic film ''Brüder'' (''

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'') by

Werner Hochbaum Werner Hochbaum (7 March 1899, Kiel – 15 April 1946) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director. Selected filmography * '' Brothers'' (1929) * '' Raid in St. Pauli'' (1932) * ''Tugboat M 17'' (1933) * '' Judgment of Lake Balaton'' (Hu ...

, screened on 13 February 2022.

Awards

Carla Simón Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film 2022 Nr 5

Competition *

: ''

'' by

: '' The Novelist's Film'' by

* Silver Bear Jury Prize: ''Robe of Gems'' by Natalia López Gallardo *

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director (german: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury ...

Claire Denis Claire Denis (; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film ''Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s, as well as of all time. Other acclaimed works include '' Trouble Ev ...

for '' Both Sides of the Blade'' *

Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance The Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Schauspielerische Leistung in einer Hauptrolle) is an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival for an outstanding performance in a leading role and chosen ...

Meltem Kaptan Meltem Kaptan (born 8 July 1980 Gütersloh) is a Turkish German actress and comedian. She won a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival. Life She studied at Philipps University, Marburg, Boğazi� ...

for '' Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush'' *

Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance The Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Schauspielerische Leistung in einer Nebenrolle) is an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival for an outstanding performance in a supporting role and ...

Laura Basuki Laura Basuki (born 9 January 1988) is an Indonesian model and actress of mixed Javanese, Chinese and Vietnamese descent. Early life Basuki was born in Berlin on 9 January 1988 to an Indonesian-Chinese dad and a Vietnamese mom. As a teenager ...

for '' Before, Now & Then'' *

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay 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 The Best Screen ...

: Laila Stieler for ''Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush'' * Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution:

Rithy Panh Rithy Panh ( km, ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambod ...

and Sarit Mang for ''Everything Will Be Ok'' * Special Mention: ''A Piece of Sky'' by Michael Koch Encounters * Best Film: ''Mutzenbacher'' by

Ruth Beckermann Ruth Beckermann (born 1952, Vienna) is an Austrian filmmaker and writer. Beckermann lives and works as an author and filmmaker in Vienna and Paris. Her films have been shown at prestigious festivals (most of them premiered at the Berlin Intern ...

* Best Director: Cyril Schäublin for ''Unrest'' * Special Jury Award: ''See You Friday, Robinson'' by Mitra Farahani International Short Film * Golden Bear for Best Short Film: ''Trap'' by Anastasia Veber * Silver Bear Jury Prize: ''Sunday Morning'' by Bruno Ribiero * Berlin Short Film Candidate for the

European Film Awards The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the mo ...

: ''The Sower of Stars'' by Lois Patiño * Special Mention: ''Bird in the Peninsula'' by Atsushi Wada Generation ;Youth Jury Awards * Crystal Bear for the Best Film: ''Alis'' by Clare Weiskopf ** Special Mention: '' Stay Awake'' by Jamie Sisley * Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: ''Born in Damascus'' by Laura Wadha ** Special Mention: ''Nothing to See Here'' by Nicolas Bouchez ;Generation 14plus * Grand Prix: ''Kind Hearts'' by Olivia Rochette **

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: ''Scheme'' by Farkhat Sharipov * Special Prize for the Best Short Film: ''Goodbye Jérôme!'' by Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet, Chloé Farr ** Special Mention: ''Blue Noise'' by Simon Maria Kubiena and ''Tinashé'' by Tig Terera ;Generation Kplus :Children’s Jury awards * Crystal Bear for the Best Film: ''Comedy Queen'' by Sanna Lenken ** Special Mention: ''The Quiet Girl'' by Colm Bairéad * Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film: ''Spotless'' by Emma Branderhorst and ''Luce and the Rock'' by Britt Raes :International Jury * Grand Prix for the Best Film: ''The Quiet Girl'' by Colm Bairéad ** Special Mention: ''Shabu'' by Shamira Raphaëla * Special Prize for the Best Short Film: ''Gavazn'' by Hadi Babaeifar ** Special Mention: ''To Vancouver'' by Artemis Anastasiadou

Other awards

* GWFF Best First Feature Award: ''Sonne'' by Kurdwin Ayub * Berlinale Documentary Award: ''Myanmar Diaries'' by The Myanmar Film Collective ** Special Mention: ''No U-Turn'' by Ike Nnaebue * FIPRESCI Critics Award: ''Leonora Addio'' by

Paolo Taviani Paolo Taviani (; born 8 November 1931) and Vittorio Taviani (; 20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on film productions. At the C ...

Panorama Audience Award Winner - Feature Film 2022: *1st Place ''Baqyt'' (Happiness) by Askar Uzabayev *2nd Place: '' Klondike'' by

Maryna Er Gorbach Maryna Er Gorbach (born 1981, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian filmmaker who writes, directs, produces, and edits films, often with her husband, Turkish filmmaker Mehmet Bahadir Er. She won the directing award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 20 ...

*3rd Place: ''Fogaréu'' by Flávia Neves Panorama Audience Award Winner - Panorama Dokumente 2022: *1st Place: ''Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm'' (Love, Deutschmarks and Death) by Cem Kaya *2nd Place: ''Nel mio nome'' (Into My Name) by Nicolò Bassetti *3rd Place: ''Myanmar Diaries'' by The Myanmar Film Collective

References

External links

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72nd Berlin International Film Festival at IMDb
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