The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the President of the Jury. The Coen Brothers film '' True Grit'' opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116 countries, including 3900 members of the press. German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl received the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. The Golden Bear for Best Film went to the Iranian film ''

Nader and Simin, A Separation ''A Separation'' ( fa, جدایی, Jodâyi; also titled ''Nader and Simin, A Separation'') is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, and Sarina Farhadi ...

'', directed by Asghar Farhadi, which also served as the closing film at the festival.

Competition

Isabella Rossellini (Berlin Film Festival 2011)

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International jury * Isabella Rossellini, actress (Italy) - Jury President * Jan Chapman, producer (Australia) * Nina Hoss, actress (Germany) * Aamir Khan, actor, director, screenwriter and producer (India) * Guy Maddin, director and screenwriter (Canada) * Sandy Powell, costume designer (United Kingdom) In addition, the festival held a place open in the jury for the imprisoned Iranian director

Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi ( fa, جعفر پناهی, ; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an ass ...

, "to signalize its support for his struggle for freedom". Best First Feature Award Jury *

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, producer (Germany) *

Assaf Gavron Assaf Gavron ( he, אסף גברון; born 21 December 1968) is an Israeli writer, novelist, translator and musician, formerly a journalist and hi-tech worker. His books have been translated to several languages and won awards such as the Bernste ...

, writer and musician (Israel) * Michèle Ohayon, director, screenwriter and producer (Morocco) International Short Film Jury * Nan Goldin, photographer (United States) * Ibrahim Letaief, director, screenwriter and producer (Tunisia) * Renen Schorr, director, screenwriter and producer (Israel)

In competition

The following films were selected to be in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Out of competition

The following films were screened out of competition at the festival:

Panorama

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section:

Forum

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Forum section:

Berlinale Shorts

Jury

* Nan Goldin, American photographer * Renen Schorr, Israeli director * Ibrahim Letaief, Tunisian director and producer

Films

The following films were selected to be in competition for the Golden Bear for Best Short Film:

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear for Best Film: ''

'' by Asghar Farhadi Silver Bears * Jury Grand Prix: ''

The Turin Horse ''The Turin Horse'' ( hu, A torinói ló) is a 2011 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, starring János Derzsi, Erika Bók and Mihály Kormos. It was co-written by Tarr and his frequent collaborator László Krasznaho ...

'' by Béla Tarr * Best Director: for '' Sleeping Sickness'' * Best Actress: the actress ensemble of ''

'' *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ...

: the actor ensemble of ''

'' * Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Production Design): Barbara Enriquez for ''

The Prize The Prize may refer to: * ''The Prize'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Irving Wallace ** ''The Prize'' (1963 film), a 1963 film based on the novel * ''The Prize'' (1950 film), a 1950 French film * ''The Prize'' (2011 film), a 2011 Mexican film * * ...

'' * Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Camera): Wojciech Staron for ''

'' * Best Script: Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj for ''

The Forgiveness of Blood ''The Forgiveness of Blood'' ( sq, Falja e Gjakut) is a 2011 Albanian-American drama film co-written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Bea ...

'' * Alfred Bauer Prize for a work of particular innovation: '' If Not Us, Who?'' by Andres Veiel Honorary Golden Bear * Armin Mueller-Stahl Crystal Bears * Generation Kplus (Feature Length Film): ''

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'' by Arild Andresen * Generation14plus (Feature Length Film): '' On the Ice'' by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

Prizes *Competition: ''

'' by Béla Tarr *Panorama: ''Top Floor Left Wing'' by Angelo Cianci *Forum: '' Heaven's Story'' by Takahisa Zeze Golden Bear for Best Short Film: ''

Night Fishing Night Fishing may refer to: * ''Night Fishing'' (album), 2008 album of Japanese rock band Sakanaction * ''Night Fishing'' (film), 2011 South Korean short film {{disambig ...

'' by Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyong

References

External links

Yearbook 2011 at berlinale.de

61st Berlin International Film Festival 2011Berlin International Film Festival:2011
at Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Berlin International Film Festival, 61st 61 2011 film festivals 2011 festivals in Europe 2011 in Berlin

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