The 57th

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 fest ...

was held from 8 to 18 February 2007. The opening film of this year's festival was

Olivier Dahan Olivier Dahan (born 26 June 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, '' La Vie en rose'', was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French language ...

’s '' La Vie En Rose''. ''

Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inclu ...

'' by

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 ...

served as the closing night film. American director Paul Schrader served as the jury president at the festival. 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 win ...

was presented to the Chinese film ''

Tuya's Marriage ''Tuya's Marriage'' is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Wang Quan'an. Storyline The film depicts life in Inner Mongolia, in a region where desertification is making life hard for sheep herders. It tells the story of Tuya and her husband, who agr ...

'' directed by

Wang Quan'an Wang Quan'an () (b. 1965) is a Sixth Generation Chinese film director. Wang was born in Yan'an, China. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1991. He had a ten-year relationship with actress and muse Yu Nan, which ended in 2009. Career ...

. 224,181 tickets of the festival were sold. The festival held a ''Retrospective programme'' about women in silent era films. The films which were shown in the retrospective included a restored colour version of the 1921 film ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'', starring Asta Nielsen, the 1914 Italian film ''

Cabiria ''Cabiria'' is a 1914 Italian epic silent film, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and shot in Turin. The film is set in ancient Sicily, Carthage, and Cirta during the period of the Second Punic War (218–202 BC). It follows a melodramatic mai ...

'' and '' Berlin Alexanderplatz''.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International jury * Paul Schrader, director and screenwriter (United States) - Jury President * Hiam Abbass, actress and director (Palestine) *

Mario Adorf Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...

, actor (Germany) *

Willem Dafoe Willem James Dafoe (; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, in addition to receiving nominations for four Academy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, t ...

, actor (United States) *

Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films '' Bad Education'', '' The Motorcycle Diaries'', '' Amores perros'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Babel'', '' Coco'', ...

, actor, director and producer (Mexico) * Nansun Shi, producer (Hong Kong) * Molly Malene Stensgaard, editor (Denmark) Best First Feature Award Jury * Judy Counihan, producer (United Kingdom) * Niki Karimi, actress (Iran) * Gerhard Meixner, producer (Germany) International Short Film Jury * Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima, producer (Nigeria) * Riina Sildos, producer (Estonia) *

Ning Ying Ning Ying (born 1959 in Beijing) is a female Chinese film director often considered a member of China's " Sixth Generation" filmmaker coterie, a group that also includes Jia Zhangke, Zhang Yuan and Wang Xiaoshuai. However, this is more a resul ...

, director, screenwriter and producer (China)

In competition

The following films were selected in competition for the

and Silver Bear awards:

Key

Winners

The following awards were presented at the festival.

Golden Bear

The ''

'' went to ''

'' by

Silver Bears

* Jury Grand Prix (Grand Prize of the Jury): Ariel Rotter for

El otro ''The Other'' (El otro) is a 2007 Argentine, French, and German drama film, written and directed by Ariel Rotter, his second feature. The picture won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, and actor Julio Chávez was awarded the Silver Bear for Bes ...

* Best Director:

Joseph Cedar Yossef (Joseph) Cedar (Hebrew: יוסף סידר; born August 31, 1968) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter. Biography Cedar was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in New York City. His father is biochemist Howard Cedar. When Joseph was ...

for Beaufort * Best Actor: Julio Chávez for

* Best Actress:

Nina Hoss Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage and film actress. Early life Hoss was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. Her father, , was a German trade unionist and politician (member of the Bundestag with The Greens). Her mother, , was an ac ...

for Yella * Best Music: David Mackenzie for

Hallam Foe ''Hallam Foe'' is a 2007 British drama film directed by David Mackenzie (director), David Mackenzie based on Hallam Foe (novel), the novel written by Peter Jinks. The film was released in the United States as ''Mister Foe''. The screenplay was ...

* Outstanding Artistic Contribution: For the Ensemble Cast of The Good Shepherd by Robert De Niro *

Alfred Bauer Prize The Alfred Bauer Prize was an annual film award, presented by the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of its Silver Bear series of awards, to a film that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art". The prize was suspended in 2020 after it w ...

Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook ( ; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered as one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century. ...

for ''

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK ''I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK'' ( ko, 싸이보그지만 괜찮아; ''Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchana'') is a 2006 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Park Chan-wook. Plot The film takes place mostly in a mental institution filled with an ecl ...

'' *

FIPRESCI Award 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 ...

: '' Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále'' by Jiří Menzel * Best First Feature for Vanaja

References

External links

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