71st Berlin International Film Festival
2021 edition of German film festival
The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]
Romanian film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude won the Golden Bear. It was the third victory of Romania in the last nine years.
Juries
Competition
The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:[4]
Encounters
The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:[5]
- Florence Almozini, French programmer
- Cecilia Barrionuevo, Argentinian artistic director
- Diedrich Diederichsen, German editor and publisher
International Short Film
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:[6]
- Basim Magdy, Egyptian artist
- Christine A. Maier, Austrian cinematographer
- Sebastian Urzendowsky, German actor
Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[7]
Berlinale Special
Encounters
The following films were selected for the Encounters section:[3]
English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production country
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As I Want
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Samaher Alqadi
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Egypt, France, Norway, Palestine
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Azor
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Andreas Fontana
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Switzerland, France, Argentina
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The Beta Test
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Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe
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United States, United Kingdom
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Bloodsuckers
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Blutsauger
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Julian Radlmaier
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Germany
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District Terminal
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Mantagheye payani
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Bardia Yadegari, Ehsan Mirhosseini
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Iran, Germany
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The Girl and the Spider
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Das Mädchen und die Spinne
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Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
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Switzerland
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Moon, 66 Questions
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Selini, 66 erotiseis
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Jacqueline Lentzou
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Greece, France
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Rock Bottom Riser
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Fern Silva
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United States
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The Scary of Sixty-First
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Dasha Nekrasova
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United States
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Social Hygiene
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Hygiène sociale
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Denis Côté
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Canada
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Taste
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Vị
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Le Bao
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Vietnam, Singapore, France, Thailand, Germany, Taiwan
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We
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Nous
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Alice Diop
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France
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Panorama
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[3]
English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production country
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All Eyes Off Me |
Mishehu Yohav Mishehu |
Hadas Ben Aroya |
Israel
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A Balance |
Yuko No Tenbin |
Yujiro Harumoto |
Japan
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Bliss |
Glück |
Henrika Kull |
Germany
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Brother's Keeper |
Okul Tıraşı |
Ferit Karahan |
Turkey, Romania
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Celts |
Kelti |
Milica Tomovic |
Serbia
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Censor |
Prano Bailey-Bond |
United Kingdom
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Copilot |
Die Welt wird eine andere sein |
Anne Zohra Berrached |
Germany, France
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Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living |
George Peter Barbari |
Lebanon
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Dirty Feathers |
Carlos Alfonso Corral |
United States, Mexico
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Genderation |
Monika Treut |
Germany
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Human Factors |
Der menschliche Faktor |
Ronny Trocker |
Germany, Italy, Denmark
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The Last Forest |
A Última Floresta |
Luiz Bolognesi |
Brazil
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Miguel's War |
Eliane Raheb |
Lebanon, Germany, Spain
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Night Raiders |
Danis Goulet |
Canada, New Zealand
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North By Current |
Angelo Madsen Minax |
United States
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Souad |
Ayten Amin |
Egypt, Tunisia, Germany
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Ted K |
Tony Stone |
United States
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Theo and the Metamorphosis |
Théo et les métamorphoses |
Damien Odoul |
France
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The World After Us |
Le monde après nous |
Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas |
France
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Perspektive Deutsches Kino
The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[3]
English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Instructions for Survival |
Yana Ugrekhelidze
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Jesus Egon Christ |
Jesus Egon Christus |
David Vajda, Saša Vajda
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Keep Moving |
In Bewegung bleiben |
Salar Ghazi
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The Seed |
Die Saat |
Mia Maariel Meyer
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When a Farm Goes Aflame |
Jide Tom Akinleminu
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Wood and Water |
Jonas Bak
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Official Awards
Main Competition
Encounters
- Best Film: We by Alice Diop[9]
- Special Jury Award: Taste by Lê Bảo
- Best Director: (ex-aequo)
International Short Film
Generation
Kplus competition
- Grand Prix: Summer Blur by Han Shuai[11]
- Special Mention: A School in Cerro Hueso by Betania Cappato
14plus competition
- Grand Prix: The Fam by Fred Baillif
- Special Mention: Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw
References
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