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63rd Berlin International Film Festival

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63rd Berlin Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmThe Grandmaster
Closing filmChild's Pose
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Child's Pose
Hosted byAnke Engelke
No. of films404 films
Festival date7–17 February 2013
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival took place in Berlin, Germany, between 7 and 17 February 2013.[1] Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the president of the jury[2] and his film The Grandmaster was the opening film of the festival.[3]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Child's Pose directed by Călin Peter Netzer, which also served as the closing film.[4][5]

The French documentary filmmaker Claude Lanzmann was awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear.[6] Italian actress Isabella Rossellini and German film director Rosa von Praunheim were awarded with the Berlinale Camera.

Juries

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Wong Kar-wai, jury president, along with his wife at the festival

The following people were on the jury for the festival:[2]

Main Competition

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First Feature Award

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Short Films Competition

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  • Javier Fesser, Spanish filmmaker
  • Hyung-sook Hong, South Korean filmmaker
  • Susanne Pfeffer, German art historian and curator

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[7][8]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
A Long and Happy Life Долгая счастливая жизнь Boris Khlebnikov Russia
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker Epizoda u životu berača željeza Danis Tanović Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Slovenia
Camille Claudel 1915 Camille Claudel 1915 Bruno Dumont France
Child's Pose Poziția Copilului Călin Peter Netzer Romania
Closed Curtain Parde Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi Iran
Gloria Sebastián Lelio Chile, Spain
Gold Thomas Arslan Germany
Harmony Lessons Асланның сабақтары Emir Baigazin Kazakhstan, Germany
In the Name Of W imię... Małgorzata Szumowska Poland
Layla Fourie Pia Marais Germany, South Africa, France, Netherlands
Nobody's Daughter Haewon 누구의 딸도 아닌 해원 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
On My Way Elle s'en va Emmanuelle Bercot France
Paradise: Hope Paradies: Hoffnung Ulrich Seidl Austria, France, Germany
Prince Avalanche David Gordon Green United States
Promised Land Gus Van Sant
Charlie Countryman The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman Fredrik Bond United States, Romania
The Nun La Religieuse Guillaume Nicloux France, Germany, Belgium
Side Effects Steven Soderbergh United States
Vic and Flo Saw a Bear Vic et Flo ont vu un ours Denis Côté Canada

Out of competition

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The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[7]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Before Midnight Richard Linklater United States, Greece
The Croods Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco United States
Dark Blood George Sluizer Netherlands
The Grandmaster (opening film) 一代宗師 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong, China
Night Train to Lisbon Bille August Germany, Switzerland, Portugal

Panorama

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The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[7]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Act of Killing Jagal Joshua Oppenheimer Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway
A Fold in My Blanket Chemi Sabnis Naketsi Zaza Rusadze Georgia
The Attacks of 26/11 Ram Gopal Varma India
Behind the Camera Dduit-dam-hwa: Gam-dok-i-mi-cheot-eo-yo E J-yong South Korea
Belated Deshora Barbara Sarasola-Day Argentina, Columbia, Norway
The Broken Circle Breakdown Alabama Monroe Felix van Groeningen Belgium
Don Jon's Addiction Joseph Gordon-Levitt United States
Fatal Kashi-ggot Lee Don-ku South Korea
Frances Ha Noah Baumbach United States
Habi, the Foreigner Habi, la extranjera Maria Florencia Alvarez Argentina, Brazil
I Have Cut Kai Po Che! Abhishek Kapoor India
Inch'Allah Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Canada
Lovelace Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman United States
Rock the Casbah רוק בקסבה Yariv Horowitz Israel
My Sisters Meine Schwestern Lars Kraume Germany
So Much Water Tanta Agua Ana Guevara Pose, Leticia Jorge Romero Uruguay, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany
The Swimming Pool La Piscina Carlos Machado Quintela Cuba, Venezuela
White Night Baek Ya Hee-il LeeSong South Korea

Forum

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The following films were selected for the Forum section:[7]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The 727 Days Without Karamo Die 727 Tage ohne Karamo Anja Salomonowitz Austria
A Single Shot David M. Rosenthal United States, United Kingdom, Canada
The Battle of Tabatô A batalha de Tabatô João Viana Guinea-Bissau, Portugal
Boundary Fahtum pandinsoong Nontawat Numbenchapol Thailand, Cambodia, France
Circles Krugovi Srdan Golubović Republic of Serbia, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, France
Coming Forth by Day Al-khoroug lel-nahar Hala Lotfy Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Crossroads of Youth Cheongchun-eui sipjaro Ahn Jong-hwa Korea
Computer Chess Andrew Bujalski United States
The Daughter Η Κόρη Thanos Anastopoulos Greece, Italy
Echolot Athanasios Karanikolas Germany
Elelwani Ntshavheni Wa Luruli South Africa
Engagement Ring Konyaku yubiwa Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas Η αιώνια επιστροφή του Αντώνη Παρασκευά Elina Psykou [el] Greece
Everyday Objects [de] Halbschatten Nicolas Wackerbarth [de] Germany, France
Fynbos Harry Patramanis South Africa, Greece
Hélio Oiticica Cesar Oiticica Filho Brazil
I'm Not Dead Je ne suis pas mort Mehdi Ben Attia France
In Bloom გრძელი ნათელი დღეები Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß Georgia
I Used to Be Darker Matt Porterfield United States
Jubilation Street Kanko no machi Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
La Paz La Paz Santiago Loza Argentina
The Strange Little Cat [de] Das merkwürdige Kätzchen Ramon Zürcher [de] Germany
The Town of Whales Kujira no machi Keiko Tsuruoka Japan
What Happened to This City? Kya hua is shahar ko? Deepa Dhanraj India
When I Saw You Lamma shoftak Annemarie Jacir Palestinian Territories, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Greece
The Plague La plaga Neus Ballús Spain
Cousin Jules Le cousin Jules Dominique Benicheti France
The Meteor Le météore François Delisle Canada
Killing Strangers Matar extraños Jacob Secher Schulsinger, Nicolás Pereda Mexico, Denmark
Dark Matter Materia oscura Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti Italy
Char... The No-Man's Island ...Moddhikhane Char Sourav Sarangi India, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Norway
Forgetting to Know You Mo sheng Quan Ling People's Republic of China
A Stranger Obrana i zastita Bobo Jelcic Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Woman Onna Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
Portrait of Jason Shirley Clarke United States
Powerless Katiyabaaz Fahad Mustafa, Deepti Kakkar India
Cold Bloom Sakura namiki no mankai no shita ni Atsushi Funahashi Japan
Roots Senzo ni naru Kaoru Ikeya Japan
Shirley: Visions of Reality Gustav Deutsch Austria
A Legend or Was It? Shito no densetsu Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
Sieniawka Marcin Malaszczak Germany, Poland
Stemple Pass James Benning United States
To the Wolf Sto lyko Christina Koutsospyrou, Aran Hughes Greece, France
No Man's Land Terra de ninguém Salomé Lamas Portugal
The Weight of Elephants Das Gewicht der Elefanten Daniel Joseph Borgman New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden
Together Tian mi mi Hsu Chao-jen Taiwan
Father's Garden: The Love of My Parents Vaters Garten – Die Liebe meiner Eltern Peter Liechti Switzerland
Viola Matías Piñeiro Argentina
Farewell to Dream Yuyake gumo Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
For Marx... Za Marksa... Svetlana Baskova Russian

Official awards

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Călin Peter Netzer (Romania), winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded:[4][9]

Independent awards

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Ecumenical Jury Prize

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FIPRESCI Jury Prize

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  • Hélio Oiticica by Cesar Oiticica Filho

Panorama Audience Award

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Forum

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "JURIES 2013". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Martial arts drama kicks off Berlin film festival". reuters. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 2013". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Romanian film Child's Pose wins Golden Bear in Berlin". BBC News. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Claude Lanzmann to receive Berlin's Honorary Golden Bear". screendaily. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d "PROGRAMME 2013". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Berlin 2013: Denis Côté's 'Vic and Flo Saw a Bear' in Competition". hollywoodreporter. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  9. ^ "The Awards of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). berlinale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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