The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as president of the jury.[1][2]

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67th Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening filmDjango
Closing filmOn Body and Soul
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: On Body and Soul
Festival date9–18 February 2017
Websitewww.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology
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Django, directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival.[3] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film On Body and Soul directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival.[4]

Juries

Main Competition

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Paul Verhoeven at a press conference at Berlinale 2017

Best First Feature Award

Documentary Award

  • Daniela Michel, Mexican film critic[7]
  • Laura Poitras, American filmmaker and producer
  • Samir, Iraqi director and producer

Short Film Competition

  • Kimberley Drew, American writer, curator and social media manager[8]
  • Christian Jankowski, German artist and filmmaker
  • Carlos Nuñez, Chilean film producer

Official Section

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[9][10][11]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/region
Ana, mon amourCălin Peter NetzerRomania, Germany, France
BeuysAndres VeielGermany
Bright NightsHelle NächteThomas ArslanGermany, Norway
ColoTeresa VillaverdePortugal, France
The DinnerOren MovermanUnited States
DjangoÉtienne ComarFrance
A Fantastic WomanUna mujer fantásticaSebastián LelioChile, Germany, United States, Spain
FélicitéAlain GomisFrance, Senegal, Belgium, Germany, Lebanon
Have a Nice Day好极了Liu JianChina
JoaquimMarcelo GomesBrazil, Portugal
Mr. Longミスター・ロン/ 龍先生SabuJapan, Hong Kong, Germany, China, Taiwan
On Body and SoulTestről és lélekrőlIldikó EnyediHungary
On the Beach at Night Alone밤의 해변에서 혼자Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
The Other Side of HopeToivon tuolla puolenAki KaurismäkiFinland
The PartySally PotterUnited Kingdom
Return to MontaukRückkehr nach MontaukVolker SchlöndorffGermany, France, Ireland
SpoorPokotAgnieszka HollandPoland, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovakia, France
Wild MouseWilde MausJosef HaderAustria
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Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/region
The BarEl BarÁlex de la IglesiaSpain
Final PortraitStanley TucciUnited Kingdom
LoganJames MangoldUnited States
The MidwifeSage femmeMartin ProvostFrance
T2 TrainspottingDanny BoyleUnited Kingdom
Viceroy's HouseGurinder ChadhaIndia, United Kingdom
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Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[12][13][14]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/region
1945Ferenc TörökHungary
Berlin SyndromeCate ShortlandAustralia, France
Call Me by Your NameLuca GuadagninoUnited States, Brazil, Italy, France
CentaurAktan AbdykalykovKyrgyzstan, France, Germany, Netherlands
Ciao Ciao巧巧Song ChuanChina, France
Close-Knit彼らが本気で編むときは、Naoko OgigamiJapan
DiscreetTravis MathewsUnited States
FluidøShu Lea CheangGermany
From the BalconyFra balkongenOle GiæverNorway
Ghost in the Mountains空山异客Yang HengChina
God's Own CountryFrancis LeeUnited Kingdom
Headbang LullabyHicham LasriMorocco, France, Qatar, Lebanon
Honeygiver Among the DogsDechen RoderBhutan
HostagesRezo GigineishviliGeorgia, Russia, Poland
InflameKaygıCeylan Özgün ÖzçelikTurkey
InsyriatedPhilippe Van LeeuwBelgium, France, Lebanon
Just Like Our ParentsComo Nossos PaisLaís BodanzkyBrazil
The King's ChoiceKongens NeiErik PoppeNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland
The MisandristsBruce LaBruceGermany
One Thousand RopesTusi TamaseseNew Zealand
PendularJúlia MuratBrazil, Argentina, France
Requiem for Mrs. J.Rekvijem za gospodju J.Bojan VuletićSerbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Russia, France, Germany
SkinsPielesEduardo CasanovaSpain
The Taste of Betel Nut槟榔血Hu JiaChina, Hong Kong
Tiger GirlJakob LassGermany
VayaAkin OmotosoSouth Africa
VazanteDaniela ThomasBrazil, Portugal
When the Day Had No NameTeona Strugar MitevskaMacedonia, Belgium, Slovenia
The WoundJohn TrengoveSouth Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France
Panorama Dokumente
Adriana's Pact El Pacto de Adriana Lissette Orozco Chile
Belinda Marie Dumora France
Bones of Contention Andrea Weiss United States
Casting JonBenet Kitty Green
Chavela Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi
Dream Boat Tristan Ferland Milewski Germany
Erase and Forget Andrea Luka Zimmerman United Kingdom
Five Stars Fünf Sterne Annekatrin Hendel Germany
Ghost Hunting Istiyad Ashbah Raed Andoni France, Palestine, Switzerland, Qatar
I Am Not Your Negro Raoul Peck France, United States, Belgium, Switzerland
If I Think of Germany at Night Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht Romuald Karmakar Germany
In the Intense Now No Intenso Agora João Moreira Salles Brazil
Investigating Paradise Tahqiq fel djenna Merzak Allouache France, Algeria
My Wonderful West Berlin Mein wunderbares West-Berlin Jochen Hick Germany
Politics, Instructions Manual Política, manual de instrucciones Fernando León de Aranoa Spain
Fighting Through the Night Combat au bout de la nuit Sylvain L'Espérance Canada
Revolution of Sound: Tangerine Dream Margarete Kreuzer Germany
Small Talk 日常對話 Hui-chen Huang Taiwan
Strong Island Yance Ford United States, Denmark
Tania Libre Lynn Hershman Leeson United States
Untitled Michael Glawogger, Monika Willi Austria, Germany
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Perspektive Deutsches Kino

The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:[15][16]

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English title Original title Director(s)
Back for GoodZurück für GutMia Spengler
The Best of all WorldsDie beste aller WeltenAdrian Goiginger
ContainerKontenerSebastian Lang
Dark Blue GirlDie TochterMascha Schilinski
End of the SeasonZwischen den JahrenLars Henning
Final StageNicolaas Schmidt
GabiMichael Fetter Nathansky
IronheadEisenkopfTian Dong
MikelCavo Kernich
MillennialsJana Bürgelin
PathsEin WegChris Miera
Self-criticism of a Bourgeois DogSelbstkritik eines bürgerlichen HundesJulian Radlmaier
TaraFelicitas Sonvilla
We Were KingsKönige der WeltChristian von Brockhausen, Timo Großpietsch
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Berlinale Special

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[9][10][11]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
4 BlocksMarvin KrenGermany
Below the SurfaceKasper BarfoedDenmark, Germany
Black SpotMathieu MissoffeFrance, Belgium
The BombKevin Ford, Smriti Keshari, Eric SchlosserUnited States
Close-Upکلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیکAbbas KiarostamiIran
Devil's FreedomLa libertad del diabloEverardo GonzálezMexico
Eight Hours Don't Make a DayAcht Stunden sind kein TagRainer Werner FassbinderGermany
In Times of Fading LightIn Zeiten des abnehmenden LichtsMatti GeschonneckGermany
Last Days in HavanaÚltimos días en La HabanaFernando PérezCuba, Spain
The Lost City of ZJames GrayUnited States
MaudieAisling WalshCanada, Ireland
PatriotSteven ConradUnited States
A Prominent PatientMasarykJulius SevcíkCzech Republic, Slovakia
The Queen of SpainLa reina de EspañaFernando TruebaSpain
The Same SkyDer gleiche HimmelOliver HirschbiegelGermany, Czech Republic
SS-GBPhilipp KadelbachUnited Kingdom
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg SentsovAskold KurovEstonia, Poland, Czech Republic
The Young Karl MarxLe jeune Karl MarxRaoul PeckFrance, Germany, Belgium
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Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded:[17][18][19][20][21]

Main Competition

GWFF Best First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

Panorama

Panorama Audience Award

Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries (Panorama Dokumente)

Generation

Generation 14plus

Generation KPlus

  • The Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for Best Film: Shkola nomer 3 by Yelizaveta Smith and Georg Genoux
    • Special Mention: Ben Niao by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka
  • Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do by Juanita Onzaga
    • Special Mention Short Film: U Plavetnilo by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović [fr; hr; sh]

Independent Awards

Teddy Award

FIPRESCI Prize

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

CICAE Art Cinema Award

Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award

Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award

Harvey-Manner Readers' Jury Award

Guild Film Prize

Caligari Film Prize

Heiner Carow Prize

Compass-Perspektive-Award

  • The Best of All Worlds by Adrian Goiginger

Kompagnon-Fellowship

ARTE International Prize

Eurimages Co-Production Development Award

  • Razor Film Produktion for The Wife of the Pilot

VFF Talent Highlight Award

  • Nefes Polat for The Bus to Amerika

Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation Germany / Arab World

  • Animation Film: Night by Ahmad Saleh
  • Short Film: The Trap by Nada Riyadh
  • Documentary Film: Behind Closed Doors by Yakout Elhababi

Amnesty International Film Prize

  • Devil's Freedom by Everardo González

References

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