57th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmLa Vie En Rose
Closing filmAngel
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Tuya's Marriage
No. of films305 films[1]
Festival date8–18 February 2007
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 57th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 February 2007.[2] The opening film of this year's festival was Olivier Dahan’s La Vie En Rose.[3] Angel by François Ozon served as the closing night film.[4] American director Paul Schrader was the jury president of the main competition.[5]

The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film Tuya's Marriage directed by Wang Quan'an.[6] 224,181 tickets of the festival were sold.[7]

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, starring Asta Nielsen, the 1914 Italian film Cabiria and Berlin Alexanderplatz.[7][8]

Juries

Paul Schrader, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1][3][10][11]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Angel The Real Life of Angel Deverell François Ozon United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Beaufort בופור Joseph Cedar Israel
Bordertown Gregory Nava United States, United Kingdom
The Counterfeiters Die Fälscher Stefan Ruzowitzky Austria, Germany
Desert Dream 경계 Zhang Lü South Korea, France
The Duchess of Langeais Ne touchez pas la hache Jacques Rivette France
Goodbye Bafana Bille August South Africa, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg
The Good German Steven Soderbergh United States
The Good Shepherd Robert De Niro
Hallam Foe David Mackenzie United Kingdom
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Park Chan-wook South Korea
In Memory of Me In memoria di me Saverio Costanzo Italy
Irina Palm Sam Garbarski Belgium, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany, France
I Served the King of England Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále Jiří Menzel Czech Republic, Slovakia
La Vie En Rose La Môme Olivier Dahan France, Canada
Lost in Beijing 苹果 Li Yu China
The Other El otro Ariel Rotter Argentina, France, Germany
Tuya's Marriage 圖雅的婚事 Wang Quan'an China
When a Man Falls in the Forest Ryan Eslinger United States, Canada
The Witnesses Les Témoins André Téchiné France
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias Cao Hamburger Brazil, Argentina
Yella Christian Petzold Germany

Official Awards

Wang Quan'an, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following awards were presented at the festival.[12][13]

Main Competition

References

  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "57TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 8 - 18, 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Delpy, Ferran and Spinosa in line-up". cineuropa. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ "57th Berlin International Film Festival: Official Selection announced". unifrance. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. ^ Smith, David Gordon (6 February 2007). "Cinephile Paradise: Filmlovers Flock to Berlin Film Festival". spiegel. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. ^ "China film wins top Berlin award". BBC News. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b "57TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 8 - 18, 2007". berlinale. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Special screening during the Retrospective of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival". deutsche-kinemathek. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. ^ "JURIES 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ^ "The selection for the Competition of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival is nearly complete". ctvm.info. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  11. ^ "2007 Berlinale to Open With Wartime Dramas". dw.de. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  12. ^ "The awards of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). ctvm.info. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  13. ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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