63rd Berlin International Film Festival

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. Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the president of the jury and his film The Grandmaster was the opening film of the festival.

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

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

Juries

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

The following people were on the jury for the festival:

Main Competition

First Feature Award

Short Films Competition

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
A Long and Happy LifeДолгая счастливая жизньBoris KhlebnikovRussia
An Episode in the Life of an Iron PickerEpizoda u životu berača željezaDanis TanovićBosnia and Herzegovina, France, Slovenia
Camille Claudel 1915Bruno DumontFrance
Child's PosePoziția CopiluluiCălin Peter NetzerRomania
Closed CurtainپردهJafar Panahi, Kambuzia PartoviIran
GloriaSebastián LelioChile, Spain
GoldThomas ArslanGermany
Harmony LessonsАсланның сабақтарыEmir BaigazinKazakhstan, Germany
In the Name OfW imię...Małgorzata SzumowskaPoland
Layla FouriePia MaraisGermany, South Africa, France, Netherlands
Nobody's Daughter Haewon누구의 딸도 아닌 해원Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
On My WayElle s'en vaEmmanuelle BercotFrance
Paradise: HopeParadies: HoffnungUlrich SeidlAustria, France, Germany
Prince AvalancheDavid Gordon GreenUnited States
Promised LandGus Van Sant
Charlie Countryman The Necessary Death of Charlie CountrymanFredrik BondUnited States, Romania
The NunLa ReligieuseGuillaume NiclouxFrance, Germany, Belgium
Side EffectsSteven SoderberghUnited States
Vic and Flo Saw a BearVic et Flo ont vu un oursDenis CôtéCanada

Berlinale Special Gala

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Before MidnightRichard LinklaterUnited States, Greece
The CroodsChris Sanders and Kirk DeMiccoUnited States
Dark BloodGeorge SluizerNetherlands
The Grandmaster (opening film) 一代宗師 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong, China
Night Train to LisbonBille AugustGermany, Switzerland, Portugal

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Act of KillingJagalJoshua OppenheimerDenmark, United Kingdom, Norway
A Fold in My BlanketChemi Sabnis NaketsiZaza RusadzeGeorgia
Behind the CameraDduit-dam-hwa: Gam-dok-i-mi-cheot-eo-yoE J-yongSouth Korea
BelatedDeshoraBarbara Sarasola-DayArgentina, Columbia, Norway
The Broken Circle Breakdown Alabama MonroeFelix van GroeningenBelgium
Don Jon's AddictionJoseph Gordon-LevittUnited States
FatalKashi-ggotLee Don-kuSouth Korea
Frances HaNoah BaumbachUnited States
Habi, the ForeignerHabi, la extranjeraMaria Florencia AlvarezArgentina, Brazil
Inch'AllahAnaïs Barbeau-LavaletteCanada
Kai Po Che!Abhishek KapoorIndia
LovelaceRob Epstein, Jeffrey FriedmanUnited States
Rock the Casbahרוק בקסבהYariv HorowitzIsrael
My SistersMeine SchwesternLars KraumeGermany
So Much WaterTanta AguaAna Guevara Pose, Leticia Jorge RomeroUruguay, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany
Something in the WayTeddy SoeriaatmadjaIndonesia
The Swimming PoolLa PiscinaCarlos Machado QuintelaCuba, Venezuela
White NightBaek YaHee-il LeeSongSouth Korea

Forum

The following films were selected for the Forum section:

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The 727 Days Without KaramoDie 727 Tage ohne KaramoAnja SalomonowitzAustria
A Single ShotDavid M. RosenthalUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada
The Battle of TabatôA batalha de TabatôJoão VianaGuinea-Bissau, Portugal
BoundaryFahtum pandinsoongNontawat NumbenchapolThailand, Cambodia, France
Char... The No-Man's Island...Moddhikhane CharSourav SarangiIndia, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Norway
CirclesКруговиSrdan GolubovićRepublic of Serbia, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, France
Cold BloomSakura namiki no mankai no shita niAtsushi FunahashiJapan
Coming Forth by DayAl-khoroug lel-naharHala LotfyEgypt, United Arab Emirates
Computer ChessAndrew BujalskiUnited States
Cousin JulesLe cousin JulesDominique BenichetiFrance
Crossroads of YouthCheongchun-eui sipjaroAhn Jong-hwaKorea
Dark MatterMateria oscuraMassimo D'Anolfi, Martina ParentiItaly
The DaughterΗ ΚόρηThanos AnastopoulosGreece, Italy
EcholotAthanasios KaranikolasGermany
ElelwaniNtshavheni Wa LuruliSouth Africa
Engagement RingKonyaku yubiwaKeisuke KinoshitaJapan
The Eternal Return of Antonis ParaskevasΗ αιώνια επιστροφή του Αντώνη ΠαρασκευάElina Psykou [el]Greece
Everyday Objects [de]HalbschattenNicolas Wackerbarth [de]Germany, France
Forgetting to Know You忘了去懂你Quan LingChina
FynbosHarry PatramanisSouth Africa, Greece
Hélio OiticicaCesar Oiticica FilhoBrazil
I'm Not DeadJe ne suis pas mortMehdi Ben AttiaFrance
In Bloomგრძელი ნათელი დღეებიNana Ekvtimishvili, Simon GroßGeorgia
I Used to Be DarkerMatt PorterfieldUnited States
Jubilation StreetKanko no machiKeisuke KinoshitaJapan
Killing StrangersMatar extrañosJacob Secher Schulsinger, Nicolás PeredaMexico, Denmark
The MeteorLe météoreFrançois DelisleCanada
No Man's LandTerra de ninguémSalomé LamasPortugal
La PazLa PazSantiago LozaArgentina
The PlagueLa plagaNeus BallúsSpain
Portrait of JasonShirley ClarkeUnited States
PowerlessKatiyabaazFahad Mustafa, Deepti KakkarIndia
RootsSenzo ni naruKaoru IkeyaJapan
Shirley: Visions of RealityGustav DeutschAustria
SieniawkaMarcin MalaszczakGermany, Poland
Stemple PassJames BenningUnited States
The Strange Little Cat [de]Das merkwürdige KätzchenRamon Zürcher [de]Germany
TogetherTian mi miHsu Chao-jenTaiwan
To the WolfSto lykoChristina Koutsospyrou, Aran HughesGreece, France
The Town of WhalesKujira no machiKeiko TsuruokaJapan
ViolaMatías PiñeiroArgentina
What Happened to This City?Kya hua is shahar ko?Deepa DhanrajIndia
The Weight of ElephantsDas Gewicht der ElefantenDaniel Joseph BorgmanNew Zealand, Denmark, Sweden
When I Saw Youلما شفتكAnnemarie JacirPalestinian Territories, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Greece
WomanOnnaKeisuke KinoshitaJapan
A Legend or Was It? (1963)死闘の伝説Keisuke KinoshitaJapan
A StrangerObrana i zastitaBobo JelcicCroatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Farewell to Dream (1956)夕やけ雲Keisuke KinoshitaJapan
Father's Garden: The Love of My ParentsVaters Garten – Die Liebe meiner ElternPeter LiechtiSwitzerland
For Marx...Za Marksa...Svetlana BaskovaRussian
Călin Peter Netzer (Romania), winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Official Awards

Independent awards

Ecumenical Jury Prize

FIPRESCI Jury Prize

Panorama Audience Award

Forum

References

  1. ↑ "Berlinale". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Claude Lanzmann to receive Berlin's Honorary Golden Bear". screendaily. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "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. Archived from the original on 8 February 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.