66th Berlin International Film Festival
# 66th Berlin International Film Festival

The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. Hail, Caesar!, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, was selected to open the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian documentary Fire at Sea, directed by Gianfranco Rosi, which also serves as closing night film.

## Jury

### Main Competition

The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:

International jury

* Meryl Streep, actress (United States) - Jury President
* Lars Eidinger, actor (Germany)
* Nick James, film critic (United Kingdom)
* Brigitte Lacombe, photographer (France)
* Clive Owen, actor (United Kingdom)
* Alba Rohrwacher, actress (Italy)
* Małgorzata Szumowska, director and screenwriter (Poland)

### Best First Feature Award Jury

The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award:

* Michel Franco, film director and producer (Mexico)
* Enrico Lo Verso, actor (Italy)
* Ursula Meier, film director (Switzerland)

### International Short Film Jury

The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:

* Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi, curator, artist and lecturer (United Arab Emirates)
* Katerina Gregos, curator, writer and lecturer (Greece)
* Avi Mograbi, filmmaker, video artist and lecturer (Israel)
* Lars Eidinger
* Clive Owen
* A. Rohrwacher
* M. Szumowska

## In 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Boris Without Béatrice | Boris sans Béatrice | Denis Côté | Canada |
| Genius | Genius | Michael Grandage | United Kingdom, United States |
| Alone in Berlin | Alone in Berlin | Vincent Pérez | Germany, France, United Kingdom |
| Midnight Special | Midnight Special | Jeff Nichols | United States |
| Zero Days | Zero Days | Alex Gibney | United States |
| Letters from War | Cartas da Guerra | Ivo Ferreira | Portugal |
| A Dragon Arrives! | Ejhdeha Vared Mishavad! | Mani Haghighi | Iran |
| Fire at Sea | Fuocoammare | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy, France |
| A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery | Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis | Lav Diaz | Philippines, Singapore |
| The Commune | Kollektivet | Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands |
| Things to Come | L'Avenir | Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Germany |
| Being 17 | Quand on a 17 ans | André Téchiné | France |
| Death in Sarajevo | Mort à Sarajevo / Smrt u Sarajevu | Danis Tanović | France, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| United States of Love | Zjednoczone stany miłości | Tomasz Wasilewski | Poland, Sweden |
| 24 Weeks | 24 Wochen | Anne Zohra Berrached | Germany |
| Crosscurrent | Chang Jiang Tu | Yang Chao | China |
| Hedi | Inhebbek Hedi | Mohamed Ben Attia | Tunisia, Belgium, France |
| Soy Nero | Soy Nero | Rafi Pitts | Germany, France, Mexico |

## Out of competition

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

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| - | - | - | - |
| Hail, Caesar! | Hail, Caesar! | Joel and Ethan Coen | United States |
| Chi-Raq | Chi-Raq | Spike Lee | United States |
| News from Planet Mars | Des nouvelles de la planète Mars | Dominik Moll | France, Belgium |
| The Patriarch | Mahana | Lee Tamahori | New Zealand |
| Saint-Amour | Saint-Amour | Benoît Delépine | France, Belgium |

## Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| - | - | - | - |
| I, Olga Hepnarová | Já, Olga Hepnarová | Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda | Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, France |
| Junction 48 | Junction 48 | Udi Aloni | Israel, Germany, United States |
| The First, the Last | Les Premiers, les Derniers | Bouli Lanners | France, Belgium |
| Maggie's Plan | Maggie's Plan | Rebecca Miller | United States |
| Nakom | Nakom | Kelly Daniela Norris, T. W. Pittman | Ghana, United States |
| Remainder | Remainder | Omer Fast | United Kingdom, Germany |
| On the Other Side | S one strane | Zrinko Ogresta | Croatia, Serbia |
| Starve Your Dog | Starve Your Dog | Hicham Lasri | Morocco |
| Sand Storm | Sufat Chol | Elite Zexer | Israel |
| Paris 05:59 | Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | France |
| The Ones Below | The Ones Below | David Farr | United Kingdom |
| War on Everyone | War on Everyone | John Michael McDonagh | United Kingdom |
| Aloys | Aloys | Tobias Nölle | Switzerland, France |
| The Tenth Man | El rey del Once | Daniel Burman | Argentina |
| Goat | Goat | Andrew Neel | United States |
| Fukushima, mon Amour | Grüße aus Fukushima | Doris Dörrie | Germany |
| Indignation | Indignation | James Schamus | United States |
| Jonathan | Jonathan | Piotr J. Lewandowski | Germany |
| Tomcat | Kater | Händl Klaus | Austria |
| The Black Frost | La helada negra | Maximiliano Schonfeld | Argentina |
| Lantouri | Lantouri | Reza Dormishian | Iran |
| Little Men | Little Men | Ira Sachs | United States |
| The Wounded Angel | Ranenyy Angel | Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan, France, Germany |
| While the Women Are Sleeping | While the Women Are Sleeping | Wayne Wang | Japan |
| Time Was Endless | Antes o tempo não acabava | Sérgio Andrade, Fábio Baldo | Brazil, Germany |
| All of a Sudden | Auf Einmal | Aslı Özge | Germany, Netherlands, France |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Aquí no ha pasado nada | Alejandro Fernández Almendras | Chile, United States, France |
| The Bacchus Lady | Jug-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja | E J-yong | South Korea |
| Road to Istanbul | La Route d'Istanbul | Rachid Bouchareb | Algeria, France, Belgium |
| Don't Call Me Son | Mãe só há uma | Anna Muylaert | Brazil |
| You'll Never Be Alone | Nunca vas a estar solo | Álex Anwandter | Chile |
| Dog Days | San Fu Tian | Jordan Schiele | Hong Kong, China |
| Shelley | Shelley | Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Sweden |
| Shepherds and Butchers | Shepherds and Butchers | Oliver Schmitz | South Africa, United States, Germany |

### Panorama Dokumente

The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| - | - | - | - |
| Don't Blink – Robert Frank | Don't Blink – Robert Frank | Laura Israel | United States, France |
| Hotel Dallas | Hotel Dallas | Livia Ungur, Sherng-Lee Huang | Romania, United States |
| The GDR Complex | Der Ost-Komplex | Jochen Hick | Germany |
| Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures | Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | United States, Germany |
| Mariupolis | Mariupolis | Mantas Kvedaravicius | Lithuania, Germany, France, Ukraine |
| Uncle Howard | Uncle Howard | Aaron Brookner | United Kingdom, United States |
| Brothers of the Night | Brüder der Nacht | Patric Chiha | Austria |
| Curumim | Curumim | Marcos Prado | Brazil |
| Europe, She Loves | Europe, She Loves | Jan Gassmann | Switzerland, Germany |
| Inside the Chinese Closet | Inside the Chinese Closet | Sophia Luvarà | Netherlands |
| Kiki | Kiki | Sara Jordenö | Sweden, United States |
| Strike a Pose | Strike a Pose | Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan | Netherlands |
| The Lovers and the Despot | The Lovers and the Despot | Rob Cannan, Ross Adam | United Kingdom |
| Weekends | Weekends | Lee Dong-ha | South Korea |
| Who's Gonna Love Me Now? | Who's Gonna Love Me Now? | Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann | Israel, United Kingdom |
| My Land | Wu Tu | Fan Jian | China |
| Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Monika Treut | Germany |

### Teddy30

The following films were selected to be screened as part of Teddy Award's 30th anniversary celebration:

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 Berlin Harlem | 1 Berlin Harlem | Lothar Lambert, Wolfram Zobus | West Germany |
| Different from the Others | Anders als die Andern | Richard Oswald | Germany |
| Before Stonewall | Before Stonewall | Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg | United States |
| The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors | Die Betörung der Blauen Matrosen | Ulrike Ottinger | West Germany |
| The Meadow of Things | Die Wiese der Sachen | Heinz Emigholz | West Germany |
| Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities | Gendernauts – Eine Reise durch die Geschlechter | Monika Treut | Germany |
| I Shot Andy Warhol | I Shot Andy Warhol | Mary Harron | United States |
| I, You, He, She | Je, tu, il, elle | Chantal Akerman | France, Belgium |
| Looking for Langston | Looking for Langston | Isaac Julien | United Kingdom |
| Hide and Seek | Machboim | Dan Wolman | Israel |
| Marble Ass | Marble Ass | Želimir Žilnik | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Nitrate Kisses | Nitrate Kisses | Barbara Hammer | United States |
| The Watermelon Woman | The Watermelon Woman | Cheryl Dunye | United States |
| Tongues Untied | Tongues Untied | Marlon Riggs | United States |
| A Whole Night | Toute une nuit | Chantal Akerman | France, Belgium |
| In a Glass Cage | Tras el cristal | Agustí Villaronga | Spain |

## Berlinale Special

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| - | - | - | - |
| A Serious Game | Den allvarsamma leken | Pernilla August | Sweden, Denmark, Norway |
| Miles Ahead | Miles Ahead | Don Cheadle | United States |
| A Quiet Passion | A Quiet Passion | Terence Davies | United Kingdom, Belgium |
| National Bird | National Bird | Sonia Kennebeck | United States |
| Creepy | Creepy | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger | The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger | Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, Bartek Dziadosz, Tilda Swinton | United Kingdom |
| Where to Invade Next | Where to Invade Next | Michael Moore | United States |
| The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble | The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble | Morgan Neville | United States |

## Awards

The following prizes were awarded:

* Golden Bear: Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi
   * Honorary Golden Bear: Michael Ballhaus
* Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović
* Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear): A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery by Lav Diaz
* Silver Bear for Best Director: Mia Hansen-Løve for Things to Come
* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Trine Dyrholm for The Commune
* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Majd Mastoura for Hedi
* Silver Bear for Best Script: Tomasz Wasilewski for United States of Love
* Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography: Mark Lee Ping Bin for Crosscurrent
* Best First Feature Award: Mohamed Ben Attia for Hedi
* Panoroma Audience Award:
   * 1st Place: Junction 48 by Udi Aloni
   * 2nd Place: Greetings from Fukushima by Doris Dörrie
   * 3rd Place: Shepherds and Butchers by Oliver Schmitz
* Panoroma Audience Award – Documentaries (Panorama Dokumente):
   * 1st Place: Who's Gonna Love Me Now? by Tomer and Barak Heymann
   * 2nd Place: Strike a Pose by Reijer Zwaan and Ester Gold
   * 3rd Place: Weekends by Lee Dong-ha
* Golden Bear For Best Short Film: Batrachian's Ballad by Leonor Teles
* Silver Bear Jury Prize (short film): A Man Returned by Mahdi Fleifel
* Audi Short Film Award: Anchorage Prohibited by Chiang Wei Liang
* Teddy Award:
   * Best Feature Film: Tomcat by Händl Klaus
   * Best Documentary/Essay Film: Kiki by Sara Jordenö
   * Best Short Film: Moms On Fire by Joanna Rytel
   * Special Jury Award: You'll Never Be Alone by Alex Anwandter
   * Special Teddy Award: Christine Vachon
   * Teddy Audience Award: Paris 05:59 by Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel
   * Männer Magazine Readers' Jury Award: Don't Call Me Son by Anna Muylaert
* FIPRESCI Prize:
   * Competition: Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović
   * Panorama: Aloys by Tobias Nölle
   * Forum: The Revolution Won't Be Televised by Rama Thiaw
* Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:
   * Competition: Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi
   * Panorama: The First, the Last by Bouli Lanners
   * Forum:
      * Barakah Meets Barakah by Mahmoud Sabbagh
      * Those Who Jump by Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner and Moritz Sieber
* Europa Cinemas Label: The First, the Last by Bouli Lanners
* Arte International Prize: Alvaro Brechner for Memories from the Cell
* Eurimages Co-production Development Award: Cinéma De facto and Proton Cinema for Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
