The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to 18, 2001. The festival opened with war-drama film Enemy at the Gates by Jean-Jacques Annaud. 70 mm restored version of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey was the closing film of the festival.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Intimacy, directed by Patrice Chéreau.
The retrospective section was dedicated to German-Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang.
Juries The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competitions Bill Mechanic, American producer - Jury President Jacqueline Bisset, British actress Diego Galán, Spanish director and film critic Kyoko Hirano, Japanese writer Fatih Akın, German filmmaker, producer and actor Dario Argento, Italian filmmaker and producer Xie Fei, Chinese filmmaker Héctor Babenco, Brazilian-Argentine filmmaker and producer Dominique Blanc, French actress
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: English title Original title Director(s) CountryBamboozled Spike LeeUnited StatesBeijing Bicycle 十七岁的单车Wang XiaoshuaiChina, TaiwanBetelnut Beauty 愛你愛我Lin Cheng-shengTaiwan, FranceChocolat Lasse HallströmUnited States, United KingdomLa CiénagaLucrecia MartelArgentina, France, SpainThe Claim Michael WinterbottomUnited Kingdom, France, CanadaFat Girl À ma soeur!Catherine BreillatItaly, FranceFélix et LolaPatrice LeconteFranceFinding Forrester Finding ForresterGus Van SantUnited StatesThe Ignorant Fairies Le fate IgnorantiFerzan ÖzpetekFrance, ItalyIntimacyPatrice ChéreauUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, ItalyInugami犬神家の一族Masato HaradaJapanItalian for Beginners Italiensk for begyndereLone ScherfigDenmark, SwedenJoint Security Area 공동경비구역 JSAPark Chan-wookSouth KoreaChloeクロエGō RijūJapanLittle Senegal Rachid BoucharebAlgeria, France, GermanyMalènaGiuseppe TornatoreItalyMy Sweet HomeFilippos TsitosGreece, GermanyThe Tailor of PanamaJohn BoormanUnited States, IrelandTrafficSteven SoderberghUnited StatesWeiserWojciech MarczewskiPoland, Switzerland, GermanyWitMike NicholsUnited Kingdom, United StatesYou're the One Una historia de entoncesJosé Luis GarciSpain
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)CountryAmerican Guerrilla in the PhilippinesAmerican Guerrilla in the PhilippinesFritz LangUnited StatesArtificial ParadiseUmetni RajKarpo GodinaYugoslaviaBeyond a Reasonable DoubtFritz LangUnited StatesThe Big HeatThe Big HeatThe Blue GardeniaThe Blue GardeniaLa ChienneJean RenoirFranceClash by NightFritz LangUnited StatesCloak and DaggerContemptLe MéprisJean-Luc GodardFrance, ItalyDestinyDer müde TodFritz LangGermanyDie NibelungenDie Nibelungen: SiegfriedDr. MDocteur MClaude ChabrolFrance, West GermanyDr. Mabuse the Gambler – Part I — The Great Gambler: An Image of the AgeDr. Mabuse, der Spieler Part I – Der große Spieler: Ein Bild der ZeitFritz LangGermanyDr. Mabuse the Gambler Part II – Inferno: A Game for the People of our AgeDr. Mabuse, der Spieler Part II – Inferno: Ein Spiel von Menschen unserer ZeitEncounter with Fritz LangBegegnung mit Fritz LangPeter FleischmannWest GermanyFritz Lang Interviewed by William FriedkinWilliam FriedkinUnited StatesFour Around a Woman (Die Vier um die Frau)Fritz LangGermanyFor Example Fritz LangZum Beispiel Fritz LangErwin LeiserWest GermanyFuryFritz LangUnited StatesHangmen Also Die!The Human BeastLa Bête HumaineJean RenoirFranceHilde Warren and DeathHilde Warren und der TodJoe MayGermanyHouse by the RiverFritz LangUnited StatesHuman DesireThe Indian TombDas Indische GrabmalWest Germany, FranceLiliomFranceMGermanyMJoseph LoseyUnited StatesMadame ButterflyHarakiriFritz LangGermanyMan HuntUnited StatesMetropolisGermanyMinistry of FearUnited StatesMoonfleetPeople to Each OtherMenschen untereinanderGerhard LamprechtGermanyThe Plague of FlorenceDie Pest in FlorenzOtto RippertGermanyRancho NotoriousFritz LangUnited StatesThe Return of Frank JamesScarlet StreetSecret Beyond the DoorSpiesSpioneGermanyThe Testament of Dr. MabuseDas Testament des Dr. MabuseThe Tiger of EschnapurDer Tiger von EschnapurFrance, GermanyThe Thousand Eyes of Dr. MabuseDie 1000 Augen des Dr. MabuseWest Germany, FranceThe Wandering ImageDas wandernde BildGermanyWestern UnionUnited StatesWhile The City SleepsWoman in the MoonFrau Im MondGermanyThe Woman in the WindowUnited StatesYou And MeYou Only Live Once
Panorama The following films were shown:
Official Awards
Main Competition The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: Intimacy by Patrice Chéreau Silver Bear Special Jury Prize: Beijing Bicycle by Wang Xiaoshuai Silver Bear for Best Director: Lin Cheng-sheng for Betelnut Beauty Silver Bear for Best Actress: Kerry Fox for Intimacy Silver Bear for Best Actor: Benicio del Toro for Traffic Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Raúl Pérez Cubero for You're the One Silver Bear Jury Prize: Lone Scherfig for Italian for Beginners Alfred Bauer Prize: La Ciénaga by Lucrecia Martel
Honorary Golden Bear Kirk Douglas
Berlinale Camera Kei Kumai
Independent Awards
Blue Angel Award Intimacy by Patrice Chéreau
FIPRESCI Award Italian for Beginners by Lone Scherfig
References
External links Berlin International Film Festival:2001 at Internet Movie Database Berlin International Film Festival 2001