The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Scott Roxborough, "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Panorama, Encounters Titles" . The Hollywood Reporter, 10 February 2021.
Romanian film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude won the Golden Bear. It was the third victory of Romania in the last nine years.
Juries Competition The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:
Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian filmmaker Nadav Lapid, Israeli filmmaker Adina Pintilie, Romanian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi, Italian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnian filmmaker
Encounters The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:
Florence Almozini, French programmer Cecilia Barrionuevo, Argentinian artistic director Diedrich Diederichsen, German editor and publisher
International Short Film The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:
Basim Magdy, Egyptian artist Christine A. Maier, Austrian cinematographer Sebastian Urzendowsky, German actor
Competition
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 countryBad Luck Banging or Loony PornBabardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamucRadu JudeRomaniaBallad of a White Cowقصیده گاو سفیدBehtash Sanaeeha and Maryam MoqadamIran, FranceA Cop MovieUna película de policíasAlonso RuizpalaciosMexicoDrift AwayAlbatrosXavier BeauvoisFranceFabian – Going to the DogsFabian oder Der Gang vor die HundeDominik GrafGermanyForest - I See You EverywhereRengeteg - mindenhol látlakBence FliegaufHungaryI'm Your ManIch bin dein MenschMaria SchraderGermanyIntroduction인트로덕션Hong Sang-sooSouth KoreaMemory BoxالدفاترJoana Hadjithomas and Khalil JoreigeFrance, Lebanon, Canada, QatarMr. Bachmann and His ClassHerr Bachmann und seine KlasseMaria SpethGermanyNatural LightTermészetes fényDénes Nagy Hungary, Latvia, France, GermanyNext DoorNebenanDaniel BrühlGermanyPetite MamanCéline SciammaFranceWhat Do We See When We Look at the Sky?რას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ?Alexandre KoberidzeGermany, GeorgiaWheel of Fortune and Fantasy偶然と想像Ryusuke HamaguchiJapan
Berlinale Special English title Original title Director(s) Production country Best Sellers Lina Roessler Canada, United States Courage Aliaksei Paluyan Germany For Lucio Per Lucio Pietro Marcello Italy French Exit Azazel Jacobs Canada, Ireland Je suis Karl Christian Schwochow Germany, Czech Republic Language Lessons Natalie Morales United States Limbo Soi Cheang Hong Kong The Mauritanian Kevin Macdonald United Kingdom Tides Tim Fehlbaum Germany, Switzerland Tina Daniel Lindsay, T. J. Martin United States Who We Were Wer wir waren Marc Bauder Germany
Encounters The following films were selected for the Encounters section:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country As I Want Samaher Alqadi Egypt, France, Norway, Palestine Azor Andreas Fontana Switzerland, France, Argentina The Beta Test Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe United States, United Kingdom Bloodsuckers Blutsauger Julian Radlmaier Germany District Terminal Mantagheye payani Bardia Yadegari, Ehsan Mirhosseini Iran, Germany The Girl and the Spider Das Mädchen und die Spinne Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher Switzerland Moon, 66 Questions Selini, 66 erotiseis (Σελήνη, 66 ερωτήσεις) Jacqueline Lentzou Greece, France Rock Bottom Riser Fern Silva United States The Scary of Sixty-First Dasha Nekrasova United States Social Hygiene Hygiène sociale Denis Côté Canada Taste Vị Le Bao Vietnam, Singapore, France, Thailand, Germany, Taiwan We Nous Alice Diop France
Panorama The following films were selected for the Panorama section:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country All Eyes Off Me Mishehu Yohav Mishehu Hadas Ben Aroya Israel A Balance Yuko No Tenbin Yujiro Harumoto Japan Bliss Glück Henrika Kull Germany Brother's Keeper Okul Tıraşı Ferit Karahan Turkey, Romania Celts Kelti Milica Tomovic Serbia Censor Prano Bailey-Bond United Kingdom Copilot Die Welt wird eine andere sein Anne Zohra Berrached Germany, France Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living George Peter Barbari Lebanon Dirty Feathers Carlos Alfonso Corral United States, Mexico Genderation Monika Treut Germany Human Factors Der menschliche Faktor Ronny Trocker Germany, Italy, Denmark The Last Forest A Última Floresta Luiz Bolognesi Brazil Miguel's War Eliane Raheb Lebanon, Germany, Spain Night Raiders Danis Goulet Canada, New Zealand North By Current Angelo Madsen Minax United States Souad Ayten Amin Egypt, Tunisia, Germany Ted K Tony Stone United States Theo and the Metamorphosis Théo et les métamorphoses Damien Odoul France The World After Us Le monde après nous Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas France
Perspektive Deutsches Kino The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:
English title Original title Director(s) Instructions for Survival Yana Ugrekhelidze Jesus Egon Christ Jesus Egon Christus David Vajda, Saša Vajda Keep Moving In Bewegung bleiben Salar Ghazi The Seed Die Saat Mia Maariel Meyer When a Farm Goes Aflame Jide Tom Akinleminu Wood and Water Jonas Bak
Official Awards Main Competition
Golden Bear: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn by Radu Jude Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Silver Bear Jury Prize: Mr. Bachmann and His Class by Maria Speth Silver Bear for Best Director: Dénes Nagy for Natural Light Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance: Maren Eggert for I'm Your Man Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance: Lilla Kizlinger for Forest - I See You Everywhere Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Hong Sang-soo for Introduction Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Yibrán Asuad for A Cop Movie (editing)
Encounters Best Film: We by Alice Diop Special Jury Award: Taste by Lê Bảo Best Director: (ex-aequo) Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher for The Girl and the Spider Denis Côté for Social Hygiene Special Mention: Rock Bottom Riser by Fern Silva
International Short Film Golden Bear for Best Short Film: My Uncle Tudor by Olga Lucovnicova Silver Bear Jury Prize: Day Is Gone by Zhang Dalei Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards: Easter Eggs by Nicolas Keppens
Generation
Kplus competition Grand Prix: Summer Blur by Han Shuai Special Mention: A School in Cerro Hueso by Betania Cappato
14plus competition Grand Prix: The Fam by Fred Baillif Special Mention: Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw
References
External links Berlin International Film Festival