The 68th annual

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker

Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer (; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films ''Run Lola Run'' (1998), ''Heaven (2002 film), Heaven'' (2002), ''Perfume: The Sto ...

served as Jury President. American film director

Wes Anderson Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. Wes Anderson filmography, His films are known for themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Due to his films' eccentricity, distinctive visual and narrative ...

's animated film ''

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'' opened the festival, becoming first animated film to open the fest. Romanian film '' Touch Me Not'' written and directed by

Adina Pintilie Adina Pintilie (born 12 January 1980, with the birth name Adina-Elena Pintilie) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. She is known for her raw material work. Her decade-long creative multi-platform study on intimacy, current body politic ...

won the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

, which also served as the closing night film.

Juries

Main Competition

, German filmmaker, producer and composer - Jury President *

Cécile de France Cécile or Cecile is a female given name or surname. People Given name * Ce'cile (Cecile Charlton, born 1976), Jamaican musician * Severin Cecile Abega (1955–2008), Cameroonian author * Cécile Aubry (1928–2010), retired French film actres ...

, Belgian actress * Chema Prado, Spanish journalist and film critic *

Adele Romanski Adele Marie Romanski (; born November 10, 1982) is an American independent film producer. She is best known for producing the acclaimed films ''Moonlight'', '' Never Rarely Sometimes Always'', and '' Aftersun''. ''Moonlight'' received eight Osca ...

, American film producer *

Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Music of Japan, Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the Synthesizer, synth-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his ...

, Japanese musician and composer *

Stephanie Zacharek Stephanie Zacharek is an American film critic at ''Time'', based in New York City. From 2013 to 2015, she was the principal film critic for ''The Village Voice''. She was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist in criticism. In February 2018, invited to s ...

, American journalist and film critic

Best First Feature Award

Jonas Carpignano Jonas Carpignano (; born January 16, 1984) is an American-Italian filmmaker. He is known for the films '' Mediterranea'', '' A Ciambra'', and '' A Chiara''. Early life and career Carpignano was born in The Bronx, New York City on January 16, 1984 ...

, Italian filmmaker *

Călin Peter Netzer Călin Peter Netzer (; born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian film director who won the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Born in Petroșani to a family of Romanian and German origins, Netzer emigrated with his family to West G ...

, Romanian filmmaker and producer *

Noa Regev Dr. Noa Regev (Hebrew language, Hebrew: נועה רגב; born February 17, 1982) is the CEO of the Israel Film Fund, and a former CEO of the Jerusalem Cinematheque. Early life Noa Regev was born in Tel Aviv in 1982, to Moti Regev, a Hi-tech ...

, Israeli director of the

Jerusalem Cinematheque The Jerusalem Cinematheque is a cinematheque and film archive in Jerusalem. History The Jerusalem Cinematheque was founded in 1973 by Lia van Leer. It was originally located in Beit Agron in the center of Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city i ...

and the

Jerusalem Film Festival The Jerusalem Film Festival (, ) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem, It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Israeli Film Archive, Lia van Leer, Lia Van Leer, and has since become th ...

Documentary Award

* Cíntia Gil, Portuguese curator of international festivals and events *

Ulrike Ottinger Ulrike Ottinger (born 6 June 1942) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Early life In 1959 Ulrike Ottinger began studying at the Academy of Arts in Munich and worked as a painter. Her mother, Maria Weinberg, was a journalist and her father, ...

, German filmmaker and photographer *

Eric Schlosser Eric Matthew Schlosser (born August 17, 1959) is an American journalist and food writer. He is known for his books '' Fast Food Nation'' (2001), '' Reefer Madness'' (2003), and '' Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and ...

, American journalist and writer (United States)

Short Film Competition

* Diogo Costa Amarante, Portuguese director and director of photography *

Jyoti Mistry Jyoti Mistry (born 1970) is a South African film director, installation artist, teacher and scholar of Indian South Africans, Indian ancestry. Her films explore the complexity of racial identity, multiculturalism and gender in modern South Africa ...

, South-African director and teacher at the Wits School of Arts in Johannesburg * Mark Toscano, American curator of international festivals and events

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the

and

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awards:

Out of competition

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

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded:

Main Competition

: '' Touch Me Not'' by

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (also Jury Grand Prix, Grand Prize of the Jury) is an award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition. It is the runner-up to the Golden Bear prize an ...

: ''

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'' by

Małgorzata Szumowska Małgorzata Szumowska (; born 26 February 1973) is a Polish people, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer, born in Kraków. Her 2013 film ''In the Name Of (film), In the Name Of'' received the Teddy Award for Best Feature at the 63rd B ...

Alfred Bauer Prize The Alfred Bauer Prize was an annual film award, presented by the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of its Silver Bear series of awards, to a film that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art". The prize was suspended in 2020 after it ...

: '' The Heiresses'' by

Marcelo Martinessi Marcelo Martinessi (born 1 January 1973) is a Paraguayan filmmaker. His films include "Karai norte" (2009), "The Lost Voice" (2016), and ''The Heiresses'' (), the latter being selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 68th Berlin Internatio ...

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director () is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition ...

for ''

'' *

Silver Bear for Best Actress The Silver Bear for Best Actress () was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chosen by the International Jury from the fil ...

: Ana Brun for '' The Heiresses'' *

Silver Bear for Best Actor The Silver Bear for Best Actor () was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chosen by the International Jury from the films i ...

: Anthony Bajon for '' The Prayer'' *

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay () is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in Screenwriting. Winners 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay * Golden Osella f ...

Alonso Ruizpalacios Alonso Ruizpalacios (; born 1978) is a Mexican film director. Best known for directing the feature films '' Güeros'' (2014), ''Museum'' (2018), '' A Cop Movie'' (2021) and '' La cocina'' (2024). Biography Ruizpalacios was born and raised in M ...

and Manuel Alcalá for ''

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'' * Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Elena Okopnaya for '' Dovlatov'' (costume and production design)

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

* ''The Men Behind the Wall'' by Ines Moldavsky

GWFF Best First Feature Award

* '' Touch Me Not'' by

Generation KPlus

* Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: ''A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl'' by

Tilda Cobham-Hervey Tilda Cobham-Hervey (born 4 September 1994) is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in ''52 Tuesdays'', a critically acclaimed independent film directed by Sophie Hyde, and has also appeared on stage. She appeared in the 2018 film ''H ...

Independent Awards

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury () is an independent film award for feature-length films shown at major international film festivals since 1973. The award was created by Christian film makers, film critics and other film professionals. The objec ...

* '' In the Aisles'' by Thomas Stuber

References

External links

Berlin International Film Festival
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