Tag: Berlinale
Berlin Film Festival 2011 Winners
Nader and Simin, A Separation
The competition at the 61st Berlin Film Festival just came to an end so it’s right time to announce some winners!
For the first time in the history of the Berlinale, The Golden Bear went to Iran! Asghar Farhadi‘s drama Nader and Simin, A Separation (a look at contemporary Iranian society) took the top three awards including the Golden Bear for best pic and ensemble male and female casts for actor and actress Silver Bears.
Now, that’s what we call a warm reception!
On receiving his Golden Bear, Farhadi said that he had never thought that he would win and then took a moment to think of his country and his imprisoned colleague Jafar Panahi who had been prevented from coming to Berlin to serve on the International Jury.
Coen Brothers’ True Grit Opens Berlin Film Festival 2011
The Berlin International Film Festival, or if you prefer – the Berlinale, is one of the world’s leading film festivals, and something that’s definitely worth our attention.
And if you thought we were going to miss this spectacle – you were wrong, because we’re also curious to find out who will return home with the Golden and Silver Bears statues!
The 2011 Berlin film festival opens tonight with the Coen brothers‘ Western remake True Grit, so let’s get started.
We all know, this remake of a 1969 classic Western, is already a nominee in even 10 categories, including best picture for the upcoming Oscar. And, by the way the filmmaking team Joel and Ethan Cohen also earned Oscar nods as best director.
Spike Jonze’s Short Film I’m Here Is Now Online!
Today, Spike Jonze‘s highly anticipated short film, I’m Here, is globally released on imheremovie.com. This 30-minute robot love story was premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and thereafter screened at the Berlinale. Now it is made available to viewers around the world, through a striking online cinema experience.
I’m Here is a love story about two robots living in contemporary Los Angeles. The sad-eyed robot librarian Sheldon (Andrew Garfield) leads a lonely and methodical life, until he one day meets Francesca, a creative and free-spirited female robot (played by Sienna Guillory). Robot romance develops and the story is just as beautiful as it is unpredictable.
Berlin Film Festival Starts Rolling Out Prizes
Golden Bear for the Best Film – Tropa de elite | The Elite Squad by José Padilha
Lemon Tree from Israeli director Eran Riklis won the audience prize for one of the Berlin Film Festival’s main sections Saturday as part of the buildup to the presentation of the Berlinale’s top honours at a Hollywood-style gala.
Riklis’ film was not included in the Berlinale’s main competition but was screened in the festival’s Panorama section, which showcases independent and art-house cinema.
At the same time, Iranian-born director Hana Makhmalbaf’s Buddha Collapsed out of Shame (Buda Az Sharm Foru Rikht) won the 23rd film peace prize. The prize, which is valued at 5,000 euros (7,337 dollars), was also awarded Saturday.
Makhmalbaf’s movie screened in the Berlinale’s Generation section, which is aimed at younger audiences, and focuses on a young Afghan girl who lives in the mountains near the place where the 1,500 year- old Buddha statues were blown up by the Taliban in 2001.
While there is no official tribute, Berlinale commemorated this year the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel by showing a raft of new movies from Israeli directors.
