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63rd Berlin Film Festival

Festival poster
Opening film	The Grandmaster
Closing film	Child's Pose
Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear: Child's Pose
Hosted by	Anke Engelke
No. of films	404 films
Festival date	7–17 February 2013
Website	Website
Berlin International Film Festival chronology
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The 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival took place in Berlin, Germany, between 7 and 17 February 2013. Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the president of the jury and his film The Grandmaster was the opening film of the festival.

The Golden Bear was awarded to Child's Pose directed by Călin Peter Netzer, which also served as the closing film.

The French documentary filmmaker Claude Lanzmann was awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear. Italian actress Isabella Rossellini and German film director Rosa von Praunheim were awarded with the Berlinale Camera.

Juries

The following people were on the jury for the festival:

Main Competition

• Wong Kar-wai, Chinese/Hong Kong filmmaker and producer - President of the jury
• Susanne Bier, Danish filmmaker
• Andreas Dresen, German filmmaker
• Ellen Kuras, American filmmaker and director of photography
• Shirin Neshat, Iranian visual artist and filmmaker
• Tim Robbins, American actor, filmmaker and producer
• Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greek filmmaker and producer

First Feature Award

• Oren Moverman, Israeli filmmaker and producer
• Taika Waititi, New Zealand actor and filmmaker
• Lucy Walker, British filmmaker

Short Films Competition

• Javier Fesser, Spanish filmmaker
• Hyung-sook Hong, South Korean filmmaker
• Susanne Pfeffer, German art historian and curator

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear 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:

Forum

The following films were selected for the Forum section:

Official awards

The following prizes were awarded:

• Golden Bear: Child's Pose by Călin Peter Netzer
• Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix: An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker by Danis Tanović
• Alfred Bauer Prize: Vic and Flo Saw a Bear by Denis Côté
• Silver Bear for Best Director: David Gordon Green for Prince Avalanche
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Paulina García for Gloria
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Nazif Mujić for An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker
• Silver Bear for Best Script: Jafar Panahi for Closed Curtain
• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Aziz Zhambakiyev for Harmony Lessons
• Special Mentions:
  • Promised Land by Gus Van Sant
  • Layla Fourie by Pia Marais

Independent awards

Ecumenical Jury Prize

• The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer (panorama)
• Circles by Srdan Golubović (forum)

FIPRESCI Jury Prize

• Hélio Oiticica by Cesar Oiticica Filho

Panorama Audience Award

• The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer

Forum

• NETPAC Award Best Asian Film: When I Saw You by Annemarie Jacir
• C.I.C.A.E. Jury Prize: In Bloom by Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß

References

1. "Berlinale". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
2. ^ "JURIES 2013". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
3. "Martial arts drama kicks off Berlin film festival". reuters. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
4. ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2013". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
5. "Romanian film Child's Pose wins Golden Bear in Berlin". BBC News. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
6. "Claude Lanzmann to receive Berlin's Honorary Golden Bear". screendaily. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
7. ^ "PROGRAMME 2013". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
8. "Berlin 2013: Denis Côté's 'Vic and Flo Saw a Bear' in Competition". hollywoodreporter. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
9. "The Awards of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). berlinale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Yearbook 2013 at berlinale.de
• 63rd Berlin International Film Festival 2013

• Berlin International Film Festival
• 2013 film festivals
• 2013 festivals in Europe
• 2013 in Berlin
• 2013 in German cinema
• February 2013 events in Germany