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58th Berlin International Film Festival

Festival poster
Opening film	Shine a Light
Closing film	Be Kind Rewind
Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear: Elite Squad
No. of films	310 films
Festival date	7–17 February 2008
Website	Website
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The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008. The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film Shine a Light. Be Kind Rewind by Michel Gondry served as the closing film. Greek filmmaker Costa Gavras, was selected to serve as the Jury President for the main competition.

The Golden Bear was awarded to Elite Squad directed by José Padilha. The retrospective dedicated to Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel was shown at the festival.

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

Main Competition

• Costa-Gavras, Greek filmmaker and producer - Jury President
• Uli Hanisch, German production designer
• Diane Kruger, German actress
• Walter Murch, American director and editor
• Shu Qi, Taiwanese actress and model
• Alexander Rodnyansky, Russian producer

Best First Feature Award Jury

• Ben Barenholtz, American producer and distributor
• Dominique Cabrera, French filmmaker
• Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnian filmmaker and producer

Short Film Competition Jury

• Marc Barbé, French actor and director
• Ada Solomon, Romanian producer
• Laura Tonke, German actress

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

Main Competition

• Golden Bear: Elite Squad by José Padilha

• Silver Bear Grand Prize of the Jury: Standard Operating Procedure by Errol Morris
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Reza Naji for The Song of Sparrows
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
• Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Wang Xiaoshuai for In Love We Trust
• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Jonny Greenwood for There Will Be Blood (score)
• Alfred Bauer Prize: Fernando Eimbcke for Lake Tahoe

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Award

• Fernando Eimbcke for Lake Tahoe

References

1. ^ "PROGRAMME 2008". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
2. "58TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 7 – 17, 2008". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
3. "Scorsese's "Shine A Light" to Open the 58th Berlinale". indiewire. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
4. "THE 58TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO A SUCCESSFUL CLOSE: MUSIC, STARS AND GRAND EMOTIONS". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
5. "BERLINALE 2008: OSCAR WINNER COSTA-GAVRAS TO BE JURY PRESIDENT". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
6. ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 2008". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
7. "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
8. "JURIES 2008". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
9. "2008 Berlin Awards" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

External links

• 58th Berlin International Film Festival 2008
• Yearbook 2008 at berlinale.de

• Berlin International Film Festival
• 2008 film festivals
• 2008 festivals in Europe
• 2008 in Berlin
• 2008 in German cinema
• February 2008 events in Germany