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61st Berlin International Film Festival

Festival poster
Opening film	True Grit
Closing film	A Separation
Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear: A Separation
Hosted by	Anke Engelke
No. of films	385 films
Festival date	10–20 February 2011
Website	http://www.berlinale.de
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The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the president of the jury. The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116 countries, including 3900 members of the press.

The Golden Bear was awarded to the Iranian film A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi, which also served as the closing film at the festival. German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl received the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.

Juries

Main Competition

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

• Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress - Jury President
• Jan Chapman, Australian producer
• Nina Hoss, German actress
• Aamir Khan, Indian actor, director, screenwriter and producer
• Guy Maddin, Canadian director and screenwriter
• Sandy Powell, British costume designer

In addition, the festival held a place open in the jury for the imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, "to signalize its support for his struggle for freedom".

Best First Feature Award

• Bettina Brokemper, German producer
• Assaf Gavron, Israeli writer and musician
• Michèle Ohayon, Morocco director, screenwriter and producer

Short Film Competition

• Nan Goldin, American photographer
• Ibrahim Letaief, Tunisian director, screenwriter and producer
• Renen Schorr, Israeli director, screenwriter and producer

Official Sections

Main competition

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

Out of competition

The following films were screened out of competition at the festival:

Panorama

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section:

Forum

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Forum section:

Berlinale Shorts Films

The following films were selected to be in competition for the Golden Bear for Best Short Film:

Official Awards

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

• Golden Bear: A Separation by Asghar Farhadi

• Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: The Turin Horse by Béla Tarr
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Ulrich Köhler [de] for Sleeping Sickness
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: the actress ensemble of Nader and Simin, A Separation
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: the actor ensemble of Nader and Simin, A Separation
• Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Production Design): Barbara Enriquez for The Prize
• Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Camera): Wojciech Staron for The Prize
• Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj for The Forgiveness of Blood
• Alfred Bauer Prize: If Not Us, Who? by Andres Veiel

Honorary Golden Bear

• Armin Mueller-Stahl

Crystal Bears

• Generation Kplus (Feature Length Film): The Liverpool Goalie by Arild Andresen
• Generation14plus (Feature Length Film): On the Ice by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

FIPRESCI Prizes

• Competition: The Turin Horse by Béla Tarr
• Panorama: Top Floor Left Wing by Angelo Cianci
• Forum: Heaven's Story by Takahisa Zeze

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

• Night Fishing by Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyong

References

1. "61ST BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 10 - 20, 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
2. "Isabella Rossellini to head Berlin Film Festival jury". BBC News. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
3. "Coen Brothers' True Grit to Open the 61st Berlinale". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
4. Prot, Bénédicte (4 March 2011). "Organisers toast a successful 61st edition". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
5. Smith, Nigel (18 January 2011). "61st Berlinale Locks Down Full 2011 Competition Program". Indiewire. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
6. ^ "JURIES 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
7. ^ "The Competition of the 61st Berlinale". berlinale.de. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
8. "61st Berlin International Film Festival Panorama 2011 with Renowned Directors, Three Films on India and Many New Discoveries". Vimooz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
9. "PRIZES & HONOURS 2011". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
10. "Berlinale 2011: The Honorary Golden Bear". berlinale.de. 26 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

External links

• Yearbook 2011 at berlinale.de
• 61st Berlin International Film Festival 2011
• Berlin International Film Festival:2011 at Internet Movie Database

• Berlin International Film Festival
• 2011 film festivals
• 2011 festivals in Europe
• 2011 in Berlin
• 2011 in German cinema
• February 2011 events in Germany