58th Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Shine a Light |
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| Closing film | Be Kind Rewind |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Tropa de Elite) |
| Number of films | 310 films[1] |
| Festival date | 7–17 February 2008 |
| Website | Website |
The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008.[2] The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film Shine a Light.[3] Be Kind Rewind by Michel Gondry served as the closing film.[4] Greek-French filmmaker Costa Gavras, was selected to serve as the Jury President at the festival.[5]
The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian film Tropa de Elite directed by José Padilha.[6] The retrospective dedicated to Spanish film-maker Luis Buñuel was shown at the festival.[7]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[8]
Costa Gavras – President of the Jury
Uli Hanisch- Diane Kruger
Walter Murch
Shu Qi
Aleksandr Rodnyansky- Marc Barbe
Ada Solomon- Laura Tonke
In competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][9]
Golden Bear
- Golden Bear for Best Film – Tropa de Elite by José Padilha
Silver Bears
- Jury Grand Prix (Grand Prize of the Jury): Standard Operating Procedure by Errol Morris
- Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood
- Best Actor: Reza Naji for Avaze gonjeshk-ha
- Best Actress: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Best Script: Wang Xiaoshuai for In Love We Trust
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution: For the Music of There Will Be Blood by Jonny Greenwood
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Fernando Eimbcke for Lake Tahoe
- FIPRESCI Award: Fernando Eimbcke for Lake Tahoe
References
- 1 2 "PROGRAMME 2008". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "58TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 7 - 17, 2008". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Scorsese's "Shine A Light" to Open the 58th Berlinale". indiewire. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "BERLINALE 2008: OSCAR WINNER COSTA-GAVRAS TO BE JURY PRESIDENT". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 2008". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "JURIES 2008". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "2008 Berlin Awards" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
Media related to 2008 Berlin Film Festival at Wikimedia Commons