The 59th Berlin International Film Festival took place from February 5 to February 15, 2009 in Berlin .
| 59th Berlin International Film Festival | |
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| the date of the | February 5 to 15, 2009 |
| Location |  Germany , Berlin |
| Jury chairman |  Tilda swinton |
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The festival jury was headed by actress from the UK Tilda Swinton [1] . The festival opened with the film “ International ” by Tom Tykwer .
In the festival program of the Berlin Film Festival in 2009, films from Great Britain, Denmark , Poland , France , Spain , Hungary , Peru, Iran , USA , and Italy were presented [2] .
The main prize of the festival - “ Golden Bear ” - received the film “ Milk of Sorrow ” / La Teta Asustada, directed by Claudia Llosa from Peru . Prizes for the best male and female roles went to Sotigui Kuyate ( fr. Sotigui Kouyaté , Mali ) and Birgit Minichmayr ( him. Birgit Minichmayr , Austria ) [3] .
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Festival Jury
Tilda Swinton , Chairman of the Main Competition Jury
Main Competition
- Tilda Swinton , actress ( UK ) - chairman of the jury
- Isabel Coixet , director, screenwriter ( Spain )
- Gaston Kabore , director, screenwriter ( Burkina Faso )
- Henning Mankel , writer, screenwriter ( Sweden )
- Christoph Schlingenzif , director, screenwriter, actor ( Germany )
- Wayne Wong , director, screenwriter ( Hong Kong )
- Alice Waters , chef, restaurateur ( USA )
Short Film Competition
- Havn , director, screenwriter ( Philippines )
- Arta Dobroši , actress ( Republic of Kosovo )
- Lars Henrik Gass , Director of the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen , film critic ( Germany )
Festival Participant Films
Main Competition
- " Air " (director Andrzej Wajda , Poland )
- The Tempest (directed by Hans-Christian Schmid , Germany / Denmark / Netherlands )
- " In the electric fog " (directed by Bertrand Tavernier , USA / France )
- "The Giant " (directed by Adrian Bines , Uruguay / Argentina / Germany / Spain )
- Wrath (directed by Sally Potter , UK / USA )
- Katalin Varga (directed by Peter Strickland , Romania / UK )
- " Little Soldier " (director Annette K. Olesen , Denmark )
- " Mammoth " (director Lukas Moodysson , Sweden / Denmark / Germany )
- “ My One ” (directed by Richard Lonkrein , USA )
- “ Milk of Sorrow ” (directed by Claudia Llosa , Spain / Peru )
- Mei Lanfang (directed by Chen Kaige , China / Hong Kong )
- " About Ellie " (directed by Asgar Farhadi , Iran )
- "The Messenger " (directed by Oren Moverman , USA )
- " The River of London " (directed by Rashid Busharab , United Kingdom / France / Algeria )
- " Ricky " (directed by Francois Ozon , France / Italy )
- “ Tears of Happiness ” (director Mitchel Liechtenstein , USA )
- “ Passion knows no barriers ” (director Maren Ade , Germany )
- Cherie (directed by Stephen Frears , United Kingdom / France / Germany )
Winners
Main Competition Program
- “ Golden Bear ” (main prize) - “ Milk of Sorrow ” (dir. Claudia Llosa )
- " Silver Bear " (grand jury) - " Giant " (dir. Adrian Binies ) and " Passion knows no barriers " (dir. Maren Ade )
- Silver Bear for Best Director - Asghar Farhadi (" About Ellie ")
- "Silver Bear" best actress - Birgit Minichmayr (" Passion knows no barriers ")
- "Silver Bear" to the best actor - Sotigi Kuyat (" River London ")
- "Silver Bear" for outstanding contributions to art - Gabor Erdelyi and Tamas Sekely (" Katalin Varga ")
- "Silver Bear" for the best screenplay - Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon ("The Messenger ")
- Alfred Bauer Prize (for the discovery of new ways in cinema) - Andrzej Wajda (" Air ") and Adrian Binies (" Giant ")
Notes
- ↑ Tilda Swinton will lead the Berlinale jury
- Лина Berlinale 2009: Golden German bears will not go to Russia this year
- Золотой The Golden Bear of the Berlin Film Festival will travel to Peru (inaccessible link) . Circulation date February 21, 2010. Archived March 5, 2016.