67th Berlin International Film Festival
The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as president of the jury.
Django, directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film On Body and Soul directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival.
Juries
Main Competition
- Paul Verhoeven, Dutch filmmaker - Jury President
- Olafur Eliasson, Icelandic sculptor
- Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, Tunisian producer
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress
- Julia Jentsch, German actress
- Diego Luna, Mexican actor and filmmaker
- Wang Quan'an, Chinese filmmaker
Best First Feature Award
- Jayro Bustamante, Guatemalan filmmaker
- Clotilde Courau, French actress
- Mahmoud Sabbagh, Saudi filmmaker, producer, and writer
Documentary Award
- Daniela Michel, Mexican film critic
- Laura Poitras, American filmmaker and producer
- Samir, Iraqi director and producer
Short Film Competition
- Kimberley Drew, American writer, curator and social media manager
- Christian Jankowski, German artist and filmmaker
- Carlos Nuñez, Chilean film producer
Official Section
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:Perspektive Deutsches Kino
The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:Berlinale Special
The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded:Main Competition
- Golden Bear: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Félicité by Alain Gomis
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Spoor by Agnieszka Holland
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Aki Kaurismäki for The Other Side of Hope
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Kim Min-hee for On [the Beach at Night Alone]
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Georg Friedrich for Bright Nights
- Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza for A Fantastic Woman
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Dana Bunescu for ''Ana, mon amour''
GWFF Best First Feature Award
- Estiu 1993 by Carla Simón
Short Film Competition
- Golden Bear for Best Short Film: Cidade Pequena by Diogo Costa Amarante
- Silver Bear for Best Short Film: Esteban Arrangoiz Julien for ''Ensueño en la Pradera''
Panorama
Panorama Audience Award
- 1st Place: Insyriated by Philippe Van Leeuw
- 2nd Place: Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami
- 3rd Place: 1945 by Ferenc Török
Panorama Audience Award – Documentaries (''Panorama Dokumente'')
- 1st Place: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck
- 2nd Place: Chavela by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi
- 3rd Place: Ghost Hunting by Raed Andoni
Generation
Generation 14plus
- Best Film: Butterfly Kisses by Rafael Kapelinski
- * Special Mention: Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves by Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie
- Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Wolfe by Claire Randall
- * Special Mention Short Film: Snip by Terril Calder
Generation KPlus
- The Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for Best Film: Shkola nomer 3 by Yelizaveta Smith and Georg Genoux
- * Special Mention: Ben Niao by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka
- Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do by Juanita Onzaga
- * Special Mention Short Film: U Plavetnilo by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Independent Awards
[Teddy Award]
- Best Feature Film: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio
- Best Documentary-/Essay Film: Small Talk by Hui-chen Huang
- Best Short Film: My Gay Sister by Lia Hietala
- Special Jury Award: Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami
- Special Teddy Award: Monika Treut
FIPRESCI Prize">International Federation of Film Critics">FIPRESCI Prize
- Competition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
- Panorama: Pendular by Júlia Murat
- Forum: A Feeling Greater Than Love by Mary Jirmanus Saba
[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]
- Competition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
- * Special Mention: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio
- Panorama: Investigating Paradise by Merzak Allouache
- * Special Mention: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck
- Forum: Mama Colonel by Dieudo Hamadi
- * Special Mention: El Mar La Mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki
[CICAE] Art Cinema Award
- Panorama: Centaur by Aktan Abdykalykov
- Forum: Newton by Amit V. Masurkar
[Berliner Morgenpost] Readers' Jury Award
- On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
[Tagesspiegel] Readers' Jury Award
- Mama Colonel by Dieudo Hamadi
Harvey-Manner Readers' Jury Award
- God's Own Country by Francis Lee
Guild Film Prize
- The Party by Sally Potter
Caligari Film Prize
- El mar la mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki
Heiner Carow Prize
- Five Stars by Annekatrin Hendel
Compass-Perspektive-Award
- The Best of All Worlds by Adrian Goiginger
Kompagnon-Fellowship
- Perspektive Deutsches Kino: White Snail by Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser
- Berlinale Talents: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
ARTE International Prize
- Lost Country by Vladimir Perišić
Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
- Razor Film Produktion for ''The Wife of the Pilot''
VFF Talent Highlight Award
- Nefes Polat for ''The Bus to Amerika''
Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation Germany / Arab World
- Animation Film: Night by Ahmad Saleh
- Short Film: The Trap by Nada Riyadh
- Documentary Film: Behind Closed Doors by Yakout Elhababi
[Amnesty International] Film Prize
- Devil's Freedom by Everardo González