55th Berlin International Film Festival
The 55th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2005. Man to Man by Régis Wargnier served as opening night film. The festival closed with Kinsey by Bill Condon.
The Golden Bear was awarded to U-Carmen eKhayelitsha directed by Mark Dornford-May.
The retrospective was dedicated to the scene formers. It was titled Production Design + Film. Locations, Settings, Spaces and was divided into five sections and a total of 45 films were shown at the festival.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:Main Competition
- Roland Emmerich, German filmmaker and producer – Jury President
- Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Lithuanian actress
- Bai Ling, Chinese actress
- Franka Potente, German actress
- Wouter Barendrecht, Dutch producer
- Nino Cerruti, Italian stylist and entrepreneur
- Andrey Kurkov, Ukrainian writer and screenwriter
Short Films Competition
- Gabriela Tagliavini, Argentinian filmmaker
- Marten Rabarts, New Zealand writer and producer
- Susan Korda, American director, editor and producer
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:Short Films Competition
The following short films were selected:Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:- Golden Bear: U-Carmen eKhayelitsha by Mark Dornford-May
- Silver Bear [Grand Jury Prize|Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix]: Peacock by Gu Changwei
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Marc Rothemund for Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Lou Taylor Pucci for Thumbsucker
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Julia Jentsch for Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
- Silver Bear for Best Film Music: Alexandre Desplat for The Beat That My Heart Skipped
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Tsai Ming-liang for ''The Wayward Cloud''
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Short Films Competition
- Short Film Golden Bear:
- *The Intervention by Jay Duplass
- *Jam Session by Izabela Plucinska
- Honorable Mention: Don Kishot be'Yerushalaim by Dani Rosenberg
Berlinale Camera
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Katrin Sass
- Helene Schwarz
Independent Awards
Panorama Audience Award
- Best Feature Film: Live and Become by Radu Mihăileanu
- Best Short Film: Hi Maya by Claudia Lorenz
Crystal Bear
- Best Short Film: The Djarn Djarns by Wayne Blair
- *Special Mention:
- **Does God Play Football by Michael A. Walker
- **Wind by Erik van Schaaik
- Best Feature Film: Bluebird by Mijke de Jong
- *Special Mention:
- **The Italian by Andrey Kravchuk
- **The [Color of Milk] by Torun Lian
- 14plus Best Feature Film: Voces inocentes by Luis Mandoki
- *Special Mention: Turtles Can Fly by Bahman Ghobadi