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

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

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