58th Berlin International Film Festival

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The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008.[1] The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film Shine a Light.[2] Be Kind Rewind by Michel Gondry served as the closing film.[3] Greek-French filmmaker Costa Gavras, was selected to serve as the Jury President at the festival.[4]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian film Tropa de Elite directed by José Padilha.[5] The retrospective dedicated to Spanish film-maker Luis Buñuel was shown at the festival.[6]

Jury

Costa Gavras, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]

In competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The Song of Sparrow Avaze gonjeshk-ha Majid Majidi Iran
Ballast Ballast Lance Hammer USA
Night and Day Bam gua nat Sang-soo Hong South Korea
Quiet Chaos Caos calmo Antonello Grimaldi Italy, UK
Elegy Elegy Isabel Coixet USA
Tropa de Elite José Padilha Brazil
Feuerherz Luigi Falorni Germany
Gardens of the Night Gardens of the Night Damian Harris USA, UK
Happy-Go-Lucky Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh UK
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime Philippe Claudel France
Julia Julia Erick Zonca France, USA, Mexico, Belgium
Cherry Blossoms Kirschblüten – Hanami Doris Dörrie Germany
Kâbê Yoji Yamada Japan
Lady Jane Robert Guédiguian France
Lake Tahoe Fernando Eimbcke Mexico, Japan, USA
Sparrow Man jeuk Johnnie To Hong Kong
Musta jää Petri Kotwica Finland, Germany
Restless Amos Kollek Israel, Germany
Standard Operating Procedure Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris USA
There Will Be Blood There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson USA
In Love We Trust Zuo You Wang Xiaoshuai China

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

José Padilha, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[5][9]

Golden Bear

Silver Bears

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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