The 57th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 February 2007. The opening film of this year's festival was Olivier Dahan’s La Vie En Rose. Angel by François Ozon served as the closing night film. American director Paul Schrader was the jury president of the main competition.
The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film Tuya's Marriage directed by Wang Quan'an. 224,181 tickets of the festival were sold.
The festival held a Retrospective programme about women in silent era films. The films which were shown in the retrospective included a restored colour version of the 1921 film Hamlet, starring Asta Nielsen, the 1914 Italian film Cabiria and Berlin Alexanderplatz.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition Paul Schrader, American director and screenwriter - Jury President Hiam Abbass, Palestinian actress and director Mario Adorf, German actor Willem Dafoe, American actor Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor, director and producer Nansun Shi, Hong Kong producer Molly Malene Stensgaard, Danish editor
Best First Feature Award Judy Counihan, British producer Niki Karimi, Iranian actress Gerhard Meixner, German producer
Short Film Competition Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima, Nigerian producer Riina Sildos, Estonian producer Ning Ying, Chinese director, screenwriter and producer
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: English title Original title Director(s) CountryAngelThe Real Life of Angel DeverellFrançois OzonUnited Kingdom, France, BelgiumBeaufortבופורJoseph CedarIsraelBordertownGregory NavaUnited States, United KingdomThe CounterfeitersDie FälscherStefan RuzowitzkyAustria, GermanyDesert Dream경계Zhang LüSouth Korea, FranceThe Duchess of LangeaisNe touchez pas la hacheJacques RivetteFranceGoodbye BafanaBille AugustSouth Africa, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, LuxembourgThe Good GermanSteven SoderberghUnited StatesThe Good ShepherdRobert De NiroHallam FoeDavid MackenzieUnited KingdomI'm a Cyborg, But That's OK싸이보그지만 괜찮아Park Chan-wookSouth KoreaIn Memory of MeIn memoria di meSaverio CostanzoItalyIrina PalmSam GarbarskiBelgium, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany, FranceI Served the King of EnglandObsluhoval jsem anglického králeJiří MenzelCzech Republic, SlovakiaLa Vie En RoseLa MômeOlivier DahanFrance, CanadaLost in Beijing苹果Li YuChinaThe OtherEl otroAriel RotterArgentina, France, GermanyTuya's Marriage圖雅的婚事Wang Quan'an ChinaWhen a Man Falls in the ForestRyan EslingerUnited States, CanadaThe WitnessesLes TémoinsAndré TéchinéFranceThe Year My Parents Went on VacationO Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de FériasCao HamburgerBrazil, ArgentinaYellaChristian PetzoldGermany
Official Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival.
Main Competition
Golden Bear: Tuya's Marriage by Wang Quan'an. Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Ariel Rotter for The Other Silver Bear for Best Director: Joseph Cedar for Beaufort Silver Bear for Best Actor: Julio Chávez for The Other Silver Bear for Best Actress: Nina Hoss for Yella Silver Bear for Best Music: David Mackenzie for Hallam Foe Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: For the Ensemble Cast of The Good Shepherd Alfred Bauer Prize: Park Chan-wook for I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK FIPRESCI Award: I Served the King of England by Jiří Menzel Best First Feature: Vanaja by Rajnesh Domalpalli
References
External links 57th Berlin International Film Festival 2007 Yearbook for 2007 Berlinale on berlinale.de