Berlin, Germany — The Berlin International Film Festival, now in its 75th year, will showcase an array of global cinematic talent with its juries announced for the upcoming festival set in Germany’s culture-rich capital next month. This year’s line-up includes prestigious filmmakers and industry professionals from across the world who will adjudicate various categories.
Leading the International Jury for the competition section is American filmmaker Todd Haynes. Haynes will be joined by an eclectic group including Nabil Ayouch from Morocco, Germany’s Bina Daigeler, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, Argentine filmmaker Rodrigo Moreno, American critic Amy Nicholson, and German director Maria Schrader. This panel will be instrumental in deciding which film will earn the enviable top prizes at the festival.
The Best First Feature Award will be determined by the ‘Perspectives’ jury, comprising Meryam Joobeur from Tunisia, Aïssa Maïga from France, and María Zamora from Spain. This award spotlights outstanding achievements by novice filmmakers, providing them a platform for broader recognition.
In the short films category, the Berlinale Shorts jury will include Denmark’s programmer and short film expert Jing Haase, German film composer Dascha Dauenhauer, and Vietnamese director Phạm Ngọc Lân. This jury will select the winner of the prestigious Golden Bear for Best Short Film, besides other significant awards including the Silver Bear Jury Prize and the Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards. Additionally, this year introduces the Berlinale Shorts CUPRA Filmmaker Award, boasting a 20,000 euros prize to support emerging directing talents.
Documentaries will also see their own spotlight with the Berlinale Documentary Award, which comes with a 40,000 euros prize that will be shared by the winning film’s director and producer. The selection of documentaries, coming from various festival sections such as Competition, Berlinale Special, and Panorama, will be judged by an illustrious panel including Petra Costa from Brazil, Denmark’s Lea Glob, and Kazuhiro Soda from Japan.
The Generation section’s juries, aimed at youth and children’s cinema, will see Emma Branderhorst from the Netherlands, Canada’s Ikoro Sekai, and German filmmaker Aslı Özarslan presiding over decisions related to the awarded cash prizes and the esteemed Crystal Bears.
As the festival gears up for its February 13-23 run, audiences and participants can anticipate a rich tapestry of films and insightful judgments from its diverse panel of jury members, echoing Berlinale’s continued commitment to celebrating and advancing the art of filmmaking.
This article was generated by OpenAI, details including people, facts and circumstances mentioned here may be inaccurate. For corrections, removals or retractions, please email [email protected].