70th Berlin International Film Festival


The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian. The festival opened with the opening gala presented by actor Samuel Finzi followed by the world premiere of the film My Salinger Year which was selected for the Berlinale Special section. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Iranian film There Is No Evil, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof.

Jury

Main competition

The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:
International jury
The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:
The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award:
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Documentary film award:
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

Panorama Dokumente

The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:

Encounters

The following films were selected for the new Encounters section:

Berlinale Special

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:

Other sections

The Berlinale retrospective included more than 30 films by Hollywood filmmaker King Vidor. The homage was dedicated to Helen Mirren, with Mirren awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear. The Berlinale Camera was awarded to Ulrike Ottinger followed by the world premiere of Ottinger′s documentary Paris Calligrammes.
The new Series section is devoted to longform television series. In 2020, there were two Australian entries: Stateless and Mystery Road Series 2.

Awards

The following prizes were awarded: