2023 film festival in Berlin, Germany
The 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival , usually called the Berlinale (German pronunciation: [bɛʁliˈnaːlə] ⓘ ), took place from 16 to 26 February 2023. It was the first completely in-person Berlinale since the 70th in 2020.[ 1] The festival added a new competition section for television series.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The festival opened with American filmmaker and novelist Rebecca Miller 's drama film She Came to Me .[ 6] A live video stream with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was part of the opening ceremony, which was accompanied by a speech by jury member Golshifteh Farahani on the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran. [ 7] [ 8] On 21 February 2023, American filmmaker Steven Spielberg was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement by Irish singer-songwriter Bono .[ 9] Spielberg's films were screened in the Homage section for the occasion.[ 10] [ 11]
On the Adamant , directed by French filmmaker Nicolas Philibert , won the Golden Bear . The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Afire by German filmmaker Christian Petzold . The Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance was awarded to Sofía Otero for 20,000 Species of Bees ; Otero, at age nine, became the youngest winner of the award in the Berlinale history.[ 12] [ 13]
Festival closed on 26 February with total sales of tickets touching 320,000, and around 20,000 accredited professionals from 132 countries including 2,800 media representatives attending the festival.[ 14]
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^ Goodfellow, Melanie (22 November 2022). "Steven Spielberg To Be Honored With Berlinale Golden Bear, Homage" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ Nikkhah Azad, Navid (22 November 2022). "Berlinale 2023: Honorary Golden Bear and Homage for Steven Spielberg" . Deed News . Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023 .
^ Scott Roxborough (25 February 2023). "Berlin: French Documentary 'On the Adamant' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film" . Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023 .
^ Lodge, Guy (25 February 2023). "French Documentary 'On the Adanant' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin" . variety.com . Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023 .
^ Calnan, Ellie (28 February 2023). "Berlinale sets 2024 dates; reveals 2023 ticket sales" . ScreenDaily . Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023 .