Opening film | Apart Together |
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Closing film | About Her Brother |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear: Bal |
Hosted by | Anke Engelke |
No. of films | 310 films |
Festival date | 11–21 February 2010 |
Website | Website |
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as president of the jury.[1][2][3] The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama Apart Together, in competition, while the closing film is Japanese director Yoji Yamada's About Her Brother, which was screened out of competition.[4][5]
The Golden Bear went to Turkish film Bal directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu. A new record attendance was established with 282,000 sold tickets, according to the organizers. A restored version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis was also shown at the festival.[6]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]
The following films were selected in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8]
The following films made their international debut by screening out of competition at the festival:[8]
Title | Director | Country |
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About Her Brother | Yoji Yamada | Japan |
Exit Through the Gift Shop | Banksy | United Kingdom |
My Name Is Khan | Karan Johar | India |
Arekti Premer Golpo | Kaushik Ganguly | |
Please Give | Nicole Holofcener | United States |
Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man | Constantin Popescu | Romania |
The Kids are All Right | Lisa Cholodenko | United States |
Shutter Island | Martin Scorsese |
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[9]