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| chronology = Berlin International Film Festival61st Berlin International Film Festival>61st63rd Berlin International Film Festival>63rd}}The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012. British film director Mike Leigh was the president of the jury.WEB,news.yahoo.com/uk-director-mike-leigh-head-berlin-film-jury-141842169.html, UK director Mike Leigh to head Berlin film jury, 11 December 2011, Yahoo, The first five films to be screened in the competition were announced on 19 December 2011.WEB,www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/01_jahresblatt_2012/01_jahresblatt_2012.html, 62ND BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 09 - 19, 2012, 19 December 2011, 19 December 2011, berlinale.de, American actress Meryl Streep was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear on 14 February.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16389439, Berlin Film Festival to honour Meryl Streep, 4 January 2012, 4 January 2012, BBC, Benoît Jacquot’s film Farewell, My Queen was announced as the opening film.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16422935, Marie Antoinette drama to open Berlin Film Festival, 5 January 2012, 5 January 2012, BBC, The Golden Bear went to the Italian film Caesar Must Die, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, which also served as closing night film.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17085227, Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award, 19 February 2012, 19 February 2012, BBC News,

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:WEB,www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/04_jury_2012/04_jury_2012.html, JURIES 2012, 10 June 2014, berlinale.de,www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/04_jury_2012/04_jury_2012.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130929165725www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/04_jury_2012/04_jury_2012.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130929165725www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/04_jury_2012/04_jury_2012.html, 29 September 2013, live,

Main Competition

• Mike Leigh, British filmmaker - Jury President
• Anton Corbijn, Dutch photographer and director
• Asghar Farhadi, Iranian filmmaker and producer
• Charlotte Gainsbourg, French actress
• Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor
• François Ozon, French filmmaker
• Boualem Sansal, Algerian writer
• Barbara Sukowa, German actress

Best First Feature Award

• Matthew Modine, American actor
• Hania Mroué, Lebanese producer and distributor
• Moritz Rinke, German journalist and writer

Short Film Competition

• Sandra Hüller, German actress
• Emily Jacir,Palestine artist and producer
• David O’Reilly, Irish director, screenwriter and producer

Official Sections

In competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:WEB,www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/02_programm_2012/02_programm_2012.html, PROGRAMME 2012, 10 June 2014, berlinale.de,web.archive.org/web/20131109180446/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/02_programm_2012/02_programm_2012.html, 9 November 2013, live, {| class=“sortable wikitable” width=“79%” cellpadding=“5”! width=“25%” | English title! width=“25%” | Original title! width=“20%” | Director(s)! width=“30%” | Production CountryToday (2012 film)>Aujourd’hui|{{N/A}}|Alain Gomis |France, SenegalBarbara (2012 film)>Barbara|{{N/A}}Christian Petzold (director)>Christian Petzold|Germany style="background:#FFDEAD;“|Caesar Must Die|Cesare deve morirePaolo and Vittorio Taviani>Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani|ItalyCaptive (2012 film)>Captive|{{N/A}}|Brillante Mendoza |Philippines|Childish Games|Dictado|Antonio Chavarrías |SpainComing Home (2012 film)>Coming Home|À moi seule|Frédéric Videau|France|Farewell, My Queen|Les adieux à la reine|Benoît Jacquot |France, Spain|Home for the Weekend|Was bleibt|Hans-Christian Schmid|Germany|Jayne Mansfield’s Car|{{N/A}}|Billy Bob Thornton|Russia, United States|Just the Wind|Csak a szél|Benedek Fliegauf|Hungary, Germany, FranceMercy (2012 film)>Mercy|Gnade|Matthias Glasner|Germany, NorwayMeteora (film)>Meteora|Metéora|Spiros Stathoulopoulos|Germany, Greece|Postcards from the Zoo|Kebun binatangEdwin (film director)>Edwin |Indonesia, Germany|A Royal Affair|En kongelig affære|Nikolaj Arcel|Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, SwedenSister (2012 film)>Sister|L’enfant d’en haut|Ursula Meier|Switzerland, FranceTabuMiguel Gomes (director)>Miguel Gomes|Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France|War Witch|Rebelle|Kim Nguyen|CanadaWhite Deer Plain (film)>White Deer Plain|白鹿原|Wang Quan’an|China“>

Out of competition {| class“sortable wikitable” width“85%” cellpadding“5”

! width=“25%” | English title! width=“25%” | Original title! width=“20%” | Director(s)! width=“30%” | CountryBel Ami (2012 film)>Bel Ami|{{N/A}}|Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod |United KingdomExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close (film)>Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close|{{N/A}}|Stephen Daldry |United States|The Flowers of War|金陵十三钗|Zhang Yimou |China|Flying Swords of Dragon Gate|{{N/A}}|Tsui Hark |Hong Kong, ChinaShadow Dancer (film)>Shadow Dancer|{{N/A}}James Marsh (director)>James Marsh |United Kingdom, IrelandYoung Adult (film)>Young Adult|{{N/A}}|Jason Reitman |United States“>

Panorama {| class“sortable wikitable” width“85%” cellpadding“5”

! width=“25%” | English title! width=“25%” | Original title! width=“20%” | Director(s)! width=“30%” | Country|10+10|{{N/A}}|Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Kuo-fu, Wei Te-sheng, Chung Meng-hung, Chang Tso-chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-che|Taiwan|Calm at Sea|La mer à l’aube|Volker Schlöndorff|France, Germany|Death for Sale|{{N/A}}|Faouzi Bensaïdi|FranceDollhouse (2012 film)>Dollhouse|{{N/A}}|Kirsten Sheridan|IrelandElles (film)>Elles|{{N/A}}|MaÅ‚gorzata Szumowska|France, Poland, Germany|From Seoul to Varanasi|Varanasi|Jeon Kyu-hwan|South KoreaHeadshot (2011 film)>Headshot|ฝนตกขึ้นฟ้า|Pen-Ek Ratanaruang|Thailand, France|Indignados|{{N/A}}|Tony Gatlif|France|Iron Sky|{{N/A}}|Timo Vuorensola|Finland, Germany, Australia|Keep the Lights On|{{N/A}}|Ira Sachs|United StatesKuma (film)>Kuma|{{N/A}}|Umut Dag|Austria|Leave It on the Floor|{{N/A}}|Sheldon Larry|United States, Canada|L’âge atomique|{{N/A}}|Héléna Klotz|FranceLost in Paradise (film)>Lost in Paradise|Hotboy nổi loạn và câu chuyện về thằng Cười, cô gái Ä‘iếm và con vịt|VÅ© Ngọc Đãng|Viet NamLove (2012 film)>Love||Doze Niu|Taiwan|Mommy Is Coming|{{N/A}}|Cheryl Dunye|Germany|My Brother the Devil|{{N/A}}|Sally El Hosaini|United KingdomMy Way (2011 film)>My Way|Mai-wei|Kang Je-gyu|South KoreaThe Parade (film)>The Parade|Parada|SrÄ‘an Dragojević|Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, SloveniaThe Wall (2012 film)>The Wall|Die Wand|Julian Roman Pölsler|Austria, GermanyWilaya (film)>Wilaya|{{N/A}}|Pedro Pérez Rosado|Spain|The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears|{{N/A}}|Teona Strugar Mitevska|Macedonia, Germany, Slovenia, BelgiumXingu (film)>Xingu|{{N/A}}|Cao Hamburger|BrazilFile:Mike Leigh (Berlinale 2012) cropped.jpg|thumb|200px|Mike LeighMike Leigh

Official Awards

Main Competition

File:Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Storaro.jpg|thumb|200px|Paolo and Vittorio TavianiPaolo and Vittorio TavianiThe following prizes were awarded by the International Jury:WEB,www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2012/03_preistrger_2012/03_preistraeger_2012.html, Prizes of the International Jury 2012, 19 February 2012, 19 February 2012, Berlinale, The Hollywood Reporter described the outcome as “a major upset”. Der Spiegel said it was a “very conservative selection.” Der Tagesspiegel criticised the outcome, “The jury shunned almost all the contemporary films that were admired or hotly debated at an otherwise pretty remarkable festival.“WEB,www.expatica.com/de/news/local_news/critics-lament-conservative-winner-at-edgy-berlin-film-fest_209371.html, Critics lament conservative winner at edgy Berlin film fest, 19 February 2012, 19 February 2012, Expatica, 28 November 2012,www.expatica.com/de/news/local_news/critics-lament-conservative-winner-at-edgy-berlin-film-fest_209371.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121128074804www.expatica.com/de/news/local_news/critics-lament-conservative-winner-at-edgy-berlin-film-fest_209371.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121128074804www.expatica.com/de/news/local_news/critics-lament-conservative-winner-at-edgy-berlin-film-fest_209371.html, dead, Paolo Taviani said “We hope that when the film is released to the general public that cinemagoers will say to themselves or even those around them... that even a prisoner with a dreadful sentence, even a life sentence, is and remains a human being”. Vittorio Taviani read out the names of the cast.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17085227, Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award, 19 February 2012, 19 February 2012, BBC News,

• Golden Bear: Caesar Must Die by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

• Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Just the Wind by Benedek Fliegauf
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Christian Petzold for Barbara
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Rachel Mwanza for War Witch
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Mikkel Følsgaard for A Royal Affair
• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Lutz Reitemeier for White Deer Plain (cinematography)
• Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg for A Royal Affair
• Alfred Bauer Prize: Tabu by Miguel Gomes
• Special Award – Silver Bear: Sister by Ursula Meier

Honorary Golden Bear

• Meryl Streep

Crystal Bears

• Generation Kplus (Feature Length Film): Arcadia by Olivia Silver
• Generation 14plus (Feature Length Film): Night of Silence by Reis Çelik

FIPRESCI Prizes

• Competition: Tabu by Miguel Gomes
• Panorama: Atomic Age by Héléna Klotz
• Forum: Hemel by Sacha Polak

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

• Rafa by João Salaviza

References

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External links

{{Commons category|2012 Berlin Film Festival|62nd Berlin International Film Festival}}

• Yearbook 2012 at berlinale.de
• 62nd Berlin International Film Festival 2012

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