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2015 Berlin Film Festival

65th Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening film Nobody Wants the Night
Closing film Taxi
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded 1951
Awards Golden Bear (Taxi)
Hosted by Anke Engelke
Festival date 5–15 February 2015
Website http://www.berlinale.de

The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The first seven films of the festival were announced on 15 December 2014.Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night was announced as the opening film.

The Iranian drama film Taxi, directed by Jafar Panahi, won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing film of the festival.

For the first time in 2015, a "Berlin Critics' Week" ran parallel to the official festival. Similar to International Critics' Week at the Cannes festival, Berlin Critics' Week (alternatively referred to as "Critics' Week Berlin") is a sidebar run by the German Film Critics Association and screens arthouse films.

The following people were on the jury for the festival:

The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature:

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:

The following films were selected to be screened in the Berlinale Classics section:

The following prizes were awarded:

The festival poster was designed by BOROS agency, who made the previous four posters of the festival. Festival director Dieter Kosslick described the poster as "the glamorous and suspense-packed second that precedes every cinema experience is when the curtain opens to reveal the screen. This year's poster motif aims to stir anticipation for that magical moment".


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