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60th Berlin Film Festival

60th Berlin International Film Festival
Berlinale Palast Eingang.JPG
The Berlinale Palast
Opening film Apart Together
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 11–21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as President of the Jury. 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. 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 complete restored version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis was also shown at the festival.

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

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

The following films made their international debut by screening out of competition at the festival:

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

Golden Bear for Best Film - Bal by Semih Kaplanoğlu

Silver Bears:

Honorary Golden Bear

Crystal Bear in the Generation Kplus (Feature Length Film)

Crystal Bear in the Generation14plus (Feature Length Film)

The Berlinale Camera


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