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61st Berlin International Film Festival

61st Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening film True Grit
Closing film Nader and Simin, A Separation
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded 1951
Awards Golden Bear (Nader and Simin, A Separation)
Hosted by Anke Engelke
Number of films 385 films
Festival date February 10–20, 2011
Website http://www.berlinale.de

The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to February 20, 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the President of the Jury. The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116 countries, including 3900 members of the press. German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl received the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. The Golden Bear for Best Film went to the Iranian film Nader and Simin, A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi, which also served as the closing film at the festival.

In addition, the festival held a place open in the jury for the imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, "to signalize its support for his struggle for freedom."

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

The following films were screened out of competition at the festival:

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section:

The following films were screened in the Main Programme of the Forum section:

The following films were selected to be in competition for the Golden Bear for Best Short Film:

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

Silver Bears

Honorary Golden Bear

Crystal Bears

FIPRESCI Prizes

Golden Bear for Best Short Film - Night Fishing by Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyong


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