Berlin International Film Festival

Edition 2009

TypeFeature film and short film festival

ThemeAll films

LocationGermany

Periodfrom 05/02/2009 to 15/02/2009

French works & talents

Selections

Chéri

(2008)

In the Electric Mist

(2007)

London River

(2009)

Ricky

(2008)

Eden is West

(2008)

Inspector Bellamy

(2008)

Blue Beard

(2008)

Das Vaterspiel

(2007)

The Countess

(2009)

Welcome

(2008)

Lemon Tree

(2006)

Live & Become

(2004)

Uneasy Riders

(2000)

Night After Night

(1979)

D'Arusha à Arusha

(2008)

A History of Israeli Cinema

(2009)

Land of Scarecrows

(2007)

My Greatest Escape

(2008)

Pardon My French

(2008)

Rachel

(2009)

Clara

(2000)

Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl

(2009)

Brendan and the Secret of Kells

(2008)

media - Poster - France - © Les Armateurs

Niloofar

(2009)

Snow

(2008)

That should not be Our children will accuse us

(2008)

John Rabe, le juste de Nankin

(2009)

A Mango Tree in the Front Yard

(2008)

Vostok '

(2008)

Awards

Awards
Silver Bear for Best Actor : Sotigui Kouyaté
for London River
Awards
Panorama Audience Award : Welcome
Awards
Prix œcuménique dans la section Panorama : Welcome
Awards
Mention spéciale Prix œcuménique : London River
Awards
Berlinale Camera : Claude Chabrol

Delegations

Jan Andersen

Director for Vostok '

Derya Ayverdi

Actress

Firat Ayverdi

Actor

Simone Bitton

Director

Brenda Blethyn

Actress

Agathe Bonitzer

Actress

Rachid Bouchareb

Director

Catherine Breillat

Director

Claude Chabrol

Director

Audrey Dana

Actress

Julie Delpy

Director

Manoel De Oliveira

Director

Sabine El Gemayel

Director

Sophie Fillières

Director

Christophe Gargot

Director

Costa Gavras

Director

Fabienne Godet

Director

Jean-Paul Jaud

Director

Sotigui Kouyaté

Actor

Alexandra Lamy

Actress

Jean-Paul Lilienfeld

Director

Vincent Lindon

Actor for Welcome

Philippe Lioret

Director for Welcome

Sergi López

Actor

Chiara Mastroianni

Actress

Mélusine Mayance

Actress

Tomm Moore

Director

Raphaël Nadjari

Director

François Ozon

Director

Rie Rasmussen

Director

Pradeepan Raveendran

Director for A Mango Tree in the Front Yard

Gyeong-Tae Roh

Director

Riccardo Scamarcio

Actor

Bertrand Tavernier

Director

Nora Twomey

Director

Team & contact

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Staff

Tricia Tuttle
Festival director
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Jacqueline Lyanga
Artistic director
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Michael Stutz
Artistic director
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Karin Hoffinger
Film Department
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Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck
In Charge of Short Films
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Maryanne Redpath
Programmer
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Wieland Speck
Artistic director
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Nora Gerwig
Programmer
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Christian Bomm
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Schierke Petra
Program Coordinator
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Mathilde Henrot
Programmer
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Media Gallery

Posters

News & awards

News (2)

Unifrance takes French films around the world: February 2009

05 MARCH 2009

Unifrance (corporate)

A French review of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival

16 FEBRUARY 2009

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