57th Berlin International Film Festival

57th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmLa Vie En Rose
Closing filmAngel
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Tuya's Marriage
No. of films305 films[1]
Festival date8–18 February 2007
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 57th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 February 2007.[2] The opening film of this year's festival was Olivier Dahan’s La Vie En Rose.[3] Angel by François Ozon served as the closing night film.[4] American director Paul Schrader was the jury president of the main competition.[5]

The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film Tuya's Marriage directed by Wang Quan'an.[6] 224,181 tickets of the festival were sold.[7]

The festival held a Retrospective programme about women in silent era films. The films which were shown in the retrospective included a restored colour version of the 1921 film Hamlet, starring Asta Nielsen, the 1914 Italian film Cabiria and Berlin Alexanderplatz.[7][8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Programme was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "57TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 8 - 18, 2007". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Delpy, Ferran and Spinosa in line-up". cineuropa. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ "57th Berlin International Film Festival: Official Selection announced". unifrance. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. ^ Smith, David Gordon (6 February 2007). "Cinephile Paradise: Filmlovers Flock to Berlin Film Festival". spiegel. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. ^ "China film wins top Berlin award". BBC News. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b "57TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 8 - 18, 2007". berlinale. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Special screening during the Retrospective of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival". deutsche-kinemathek. Retrieved 5 June 2014.