The 2010 Bergen International Film Festival was arranged in Bergen, Norway 20th-27 October 2010, and was the 11th edition of the festival. It featured over 150 feature films and documentaries, and had an attendance over 45,000, both numbers a new record for the festival.
For the first time, both the opening and the closing film was a Norwegian production.
Opening film
Home for Christmas, directed by Bent Hamer NorwayClosing film
The Troll Hunter, directed by André Øvredal NorwayThe Albanian, directed by Johannes Naber GermanyAll That I Love, directed by Jacek Borcuch PolandAu Revoir Taipei, directed by Arvin Chen TaiwanCarancho, directed by Pablo Trapero ArgentinaDust, directed by Max Jacoby LuxembourgEastern Drift, directed by Šarūnas Bartas Lithuania and RussiaHoneymoons, directed by Goran Paskaljević Serbia and AlbaniaThe Invisible Eye, directed by Diego Lerman ArgentinaI Saw the Sun, directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül TurkeyLe Quattro Volte, directed by Michelangelo Frammatino ItalyLife, Above All, directed by Oliver Schmitz South AfricaMoloch Tropical, directed by Raoul Peck HaitiMy Joy, directed by Sergei Loznitsa UkraineSouthern District, directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia BoliviaTarda Estate, directed by Antonio Di Trapani an Marco de Angelis ItalyThe Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, directed by Andrei Ujică RomaniaBogota Change, directed by Andreas Møl Dalsgaard DenmarkClient 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, directed by Alex Gibney United StatesDisco and Atomic War, directed by Jaak Kilmi EstoniaDreams in Copenhagen, directed by Max Kestner DenmarkGeneral Orders no. 9, directed by Robert Persons United StatesHuman Terrain, directed by James Der Derian, David Udris and Michael Udris United StatesInside Job, directed by Charles H. Ferguson United StatesMy Perestroika, directed by Robin Hessman United StatesSecrets of the Tribe, directed by José Padilha Brazil and United KingdomTranscendent Man, directed by Barry Ptolemy United StatesWaiting for "Superman", directed by Davis Guggenheim United StatesWorld Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements, directed by Chris Farina United StatesThe Checkpoints program have existed since 2007, and is a special program focusing on human rights. In 2010, for the first time, there was declared a winner of the program by a jury led by Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. The prize money, 50,000 NOK, is awarded to the people the documentary portrays and their cause, not the filmmakers.
Bhutto, directed by Duane Baughman and Johnny O'Hara United StatesBogota Change, directed by Andreas Møl Dalsgaard DenmarkBudrus, directed by Julia Bacha IsraelEnemies of the People, directed by Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin Cambodia and United KingdomGrace, Milly, Lucy, directed by Raymonde Provencher CanadaHunger, directed by Marcus Vetter and Karin Steinberg GermanyMiss Landmine, directed by Stan Feingold CanadaThere Once was an Island, directed by Briar March New ZealandWar Don Don, directed by Rebecca Richman Cohen United StatesWaste Land, directed by Lucy Walker Brazil and United KingdomWorld Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements, directed by Chris Farina United States1987-1993, directed by Marius Dybwad BrandrudAkvarium, directed by Bård RøssevoldAmor, directed by Thomas WangsmoFredag, directed by Eirik SvenssonJenny, directed by Ingvild SøderlindTravelling Fields, directed by Inger Lise HansenTuba Atlantic, directed by Hallvar WitzøScandinavias Best Music Video
This competition program was arranged for the first time in 2010. Music videos from both 2009 and 2010 was eligible, and the videos was nominated by a jury, instead of filmmakers applying for admission, like in the short film program.
Adiam Dymott - "Miss You", directed by Senay&Kolacz SwedenCasiokids - "En vill hest", directed by Kristoffer Borgli NorwayDonkeyboy - "Ambitions", directed by Kristoffer Borgli NorwayEl Perro del Mar - "Change of Heart", directed by Fredrik Nilsson SwedenFamiljen - "Det var jag", directed by Mats Udd SwedenFever Ray - "If I Had a Heart", directed by Andreas Nilsson SwedenFever Ray - "When I Grow Up", directed by Martin de Thurah DenmarkKent - "Idioter", directed by Gustav Johansson SwedenKvelertak - "Mjød", directed by Fredrik S. Hana NorwayLars Vaular - "En eneste", directed by Andrew Amorim NorwayLulu Rouge ft Mikael Sampson - "Bless You", directed by Jimmy Falinski Kornhauser DenmarkMew - "Introducing Palace Players", directed by Martin de Thurah DenmarkMew - "Repeaterbeater", directed by Martin de Thurah DenmarkTorgny - "The Only Game", directed by Emil Trier NorwayTrentemøller - "Sycamore Feeling", directed by Jesper Just DenmarkLe Quattro Volte, directed by Michelangelo Frammatino ItalyWorld Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements, directed by Chris Farina United StatesThe Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, directed by Andrei Ujică RomaniaBogota Change, directed by Andreas Møl Dalsgaard DenmarkBudrus, directed by Julia Bacha IsraelJenny, directed by Ingvild SøderlindBest Scandinavian Music Video
Torgny - "The Only Game", directed by Emil Trier NorwayKedy Hassani