The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 February to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. Django, directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film On Body and Soul directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival.
Main Competition
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:
Paul Verhoeven (Jury President), Dutch film directorOlafur Eliasson, Danish-Icelandic sculptorDora Bouchoucha Fourati, Tunisian producerMaggie Gyllenhaal, American actressJulia Jentsch, German actressDiego Luna, Mexican actor and film directorWang Quan'an, Chinese film director and screenwriterThe following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award:
Jayro Bustamante, Guatemalan film directorClotilde Courau, French actressMahmoud Sabbagh, Saudi filmmaker, producer, and writerThe following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:
Christian Jankowski, German artist and filmmakerKimberley Drew, American writer, curator and social media managerCarlos Nuñez, Chilean film producerThe following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:
The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:
The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:
The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:
The following prizes were awarded:
Golden Bear – On Body and Soul by Ildikó EnyediJury Grand Prix (Silver Bear) – Félicité by Alain GomisAlfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear) – Spoor by Agnieszka HollandSilver Bear for Best Director – Aki Kaurismäki for The Other Side of HopeSilver Bear for Best Actress – Kim Min-hee for On the Beach at Night AloneSilver Bear for Best Actor – Georg Friedrich for Bright NightsSilver Bear for Best Script – Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza for A Fantastic WomanSilver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Dana Bunescu for Ana, mon amourPanoroma Audience Award1st Place: Insyriated by Philippe Van Leeuw2nd Place: Close Knit by Naoko Ogigami3rd Place: 1945 by Ferenc TörökPanoroma Audience Award - Panorama Dokumente1st Place: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck2nd Place: Chavela by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi3rd Place: Ghost Hunting by Raed AndoniTeddy AwardBest Feature Film: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián LelioBest Documentary-/Essay Film: Small Talk by Hui-chen HuangBest Short Film: My Gay Sister by Lia HietalaSpecial Jury Award: Close Knit by Naoko OgigamiSpecial Teddy Award: Monika TruetFIPRESCI PrizeCompetition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó EnyediPanorama: Pendular by Júlia MuratForum: A Feeling Greater Than Love by Mary Jirmanus SabaPrize of the Ecumenical JuryCompetition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó EnyediSpecial Mention: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián LelioPanorama: Investigating Paradise by Merzak AllouacheSpecial Mention: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul PeckForum: Mama Colonel by Dieudo HamadiSpecial Mention: El mar la mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. SniadeckiCICAE Art Cinema AwardPanorama: Centaur by Aktan AbdykalykovForum: Newton by Amit V. MasurkarGeneration 14PlusBest Film: Butterfly Kisses by Rafael KapelinskiSpecial Mention: Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves by Mathieu Denis and Simon LavoieCrystal Bear for Best Short Film: Wolfe by Claire RandallSpecial Mention Short Film: SNIP by Terril CalderGeneration KPlusThe Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for Best Film: Shkola nomer 3 by Yelizaveta Smith and Georg GenouxSpecial Mention: Ben Niao by Huang Ji and Ryuji OtsukaSpecial Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do by Juanita OnzagaSpecial Mention Short Film: U Plavetnilo by Antoneta Alamat KusijanovićBerliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury AwardPrize Winner: On Body and Soul by Ildikó EnyediTagesspiegel Readers' Jury AwardPrize Winner: Mama Colonel by Dieudo HamadiHarvey-Manner Readers' Jury AwardPrize Winner: God's Own Country by Francis LeeGuild Film PrizePrize Winner: The Party by Sally PotterCaligari Film PrizePrize Winner: El mar la mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. SniadeckiHeiner Carow PrizePrize Winner: Five Stars by Annekatrin HendelCompass-Perspektive-AwardPrize Winner: The Best of All Worlds by Adrian GoigingerKompagnon-FellowshipPerspektive Deutsches Kino: Der grüne Wellensittich by Levin Peter and Elsa KremserBerlinale Talents: System Crasher by Nora FingscheidtARTE International PrizePrize Winner: Lost Country by Vladimir PerišićEurimages Co-Production Development AwardAward Winner: Razor Film Produktion for The Wife of the PilotVFF Talent Highlight AwardAward Winner: Nefes Polat for The Bus to AmerikaFilm Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation Germany / Arab WorldAnimation Film: Night by Ahmad SalehShort Film: The Trap by Nada RiyadhDocumentary Film: Behind Closed Doors by Yakout ElhababiAmnesty International Film PrizePrize Winner: Devil's Freedom by Everardo González
