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 director
Olafur Eliasson, Danish-Icelandic sculptor
Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, Tunisian producer
Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress
Julia Jentsch, German actress
Diego Luna, Mexican actor and film director
Wang Quan'an, Chinese film director and screenwriter
The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award:
Jayro Bustamante, Guatemalan film director
Clotilde Courau, French actress
Mahmoud Sabbagh, Saudi filmmaker, producer, and writer
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:
Christian Jankowski, German artist and filmmaker
Kimberley Drew, American writer, curator and social media manager
Carlos Nuñez, Chilean film producer
The 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 Enyedi
Jury Grand Prix (Silver Bear) – Félicité by Alain Gomis
Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear) – Spoor by Agnieszka Holland
Silver Bear for Best Director – Aki Kaurismäki for The Other Side of Hope
Silver Bear for Best Actress – Kim Min-hee for On the Beach at Night Alone
Silver Bear for Best Actor – Georg Friedrich for Bright Nights
Silver Bear for Best Script – Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza for A Fantastic Woman
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Dana Bunescu for Ana, mon amour
Panoroma Audience Award
1st Place: Insyriated by Philippe Van Leeuw
2nd Place: Close Knit by Naoko Ogigami
3rd Place: 1945 by Ferenc Török
Panoroma Audience Award - Panorama Dokumente
1st Place: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck
2nd Place: Chavela by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi
3rd Place: Ghost Hunting by Raed Andoni
Teddy Award
Best Feature Film: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio
Best Documentary-/Essay Film: Small Talk by Hui-chen Huang
Best Short Film: My Gay Sister by Lia Hietala
Special Jury Award: Close Knit by Naoko Ogigami
Special Teddy Award: Monika Truet
FIPRESCI Prize
Competition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
Panorama: Pendular by Júlia Murat
Forum: A Feeling Greater Than Love by Mary Jirmanus Saba
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Competition: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
Special Mention: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio
Panorama: Investigating Paradise by Merzak Allouache
Special Mention: I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck
Forum: Mama Colonel by Dieudo Hamadi
Special Mention: El mar la mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki
CICAE Art Cinema Award
Panorama: Centaur by Aktan Abdykalykov
Forum: Newton by Amit V. Masurkar
Generation 14Plus
Best Film: Butterfly Kisses by Rafael Kapelinski
Special Mention: Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves by Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie
Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Wolfe by Claire Randall
Special Mention Short Film: SNIP by Terril Calder
Generation KPlus
The Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for Best Film: Shkola nomer 3 by Yelizaveta Smith and Georg Genoux
Special Mention: Ben Niao by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka
Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film: The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do by Juanita Onzaga
Special Mention Short Film: U Plavetnilo by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
Prize Winner: On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi
Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award
Prize Winner: Mama Colonel by Dieudo Hamadi
Harvey-Manner Readers' Jury Award
Prize Winner: God's Own Country by Francis Lee
Guild Film Prize
Prize Winner: The Party by Sally Potter
Caligari Film Prize
Prize Winner: El mar la mar by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki
Heiner Carow Prize
Prize Winner: Five Stars by Annekatrin Hendel
Compass-Perspektive-Award
Prize Winner: The Best of All Worlds by Adrian Goiginger
Kompagnon-Fellowship
Perspektive Deutsches Kino: Der grüne Wellensittich by Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser
Berlinale Talents: System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt
ARTE International Prize
Prize Winner: Lost Country by Vladimir Perišić
Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
Award Winner: Razor Film Produktion for The Wife of the Pilot
VFF Talent Highlight Award
Award Winner: Nefes Polat for The Bus to Amerika
Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation Germany / Arab World
Animation Film: Night by Ahmad Saleh
Short Film: The Trap by Nada Riyadh
Documentary Film: Behind Closed Doors by Yakout Elhababi
Amnesty International Film Prize
Prize Winner: Devil's Freedom by Everardo González
