Berlin International Film Festival winners in the last three years

The 60th Berlin International Film Festival is soon been held, today I list some awards in the last three years.

They are:

The 59th Berlin International Film Festival Winners(2009)

Golden Bear for Best Film: The Milk Of Sorrow

Silver Bear for Jury Prize: Gigante, Alle Anderen

Silver Bear for Best Director: Asghar Farhadi (Darbareye Elly)

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: The Messenger(America)

Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sotigui Kouyate (London River)

Silver Bear for Best Actress: Birgit Minichmayr (Alle Anderen)

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement: Katarina Varga

Lifetime Achievement Award: Morris Jahr

Award for Best Film Debut: Gigante

Special Choice Awards for Best Film Debut: That Girl

Alfred Award: Gigante, Tatarak

Golden Bear for Best Film(Video): Saying Please

Silver Bear for Jury Prize(Video): Tired

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Pirates’ Super Charm – Dead Man’s Chest

Three years ago, having swept the summer box office, and in the subsequent period of time, accumulating income as much as 1.2 billion U.S. dollars, it was not enough to describe “Pirates of the Caribbean’s” unprecedented momentum as “brilliant record”. As the most successful movie series adapted from the recreational facilities in Disney’s history, the sequel to the story which took place in these sea trouble-makers, carry the world’s hundreds of millions people’s expectations, thus it also became Disney’s biggest hope for 2006. In fact, even the first movie brought such a huge surprise; few companies dare to gamble desperately like Disney – throw huge sums of 200 million dollars to build a grand sequel “Dead Man’s Chest”. It is not uncommon, seeing its feedback of the box office before it was released; they throw 200 million on the third shot “At World’s End”, which is indeed extremely surprising. You know, this move will not only bear the high cost risk, but dragged down the whole crew into a terrible shooting schedule. However, the Disney announced to the world by taking action: What is emboldened!

At the end of the World Cup, this purely intended commercial movie, which fully mobilized all the film elements audience loved, will set off at the box office boom on the screen by a collection of public power of pirates. more »

Berlin International Film Festival

Offical Site: http://www.berlinale.de/

It was formerly known as West Berlin International Film Festival, one of first-rate International Film Festival in Europe. It was sponsored by Alfred Bauer in the early fifties and then got German government and the film industry’s support and assistance.By the end of June to early July in 1951, the first session was held in West Berlin.

There are two main prizes, ‘Golden Bear” and “Silver Bear”. “Golden Bear” awards for Best Feature Film, documentaries, educational film, art film. “Silver Bear” awards for best director, actors and actresses, script writing, music, photography, art, youth work or have special achievements in feature films, etc. There also have the International Critics Award and Special Jury Award. 30 to 40 countroes and regions participated in the festival every year and showed 200 to 300 films in 1980s. The Festival held annually. It was advanced to the end of February to early March and held for two weeks in order to competite with France’s Canners International Film Festival since 1978. more »

Recall the Classic: Pirates of the Caribbean- The Curse of the Black Pearl

The easy and cheerful action film “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the “Black Pearl” was produced by Jerry-Bruckheimer, Johnny-Depp, Jeffrey-Rush, and Orlando-Bloom co-starred, and Gore Verbinski as the director.

The Captain Jack-Sparrow (Johnny-Depp) who likes to stir up trouble but is charming, the clear blue waters of the Caribbean which seems like the sea above the ground, make up a park filled with adventure and mystery. However, with the Jack’s enemy, wily Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey-Rush) stealing his “Black Pearl”, Jack’s free and easy days of leisure entirely changed. Barbossa also attacked the Port Royal, kidnapped the mayor’s (Jonathan Pryce) beautiful daughter Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), Elizabeth’s childhood friend Will – Turner (Orlando- Bloom) and Jack along with the courage drove the British fastest warship “HMS Interceptor” to rescue her and bring back the “Black Pearl”. Elizabeth’s fiancé, gentle and elegant Fleet Commander Norrington (Jack – Davenport) drove the “HMS Dauntless” warship in the back all the way to catch up with them. more »