BERLIN (Dagsavisen): A film festival in the shadow of refugees could not end in a different way. For ten days, the Berlinale, the Berlin Film Festival, discussed refugee issues, shown films on the topic and collected money and political support for efforts to find a future for those escaping war and persecution. Ever since it appeared early in the competition program was filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi “Fuocoammare” ( “Fire At Sea”) big favorite to win the greatest prize. It also knew Meryl Streep, jury president as the end gala for the 66th Berlin festival praised the film and director with himself the Golden Bear. The film is already purchased for Norwegian cinema distribution company Arthaus.
Trine Dyrholm
Also the other prices – Silver Bears – were distributed more or less as expected. In Denmark rejoices over Trine Dyrholm won Best Actress, for Norwegians especially known from the TV series “The heirs” and movies like “Summer Wedding in Italy” and Norwegian “The Invisible.” This time she won the prize for his role in Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish «collective». Vinterberg created by the way the headlines in his home country when he just as an apropos to the refugee situation exclaimed at his press conference in Berlin that he is ashamed of being Danish – with link to Danish politicians. “I would wish that Danish politicians would share with others rather than to humiliate people,” he said.
Can Change the World
Jury “Grand Prix”, which is the second largest after the Golden Bear, went to Danis Tanović satirical picture of a Balkan shambles, in the film “Death In Sarajevo”. Alfred Bauer-silver bear, which are regarded as “bronze” went to Philippine “A Lullabye To The Sorrowful Mysteries.” Director Lav Diaz thanked warmly jury for having sat and watched his “short” film in over eight hours. “Film can change the world,” said Diaz, and contributed in their own way to a festival that combines movie enjoyment with social and political debate. Director award went then to Mia Hansen-Løve, the French actress who has been a director and now also a Silver Bear-winner for the film or “L’avenir” ( “Things to Come”), which was the strongest candidate for the Golden Bear next to “Fuocoammare “.
Silver Bear for best screenplay went to Tomasz Wasilewski and movie “United States Of Love,” while Mark Lee Ping Bing got the artistic award for Best Cinematography at the Chinese movie “Cross Current”. And “Hedi” by Mohamed Ben Attia, a Tunisian relationship drama set in the light of the revolution, won two awards, for best debut work as well as the male actor award to Majd Mastour, who in his acceptance speech dedicated the prize to those who chose martyrdom during the Tunisian revolution.
Challenging politicians
Gianfranco won the greatest prize is also a victory for the documentary genre, and Rosi took the opportunity to point out the political aspect of the film’s theme. Golden Bear winner, several times during the festival come with strong warnings to Europe’s politicians to realize their responsibility for the people who are displaced. He dedicated the prize to just the refugees and to the fishermen on Lampedusa. Gianfranco Rosi settled on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, and were familiar with both inhabitants and aid agencies and coastguard who picks up the dead and living in a tragedy that grew bigger and bigger while filming was in progress. With a finely tuned balance caught Rosi camera stream of thousands of refugees from North Africa in frail craft, and he came close to both them and the people who daily are affected by a situation in a wider perspective shows an entire continent blindness and powerlessness.
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