Berlin 2008 Articles

The second Brazilian production to win the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear, José Padilha's Tropa de Elite / The Elite Squad, a violent tale about Rio's special police unit's fight against slum-based druglords, was a controversial choice for the 2008 festival's top award. Unlike the previous Brazilian winning entry, the considerably cozier Central Station back in 1998, The Elite Squad was greeted with strong reservations [...]

2008 Berlin Film Festival Awards 2008 Berlin Film Festival: February 7–17, 2008 2008 Berlin Film Festival – Competition Line-Up     Golden Bear: Tropa de Elite / The Elite Squad, directed by José Padilha Silver Bear – The Jury Grand Prix: Standard Operating Procedure, directed by Errol Morris Silver Bear – Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood Silver Bear – Best Actor: [...]

Francesco Rosi to Receive Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement Lino Ventura in Cadaveri eccellenti / Illustrious Corpses Carmen Gian Maria Volonte in Il Caso Mattei / The Mattei Affair Gian Maria Volonte in Cristo si è fermato à Eboli / Christ Stopped at Eboli James Belushi in Dimenticare Palermo / To Forget Palermo Gian Maria Volonte in Lucky Luciano Belinda Lee, Renato Salvatori in I [...]

This year's Berlin Film Festival will present the Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement to the unabashedly political Italian filmmaker Francesco Rosi, 85, on February 14, 2008. Rosi's work includes Salvatore Giuliano (above), which earned him the best director Silver Bear in 1962; Cannes Palme d'Or winner The Mattei Affair (1972); and the Oscar nominated Three Brothers (1981). In conjunction with the homage, the Berlin Festival [...]