71st Berlin International Film Festival

The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Romanian film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude won the Golden Bear. It was the third victory of Romania in the last nine years.

Competition
The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section:


 * Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian filmmaker
 * Nadav Lapid, Israeli filmmaker
 * Adina Pintilie, Romanian filmmaker
 * Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian filmmaker
 * Gianfranco Rosi, Italian filmmaker
 * Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnian filmmaker

Encounters
The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards:


 * Florence Almozini, French programmer
 * Cecilia Barrionuevo, Argentinian artistic director
 * Diedrich Diederichsen, German editor and publisher

International Short Film
The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section:


 * Basim Magdy, Egyptian artist
 * Christine A. Maier, Austrian cinematographer
 * Sebastian Urzendowsky, German actor

Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Encounters
The following films were selected for the Encounters section:

Panorama
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:

Perspektive Deutsches Kino
The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section:

Main Competition

 * Golden Bear: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn by Radu Jude
 * Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
 * Silver Bear Jury Prize: Mr. Bachmann and His Class by Maria Speth
 * Silver Bear for Best Director: Dénes Nagy for Natural Light
 * Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance: Maren Eggert for I'm Your Man
 * Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance: Lilla Kizlinger for Forest - I See You Everywhere
 * Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Hong Sang-soo for Introduction
 * Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Yibrán Asuad for A Cop Movie (editing)

Encounters

 * Best Film: We by Alice Diop
 * Special Jury Award: Taste by Lê Bảo
 * Best Director: (ex-aequo)
 * Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher for The Girl and the Spider
 * Denis Côté for Social Hygiene
 * Special Mention: Rock Bottom Riser by Fern Silva

International Short Film

 * Golden Bear for Best Short Film: My Uncle Tudor by Olga Lucovnicova
 * Silver Bear Jury Prize: Day Is Gone by Zhang Dalei
 * Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards: Easter Eggs by Nicolas Keppens

Kplus competition

 * Grand Prix: Summer Blur by Han Shuai
 * Special Mention: A School in Cerro Hueso by Betania Cappato

14plus competition

 * Grand Prix: The Fam by Fred Baillif
 * Special Mention: Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw