# 58th Berlin International Film Festival

The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008. The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film Shine a Light. Be Kind Rewind by Michel Gondry served as the closing film. Greek filmmaker Costa Gavras, was selected to serve as the Jury President for the main competition.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Elite Squad directed by José Padilha. The retrospective dedicated to Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel was shown at the festival.

## Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

### Main Competition

* Costa-Gavras, Greek filmmaker and producer - Jury President
* Uli Hanisch, German production designer
* Diane Kruger, German actress
* Walter Murch, American director and editor
* Shu Qi, Taiwanese actress and model
* Alexander Rodnyansky, Russian producer

### Best First Feature Award Jury

* Ben Barenholtz, American producer and distributor
* Dominique Cabrera, French filmmaker
* Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnian filmmaker and producer

### Short Film Competition Jury

* Marc Barbé, French actor and director
* Ada Solomon, Romanian producer
* Laura Tonke, German actress

## Official Sections
### Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Ballast | Ballast | Lance Hammer | United States |
| Cherry Blossoms | Kirschblüten – Hanami | Doris Dörrie | Germany |
| Sparrow | 文雀 | Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Black Ice | Musta jää | Petri Kotwica | Finland, Germany |
| Elegy | Elegy | Isabel Coixet | United States |
| Elite Squad | Tropa de Elite | José Padilha | Brazil |
| Gardens of the Night | Gardens of the Night | Damian Harris | United States, United Kingdom |
| Happy-Go-Lucky | Happy-Go-Lucky | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom |
| Heart of Fire | Feuerherz | Luigi Falorni | Eritrea, Germany, United Kingdom |
| In Love We Trust | 左右 | Wang Xiaoshuai | China |
| I've Loved You So Long | Il y a longtemps que je t'aime | Philippe Claudel | France, Germany |
| Julia | Julia | Erick Zonca | France, United States, Mexico, Belgium |
| Kabei: Our Mother | 母べえ | Yoji Yamada | Japan |
| Lady Jane | Lady Jane | Robert Guédiguian | France |
| Lake Tahoe | Lake Tahoe | Fernando Eimbcke | Mexico |
| Night and Day | 밤과 낮 | Sang-soo Hong | South Korea |
| Quiet Chaos | Caos calmo | Antonello Grimaldi | Italy |
| Restless | Restless | Amos Kollek | Israel, Germany |
| Standard Operating Procedure | Standard Operating Procedure | Errol Morris | United States |
| The Song of Sparrows | آواز گنجشک‌ها | Majid Majidi | Iran |
| There Will Be Blood | There Will Be Blood | Paul Thomas Anderson | United States |

## Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

### Main Competition

* Golden Bear: Elite Squad by José Padilha
* Silver Bear Grand Prize of the Jury: Standard Operating Procedure by Errol Morris
* Silver Bear for Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood
* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Reza Naji for The Song of Sparrows
* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
* Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Wang Xiaoshuai for In Love We Trust
* Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Jonny Greenwood for There Will Be Blood (score)
* Alfred Bauer Prize: Fernando Eimbcke for Lake Tahoe

## Independent Awards
### FIPRESCI Award

* Fernando Eimbcke for Lake Tahoe