70th Berlin International Film Festival
The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian. The festival opened with the opening gala presented by actor Samuel Finzi followed by the world premiere of the film "My Salinger Year" which was selected for the Berlinale Special section. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Iranian film "There Is No Evil", directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. Jury. Main competition. The following were on the  jury for the Berlinale Competition section: International jury Encounters Awards Jury. The following people were on the jury for the Encounters Awards: Best First Feature Award Jury. The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award: Documentary Award Jury. The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Documentary film award: International Short Film Jury. The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts section: In 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 new  Encounters section: Panorama. The following films were selected for the Panorama section: Panorama Dokumente. The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section: Berlinale Special. The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section: Berlinale Shorts. The following films were selected for the Berlinale shorts section: Other sections. The Berlinale retrospective included more than 30 films by Hollywood filmmaker King Vidor. The homage was dedicated to Helen Mirren, with Mirren awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear. The "Berlinale Camera" was awarded to Ulrike Ottinger followed by the world premiere of Ottinger′s documentary "Paris Calligrammes". The Series section, introduced  in 2015, is devoted to longform television series. In 2020, there were two Australian entries: "Stateless" and "Mystery Road" Series 2. Awards. The following prizes were awarded: