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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
Best First Feature Award Jury
Short Film Competition Jury
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Main Competition
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award
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