Berlin film festival 2025 jury grid

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The Screen jury at Berlin	Anton Dolin Meduza, International	Rita Di Santo Morning Star, UK	Carlos Heli Di Almeida O Globo, Brazil	Martin Horyna Cinepur, Czech Republic	Paolo Bertolin cinematografo.it, Italy	Barbara Hollender Rzeczpospolita, Poland	Katja Nicodemus Die Zeit, Germany	Kalapapruek BangkokBizNews, Thailand	Screen international	average
Living The Land Huo Meng	★★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	2.5
Hot Milk Rebecca Lenkiewicz	★★	★★	★	★	★	★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	1.8
Ari Leonor Serraille	★	★★	★★	★★	★★	★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	2.0
Dreams Michel Franco	★★ ★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	X	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	2.7
The Blue Trail Gabriel Mascaro	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	3.4
The Ice Tower Lucile Hadzihalilovic	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	2.6
Reflection In A Dead Diamond Hélene Cattet, Bruno Forzani	★	★★	★	★	★ ★★	★★	★	★ ★★	★	1.7
Girls On Wire Vivian Qu	★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	X	★★	2.0
What Marielle Knows Frédéric Hambalek	★★	★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	2.5
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Mary Bronstein	★★ ★★	★★	★	★ ★★	★★	★★ ★★	★★	★★	★★ ★★	2.6
The Message Ivan Fund	★ ★★	★★	★★	★★	★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	2.1
Blue Moon Richard Linklater	★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★	★★ ★★	2.8
Mother’s Baby Johanna Moder	★★ ★★	★	★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	2.3
Dreams (Sex Love) Dag Johan Haugerud	★★	★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★	★ ★★	2.6
Yunan Ameer Fakher Eldin	★★	★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	2.3
Kontinental ’25 Radu Jude	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★ ★★	3.1
Timestamp Kateryna Gornostai	★★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	★★	★ ★★	2.7
What Does That Nature Say To You Hong Sangsoo	★ ★★	★★ ★★	★★	★★ ★★	★	★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	★ ★★	2.7
The Safe House Lionel Baier	★ ★★	★★	★★	X	★ ★★	★★	★ ★★	★★	★★	2.1

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