Romanian Radu Jude’s film wins The Golden Bear from Berlinale competition
The Golden Bear for best film at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival went to the Romanian director Radu Jude's Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn
Roxana Vasile, 08.03.2021, 13:50
The international jury made up of six directors, winners of the Berlinale Grand Trophy themselves, including the Romanian Adina Pintilie, announced, late last week, the winner of the International Film Festival in Berlin, the first European festal held this year: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn by the Romanian Radu Jude. Subtitled ‘A sketch for a popular film, the Romania – Luxembourg – Croatia – the Czech Republic coproduction analyses the relations between individuals and society, starting from the consequences of an amateur porno video uploaded by a secondary school teacher to a specialized website.
The film was premiered at the 71st Berlinale, held online, because of the pandemic. Without a red carpet and without packed screening halls, this year’s edition enjoyed however a special format: it was divided in two. Therefore, the Berlin festival, traditionally held over a period of 10 days in February, was postponed for march and moved into the virtual space.
The Industry Event stage was held over March 1st to 5th, and at the Summer Special Event will be held between the 9th and 20th of June. In the second stage, the lovers of the seventh art will have the opportunity to watch the movies selected for the 2021 edition in the Berlin cinema halls, with the film-makers attending. The award ceremony will also be held as part of the Summer Special event.
Until then, those who want to watch Radu Jude’s film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn should know that, from the jury’s point of view, it is an elaborated film, but at the same time wild, smart and childish, geometrical and vibrant, imprecise in the best sense of the word. The Romanian film-maker has become a common presence at the Berlinale, as he has participated in several editions along the years. In fact, in 2015, Radu Jude won the Golden Bear for Aferim!.
Excited at the news that he’s won the Golden Bear this year too, Radu Jude has admitted, though, that, getting older, one learns how to relax and how to take things as they come. You don’t know in advance which the winning film will be, the idea is to do what you want, to do something that is relevant to you. Definitely, this award helps for the coming ones too, Radu Jude has said. Now he is waiting for the second part of the festival, in order to receive the trophy as such. (M.I.)
