54th Berlin International Film Festival
The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5–15 February 2004.[2] The festival opened with out of competition film Cold Mountain by Anthony Minghella.[3][4] 25 Degrees in Winter by Stéphane Vuillet served as the closing film.[5] The Golden Bear was awarded to German-Turkish film Head-On directed by Fatih Akın.[6]
Festival poster | |
Opening film | Cold Mountain |
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Closing film | 25 Degrees in Winter |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Head-On) |
Hosted by | Anke Engelke |
No. of films | 290 films[1] |
Festival date | 5–15 February 2004 |
Website | Website |
The retrospective dedicated to films from 1967 to 1976 titled New Hollywood 1967-1976. Trouble in Wonderland was shown at the festival.[7] It focuses on the films from the period known as New Hollywood or American New Wave, and attended by some of the film-makers and actors of that era including Peter Davis, Peter Fonda, William Greaves, Monte Hellman and Melvin Van Peebles.[8]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
International Jury
- Frances McDormand, actress (United States) - Jury President
- Maji-da Abdi, director (Ethiopia)
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, actress (Italy)
- Samira Makhmalbaf, director (Iran)
- Peter Rommel, producer (Germany)
- Gabriele Salvatores, director and screenwriter (Italy)
- Dan Talbot, distributor (United States)
International Short Film Jury
- Christine Dollhofer, journalist and event creator (Austria)
- Sophie Maintigneux, director of photography (France)
- Vinca Wiedemann, producer (Denmark)
Official selection
In competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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20 30 40 | Sylvia Chang | Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan | |
25 Degrees in Winter | Stéphane Vuillet | Belgium, France, Russia, Spain | |
Just A Kiss... | Ae Fond Kiss... | Ken Loach | UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain |
The Beautiful Country | The Beautiful Country | Hans Petter Moland | USA, Norway |
Before Sunset | Before Sunset | Richard Linklater | USA |
Intimate Strangers | Patrice Leconte | France | |
Head-On | Fatih Akın | Germany, Turkey | |
In My Country | In My Country | John Boorman | UK, Ireland, South Africa |
Nightsongs | Romuald Karmakar | Germany | |
Lost Embrace | Daniel Burman | Argentina, France, Italy, Spain | |
Red Lights | Cédric Kahn | France | |
In Your Hands | Annette K. Olesen | Denmark | |
Your Next Life | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Spain | |
Maria Full of Grace | Maria Full of Grace | Joshua Marston | USA, Colombia |
Monster | Monster | Patty Jenkins | USA, Germany |
Daybreak | Björn Runge | Sweden | |
First Love | Matteo Garrone | Italy | |
Samaritan Girl | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea | |
Witnesses | Vinko Brešan | Croatia | |
The Final Cut | The Final Cut | Omar Naim | Canada, Germany |
The Missing | The Missing | Ron Howard | USA |
Triple Agent | Éric Rohmer | France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia | |
Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow | Theodoros Angelopoulos | Greece, Germany, France, Italy |
Short Film
The following short films were selected:[10]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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True | Tom Tykwer | Germany, France | |
With What Shall I Wash It? | Con qué la lavaré? | María Trénor | Spain |
Sapiens | Aleksandr Rogozhkin | Russia | |
Cigarettes and Coffee | Un cartus de kent si un pachet de cafea | Cristi Puiu | Romania |
Dajo | Hanro Smitsman | Netherlands | |
The Scree | The Scree | Paul McDermott | Australia |
Little Man | Little Man | Martin Brierley | UK, South Africa |
The Soul Hunter | Christine Rebet | Germany | |
Goodbye, Cruel World | Goodbye, Cruel World | Vito Rocco | UJ |
The Rules of Flying | De regels van het vliegen | Eugenie Jansen | Netherlands |
Le vilain petit poussin | Rachid Bouchareb | France | |
Great! | Vet! | Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius | Netherlands |
A Woman's Place | Kvinnans Plats | Ewa Cederstam | Sweden |
Bugs | Käfer | Igor Ivanov Izi | Macedonia |
The Russell Tribunal | Russelltribunalen | Staffan Lamm | Sweden |
Ola's Box of Clovers | Ola's Box of Clovers | Genevieve Anderson | USA |
Public/Private | Christoph Behl | Argentina |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][11]
- Golden Bear
- Silver Bear
- Best Film Music – First Love: Banda Osiris
- Best Actor – Lost Embrace: Daniel Hendler
- Best Actress – Maria Full of Grace: Catalina Sandino Moreno and Monster: Charlize Theron
- Best Director – Samaritan Girl: Kim Ki-duk
- Best Short Film – Great!: Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius
- Outstanding Artistic Achievement – Daybreak: Leif Andrée, Pernilla August, Jan Coster, Jakob Eklund, Ingvar Hirdwall, Magnus Krepper, Johan Kvarnström, Camilla Larsson, Marika Lindström, Peter Lorentzon, Hampus Penttinen, Ann Petrén, Marie Richardson, Jenny Svärdsäter, Claes-Göran Turesson
- Jury Grand Prix
- Silver Bear – Honorable Mention
- Best Short Film – Public/Private: Christoph Behl
- Honorary Golden Bear
- Berlinale Camera
- Willy Sommerfeld
- Regina Ziegler
- Erika Rabau
- Rolf Bähr
- Best Short Film
- Cigarettes and Coffee: Cristi Puiu
- Panorama Audience Award
- Best Feature Film – Addicted to Acting: Andres Veiel
- Best Short Film – Passing Hearts: Johan Brisinger
- Crystal Bear
- Best Short Film – Nuit d'orage: Michèle Lemieux
- Best Feature Film – Magnifico: Maryo J. De Los Reyes
- 14plus: Best Feature Film – The Wooden Camera: Ntshaveni Wa Luruli
- Crystal Bear – Special Mention
- Best Short Film – Circuit marine: Isabelle Favez and Maree: James Pellerito
- Best Feature Film- The Blind Flyers: Bernd Sahling and Raining Cats and Frogs: Jacques-Rémy Girerd
- 14plus: Best Feature Film – Quality of Life: Benjamin Morgan
- FIPRESCI Award
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