54th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmCold Mountain
Closing film25 Degrees in Winter
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (Head-On)
Hosted byAnke Engelke
No. of films290 films[1]
Festival date5–15 February 2004
WebsiteWebsite
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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]

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

Frances McDormand, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]

International Jury

International Short Film Jury

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
20 30 40 20 30 40 Sylvia Chang Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan
25 Degrees in Winter 25 degrés en hiver 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 Confidences trop intimes Patrice Leconte France
Head-On Gegen die Wand Fatih Akın Germany, Turkey
In My Country In My Country John Boorman UK, Ireland, South Africa
Nightsongs [de] Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder Romuald Karmakar Germany
Lost Embrace El Abrazo Partido Daniel Burman Argentina, France, Italy, Spain
Red Lights Feux rouges Cédric Kahn France
In Your Hands Forbrydelser Annette K. Olesen Denmark
Your Next Life La vida que te espera Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón Spain
Maria Full of Grace Maria Full of Grace Joshua Marston USA, Colombia
Monster Monster Patty Jenkins USA, Germany
Daybreak Om jag vänder mig om Björn Runge Sweden
First Love Primo Amore Matteo Garrone Italy
Samaritan Girl 사마리아 Kim Ki-duk South Korea
Witnesses Svjedoci Vinko Brešan Croatia
The Final Cut The Final Cut Omar Naim Canada, Germany
The Missing The Missing Ron Howard USA
Triple Agent Triple agent Éric Rohmer France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia
Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow Τριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει Theodoros Angelopoulos Greece, Germany, France, Italy

Short Film

The following short films were selected:[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
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

Fatih Akın, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2004". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "54TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 5 - 15, 2004". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Cold Mountain opens Berlin festival". berlinale.de. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "BERLINALE 2004 COMPETITION". filmmakermagazine.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "BERLINALE 2004: COMPETITION SELECTION NOW COMPLETE". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 2004". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. ^ "NEW HOLLYWOOD 1967–1976. TROUBLE IN WONDERLAND - EVENTS AND GUESTS AT THE RETROSPECTIVE". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. ^ "JURIES 2004". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ^ "GIVING ALL FOR A GENRE: THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION IS COMPLETE". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Awards & Announcement" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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