46th Berlin International Film Festival
Film festival
Festival poster | |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear: Sense and Sensibility |
No. of films | 339 films[1] |
Festival date | 15–26 February 1996 |
Website | Website |
Berlin International Film Festival chronology | |
The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee.[3]
The retrospective dedicated to American film director, producer and screenwriter William Wyler was shown at the festival.[4]
Juries
Main Competition
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
- Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian actor, filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Gila Almagor, Israeli actress and writer
- Vincenzo Cerami, Italian writer, screenwriter and playwright
- Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress and director
- Ann Hui, Hong Kong filmmaker
- Peter Lilienthal, German filmmaker
- Jürgen Prochnow, German actor
- Claude Rich, French actor
- Fay Weldon, British writer and playwright
- Catherine Wyler, American producer and artistic director
- Christian Zeender, Swiss musician
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
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12 Monkeys | Terry Gilliam | United States | |
All Things Fair | Lust och fägring stor | Bo Widerberg | Denmark, Sweden |
A Single Spark | 아름다운 청년 전태일 | Park Kwang-su | South Korea |
A Summer in La Goulette | صيف حلق الوادي | Férid Boughedir | Tunisia, France, Belgium |
Dead Man Walking | Tim Robbins | United Kingdom, United States | |
Éxtasis | Mariano Barroso | Spain | |
Faithful | Paul Mazursky | United States | |
Get Shorty | Barry Sonnenfeld | ||
Holy Week | Wielki tydzień | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
The Liars | Les menteurs | Élie Chouraqui | France |
Mahjong | 麻將 | Edward Yang | Taiwan |
Mary Reilly | Stephen Frears | United States | |
My Man | Mon homme | Bertrand Blier | France |
Portland | Niels Arden Oplev | Denmark | |
Restoration | Michael Hoffman | United Kingdom, United States | |
Richard III | Richard Loncraine | ||
Sense and Sensibility | Ang Lee | United Kingdom, United States | |
Silent Night | Stille Nacht | Dani Levy | Germany, Switzerland |
The Sun Has Ears | 太陽有耳 | Yim Ho | Hong Kong |
Strangled Lives | Vite strozzate | Ricky Tognazzi | Italy, France, Belgium |
Sun Valley | 日光峡谷 | He Ping | China |
Village of Dreams | 絵の中のぼくの村 | Yōichi Higashi | Japan |
What I Have Written | John Hughes | Australia |
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: Sense and Sensibility by Ang Lee
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: All Things Fair by Bo Widerberg
- Silver Bear for Best Director:
- Yim Ho for Taiyang you er
- Richard Loncraine for Richard III
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anouk Grinberg for My Man
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sean Penn for Dead Man Walking
- Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Yōichi Higashi for Village of Dreams
- Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Andrzej Wajda for Holy Week
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Strangled Lives
- Honourable Mention:
- Mahjong by Edward Yang
- Silent Night by Dani Levy
- Sun Valley by He Ping
Honorary Golden Bear
Berlinale Camera
- Tschingis Aitmatov
- Jodie Foster
- Sally Field
- Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Volker Noth
Independent Awards
Blue Angel Award
References
- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "46th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
External links
- 46th Berlin International Film Festival 1996
- 1996 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1996 at Internet Movie Database
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