47th Berlin International Film Festival

The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997.[2]

47th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
The People vs. Larry Flynt
No. of films324 films[1]
Festival date13–24 February 1997
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film The People vs. Larry Flynt directed by Miloš Forman.[3]

The retrospective dedicated to Austrian film director G. W. Pabst was shown at the festival.[4]

Juries

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Jack Lang, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]

Main Competition

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Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Comanche Territory Territorio Comanche Gerardo Herrero Spain, France, Germany, Argentina
The Crucible Nicholas Hytner United States
The English Patient Anthony Minghella
Four Days in September O que é isso, companheiro? Bruno Barreto Brazil
Get on the Bus Spike Lee United States
Genealogies of a Crime Généalogies d'un crime Raúl Ruiz France, Portugal
The Island on Bird Street Øen i Fuglegaden Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany
Kitchen 我愛廚房 Yim Ho Hong Kong, Japan
Life is All You Get Das Leben ist eine Baustelle Wolfgang Becker Germany
In Love and War Richard Attenborough United States
Lucie Aubrac Claude Berri France
Miss Nobody Panna Nikt Andrzej Wajda Poland
Moonlight Serenade 瀬戸内ムーンライト・セレナーデ Masahiro Shinoda Japan
The People vs. Larry Flynt Miloš Forman United States
Port Djema Eric Heumann France, Italy, Greece
The River 河流 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann United States
Rosewood John Singleton
Secrets of the Heart Secretos del corazón Montxo Armendáriz France, Portugal, Spain
Smilla's Feeling for Snow Bille August Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Surveillance 埋伏 Huang Jianxin China
Three Stories Три истории Kira Muratova Russia, Ukraine
Twin Town Kevin Allen United Kingdom
Under Western Eyes Leneged Einayim Ma'araviyot Joseph Pitchhadze Israel
Viva Erotica 色情男女 Tung-Shing Yee Hong Kong

Official Awards

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Main Competition

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Miloš Forman, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

Honorary Golden Bear

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Berlinale Camera

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Independent Awards

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Blue Angel Award

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1997". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "47th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1997". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. ^ "JURIES 1997". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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