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]

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
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The Golden Bear was awarded to 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]

Juries

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Frances McDormand, Jury President

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

Main Competition

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Short Films Competition

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  • Christine Dollhofer, Austrian journalist and event creator
  • Sophie Maintigneux, French director of photography
  • Vinca Wiedemann, Danish producer

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

Out of Competition

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Short Films Competition

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The following short films were selected:[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Bugs Käfer Igor Ivanov Izi Macedonia
Cigarettes and Coffee Un cartus de kent si un pachet de cafea Cristi Puiu Romania
Dajo Hanro Smitsman Netherlands
Goodbye, Cruel World Vito Rocco United States
Great! Vet! Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius Netherlands
Little Man Little Man Martin Brierley UK, South Africa
Ola's Box of Clovers Genevieve Anderson United States
Public/Private Christoph Behl Argentina
The Rules of Flying De regels van het vliegen Eugenie Jansen Netherlands
The Russell Tribunal Russelltribunalen Staffan Lamm Sweden
Sapiens Aleksandr Rogozhkin Russia
The Scree Paul McDermott Australia
The Soul Hunter Christine Rebet Germany
True Tom Tykwer Germany, France
Le vilain petit poussin Rachid Bouchareb France
With What Shall I Wash It? Con qué la lavaré? María Trénor Spain
A Woman's Place Kvinnans Plats Ewa Cederstam Sweden

Official Awards

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Fatih Akın, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Main Competition

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

Short Films Competition

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  • Short Film Golden Bear: Cigarettes and Coffee by Cristi Puiu
  • Silver Bear: Great! by Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius
  • Honorable Mention: Public/Private by Christoph Behl

Berlinale Camera

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Independent Awards

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Panorama Audience Award

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Crystal Bear

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  • Best Short Film: Stormy Night by Michèle Lemieux
    • Special Mention:
      • Circuit marine by Isabelle Favez
      • Maree by James Pellerito
  • Best Feature Film: Magnifico by Maryo J. De Los Reyes
  • 14plus: Best Feature Film: The Wooden Camera by Ntshaveni Wa Luruli
    • Special Mention: Quality of Life by Benjamin Morgan

References

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  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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