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47th Berlin International Film Festival

1997 film festival in Berlin, Germany


1997 film festival in Berlin, Germany

FieldValue
name47th Berlin International Film Festival
image47th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg
captionFestival poster
locationBerlin, Germany
founded1951
awardsGolden Bear:
*The People vs. Larry Flynt*
number324 films
date13–24 February 1997
websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
chronologyBerlin International Film Festival
preceded_by[46th](46th-berlin-international-film-festival)
followed_by[48th](48th-berlin-international-film-festival)

The People vs. Larry Flynt

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

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

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

Juries

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

Main Competition

  • Jack Lang, French politician - Jury President
  • Hark Bohm, German actor and filmmaker
  • Férid Boughedir, Tunisian filmmaker and producer
  • Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong/Chinese actress and model
  • Fred Gronich, American senior executive of the MPAA
  • David Hare, British filmmaker and playwright
  • Per Holst, Danish producer
  • Boleslaw Michalek, Polish screenwriter and film critic
  • Humberto Solás, Cuban director and screenwriter
  • Marianne Sägebrecht, German actress
  • Ning Ying, Chinese filmmaker

Official Sections

Main Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
*Comanche Territory**Territorio Comanche*Gerardo HerreroSpain, France, Germany, Argentina
*The Crucible*Nicholas HytnerUnited States
*The English Patient*Anthony Minghella
*Four Days in September**O que é isso, companheiro?*Bruno BarretoBrazil
*Get on the Bus*Spike LeeUnited States
*Genealogies of a Crime**Généalogies d'un crime*Raúl RuizFrance, Portugal
*The Island on Bird Street**Øen i Fuglegaden*Søren Kragh-JacobsenDenmark, United Kingdom, Germany
*Kitchen*我愛廚房Yim HoHong Kong, Japan
*Life is All You Get**Das Leben ist eine Baustelle*Wolfgang BeckerGermany
*In Love and War*Richard AttenboroughUnited States
*Lucie Aubrac*Claude BerriFrance
*Miss Nobody**Panna Nikt*Andrzej WajdaPoland
*Moonlight Serenade*瀬戸内ムーンライト・セレナーデMasahiro ShinodaJapan
***The People vs. Larry Flynt*****Miloš Forman****United States**
*Port Djema*Eric HeumannFrance, Italy, Greece
*The River*河流Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan
*Romeo + Juliet*Baz LuhrmannUnited States
*Rosewood*John Singleton
*Secrets of the Heart**Secretos del corazón*Montxo ArmendárizFrance, Portugal, Spain
*Smilla's Feeling for Snow*Bille AugustDenmark, Germany, Sweden
*Surveillance*埋伏Huang JianxinChina
*Three Stories*Три историиKira MuratovaRussia, Ukraine
*Twin Town*Kevin AllenUnited Kingdom
*Under Western Eyes**Leneged Einayim Ma'araviyot*Joseph PitchhadzeIsrael
*Viva Erotica*色情男女Tung-Shing YeeHong Kong

Official Awards

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

  • Golden Bear: The People vs. Larry Flynt by Miloš Forman
  • Silver Bear Special Jury Prize: The River by Tsai Ming-liang
  • Silver Bear for Best Director: Eric Heumann for Port Djema
  • Silver Bear for Best Actress: Juliette Binoche for The English Patient
  • Silver Bear for Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio for Romeo + Juliet
  • Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Zbigniew Preisner for The Island on Bird Street
  • Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Raúl Ruiz for Généalogies d'un crime
  • Alfred Bauer Prize: Romeo + Juliet
  • Honourable Mention:
    • Jordan Kiziuk for The Island on Bird Street
    • Life is All You Get by Wolfgang Becker
    • Anna Wielgucka for Miss Nobody
    • Get on the Bus by Spike Lee

Honorary Golden Bear

  • Kim Novak

Berlinale Camera

  • Lauren Bacall
  • Ann Hui
  • Armin Mueller-Stahl
  • Franz Seitz

Independent Awards

Blue Angel Award

  • Secretos del corazón by Montxo Armendáriz

References

References

  1. "47th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de.
  2. "RETROSPECTIVE".
  3. "JURIES 1997". berlinale.de.
  4. "PROGRAMME 1997". berlinale.de.
  5. "PRIZES & HONOURS 1997". berlinale.de.
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