46th Berlin International Film Festival

46th Berlin International Film Festival
Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear
Festival date	February 15 – 26, 1996
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The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 15 to 26, 1996.

Jury

• Nikita Mikhalkov (Head of the Jury)
• Gila Almagor
• Vincenzo Cerami
• Joan Chen
• Ann Hui
• Peter Lilienthal
• Jürgen Prochnow
• Claude Rich
• Fay Weldon
• Catherine Wyler
• Christian Zeender

Films in competition

• Dead Man Walking by Tim Robbins
• Eno nakano bokuno mura by Yōichi Higashi
• Éxtasis by Mariano Barroso
• Faithful by Paul Mazursky
• Get Shorty by Barry Sonnenfeld
• A Single Spark by Park Kwang-su
• Lust och fägring stor by Bo Widerberg
• Mahjong by Edward Yang
• Mary Reilly by Stephen Frears
• Les menteurs by Élie Chouraqui
• Mon homme by Bertrand Blier
• Portland by Niels Arden Oplev
• Restoration by Michael Hoffman
• Rì guāng xiá gǔ by He Ping
• Richard III by Richard Loncraine
• Sense and Sensibility by Ang Lee
• Stille Nacht by Dani Levy
• Taiyang you er by Yim Ho
• 12 Monkeys by Terry Gilliam
• Un été à La Goulette by Férid Boughedir
• Vite strozzate by Ricky Tognazzi
• What I Have Written by John Hughes
• Wielki tydzień by Andrzej Wajda

Awards

• Golden Bear: Sense and Sensibility by Ang Lee
• Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Lust och fägring stor 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 Mon homme
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sean Penn for Dead Man Walking
• Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Yōichi Higashi for Eno nakano bokuno mura
• Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Andrzej Wajda for Wielki tydzień
• Alfred Bauer Prize: Vite strozzate
• Honourable Mention:
  • Mahjong by Edward Yang
  • Stille Nacht by Dani Levy
  • Rì guāng xiá gǔ by He Ping
• Blue Angel Award: Lust och fägring stor by Bo Widerberg
• Honorary Golden Bear:
  • Jack Lemmon
  • Elia Kazan
• Berlinale Camera:
  • Tschingis Aitmatov
  • Jodie Foster
  • Sally Field
  • Astrid Henning-Jensen
  • Volker Noth

External links

• 1996 Berlin International Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival:1996 at Internet Movie Database