44th Berlin International Film Festival
Appearance
Location | Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (In the Name of the Father) |
No. of films | 300 films[1] |
Festival date | 10–21 February 1994 |
Website | Website |
The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1994.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to British-Irish film In the Name of the Father directed by Jim Sheridan.[3] The retrospective dedicated to Austrian director, actor and producer Erich von Stroheim was shown at the festival.[4]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
- Jeremy Thomas, producer (United Kingdom) - Jury President
- Chinghiz Aitmatov, writer (Kyrgyzstan)
- María Luisa Bemberg, director and screenwriter (Argentina)
- Hsu Feng, actress and producer (Taiwan)
- Morgan Freeman, actor (United States)
- Francis Girod, actor, director and screenwriter (France)
- Corinna Harfouch, actress (Germany)
- Carlo Lizzani, director and screenwriter (Italy)
- Wolfram Schütte, writer and film critic (Germany)
- Susan Seidelman, director (United States)
- Hayao Shibata, producer (Japan)
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: In the Name of the Father by Jim Sheridan
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Fresa y chocolate by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski for Three Colors: White
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Crissy Rock for Ladybird, Ladybird
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Tom Hanks for Philadelphia
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Smoking/No Smoking by Alain Resnais
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: God sobaki by Semyon Aranovich
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Hwa-Om-Kyung by Jang Sun-woo
- Honourable Mention:
- Blue Angel Award: Il giudice ragazzino by Alessandro Di Robilant
- Honorary Golden Bear: Sophia Loren
References
- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1994". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "44th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1994". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1994". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.