46th Berlin International Film Festival
Appearance
(Redirected from 1996 Berlin International Film Festival)
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Location | Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear: Sense and Sensibility |
No. of films | 339 films[1] |
Festival date | 15–26 February 1996 |
Website | Website |
The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee.[3]
The retrospective dedicated to American film director, producer and screenwriter William Wyler was shown at the festival.[4]
Juries
[edit]Main Competition
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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
- Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian actor, filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Gila Almagor, Israeli actress and writer
- Vincenzo Cerami, Italian writer, screenwriter and playwright
- Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress and director
- Ann Hui, Hong Kong filmmaker
- Peter Lilienthal, German filmmaker
- Jürgen Prochnow, German actor
- Claude Rich, French actor
- Fay Weldon, British writer and playwright
- Catherine Wyler, American producer and artistic director
- Christian Zeender, Swiss musician
Official Sections
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
Official Awards
[edit]Main Competition
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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: Sense and Sensibility by Ang Lee
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: All Things Fair by Bo Widerberg
- Silver Bear for Best Director:
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anouk Grinberg for My Man
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sean Penn for Dead Man Walking
- Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Yōichi Higashi for Village of Dreams
- Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Andrzej Wajda for Holy Week
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Strangled Lives
- Honourable Mention:
- Mahjong by Edward Yang
- Silent Night by Dani Levy
- Sun Valley by He Ping
Honorary Golden Bear
[edit]Berlinale Camera
[edit]- Tschingis Aitmatov
- Jodie Foster
- Sally Field
- Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Volker Noth
Independent Awards
[edit]Blue Angel Award
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "46th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.