Jump to content

44th Berlin International Film Festival

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

44th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
In the Name of the Father
No. of films300 films[1]
Festival date10–21 February 1994
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1994.[2] British producer Jeremy Thomas was the Jury President for the Main Competition.

The Golden Bear was awarded to 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

[edit]

Main Competition

[edit]
Jeremy Thomas, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]

Official Sections

[edit]

Main Competition

[edit]

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Back to Square One Alles auf Anfang Reinhard Münster Germany
The Blue One Der Blaue Lienhard Wawrzyn Germany
Charachar চরাচর Buddhadeb Dasgupta India
Dear Goddamned Friends Cari fottutissimi amici Mario Monicelli Italy
Exile Paul Cox Australia
Fearless Peter Weir United States
Foetus A magzat Márta Mészáros Hungary, Poland
In the Name of the Father Jim Sheridan United Kingdom, Ireland
Ladybird, Ladybird Ken Loach United Kingdom
Law of Courage Il giudice ragazzino Alessandro Di Robilant Italy
On the Far Side of the Tunnel Al otro lado del túnel Jaime de Armiñán Spain
Passage to Buddha / Hwa-Om-Kyung 화엄경 Jang Sun-woo South Korea
Philadelphia Jonathan Demme United States
Smoking/No Smoking Alain Resnais France
Something Fishy Pas très catholique Tonie Marshall France
Sparkling Fox 火狐 Wu Ziniu Hong Kong, China
Strawberry and Chocolate Fresa y chocolate Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío Cuba, Mexico, Spain
Three Colours: White Trois couleurs: Blanc Krzysztof Kieślowski France, Poland, Switzerland
The Third Bank of the River A Terceira Margem do Rio Nelson Pereira dos Santos Brazil
The Window Over the Way Los de enfrente Jesús Garay France, Spain
The Year of the Dog Год собаки Semyon Aranovich Russia

Official Awards

[edit]

Main Competition

[edit]
Jim Sheridan, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

Blue Angel Award

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1994". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "44th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1994". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. ^ "JURIES 1994". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
[edit]