The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1998. The festival opened with the Irish film ''

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'' by Jim Sheridan.

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's '' The Rainmaker'' was selected as the closing night film. The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian-French film '' Central Station'' directed by

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. The retrospective dedicated to ''Siodmak Bros.'', titled Siodmak Bros. Berlin – London – Paris – Hollywood was shown at the festival.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Ben Kingsley, actor (United Kingdom) - Jury President * Senta Berger, actress and producer (Austria) * Li Cheuk-to, art director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hong Kong) * Leslie Cheung, actor and musician (Hong Kong) * Héctor Olivera, director and screenwriter (Argentina) *

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, director (Germany) *

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, director, actress and screenwriter (France) *

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, producer (France) *

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, historian and film critic (Ukraine) *

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, actor, screenwriter, director and producer (Italy) * Michael Williams-Jones, president of

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(United Kingdom)

Films in competition

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

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear: '' Central Station'' by

* Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: ''

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'' by Barry Levinson * Silver Bear for Best Director:

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for '' The Butcher Boy'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress:

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for '' Central Station'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor:

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for '' Jackie Brown'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Matt Damon for '' Good Will Hunting'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Alain Resnais for ''

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'' * Alfred Bauer Prize: '' Yue kuai le, yue duo luo'' * Honourable Mention: **

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for '' I Want You'' ** Isabella Rossellini for ''

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'' **

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for '' The Butcher Boy'' * Blue Angel Award: ''

'' by

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* Honorary Golden Bear: Catherine Deneuve * Berlinale Camera: **

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** Curt Siodmak * FIPRESCI Award **'' Sada'' by Nobuhiko Obayashi

References

External links

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