The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999. The festival opened with ''

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'' by

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. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The Thin Red Line'' directed by

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. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian-American theatre and film director Otto Preminger was shown at the festival.

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version of Preminger's 1959 musical film ''

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'' served as the closing night film.

Jury

Ángela Molina en la 30 Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Ángela Molina, actress (Spain) - Jury President *

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, production designer (United Kingdom) *

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, producer and actor (Portugal) * Assi Dayan, actor, screenwriter, director and producer (Israel) * Pierre-Henri Deleau, actor and producer (France) * Katja von Garnier, director (Germany) *

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, journalist, writer and film critic (Germany) * Michelle Yeoh, actress (Malaysia)

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: '' The Thin Red Line'' by

* Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: ''

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'' by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen * Silver Bear for Best Director: Stephen Frears for ''

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'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress:

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and

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for ''

'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor:

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for ''

Nachtgestalten ''Nightshapes'' (german: Nachtgestalten) is a 1999 German drama film written and directed by Andreas Dresen. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where Michael Gwisdek won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Cast * My ...

'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement:

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and

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for '' Shakespeare in Love'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution:

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for '' eXistenZ'' * Honourable Mention: **

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for ''

'' ** ''

Ça commence aujourd'hui ''It All Starts Today'' (french: Ça commence aujourd'hui) is a 1999 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. Plot In a mining town whi ...

'' **

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for '' The Thin Red Line'' * Alfred Bauer Prize: ''

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'' by Thomas Vincent * Blue Angel Award: '' Güneşe Yolculuk'' by

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* Honorary Golden Bear:

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* Berlinale Camera: ** Armen Medvedjev ** Meryl Streep ** Robert Rodriguez * FIPRESCI Award **''

'' by

Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...

References

External links

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