The 54th annual

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

was held from 5–15 February 2004. The festival opened with out of competition film '' Cold Mountain'' by

Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Directo ...

. ''

25 Degrees in Winter ''25 Degrees in Winter'' is a 2004 international comedy-drama film directed by Stéphane Vuillet. Cast * Carmen Maura - Abuelita * Jacques Gamblin - Miguel * Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė - Sonia * Raphaëlle Molinier - Laura * Pedro Romero - Juan * L ...

'' by Stéphane Vuillet served as the closing film. The

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winn ...

was awarded to German-Turkish film '' Head-On'' directed by

Fatih Akın Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head ...

. The retrospective dedicated to films from 1967 to 1976 titled ''New Hollywood 1967-1976. Trouble in Wonderland'' was shown at the festival. It focuses on the films from the period known as New Hollywood or American New Wave, and attended by some of the film-makers and actors of that era including Peter Davis,

Peter Fonda Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor. He was the son of Henry Fonda, younger brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget Fonda. He was a prominent figure in the counterculture of the 1960s. Fond ...

William Greaves William Greaves (October 8, 1926 – August 25, 2014) was an American documentary filmmaker and a pioneer of film-making. He produced more than two hundred documentary films, and wrote and directed more than half of these. Greaves garnered many ...

Monte Hellman Monte Hellman (; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the ho ...

and

Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. He worked as an active filmmaker into the 2000s. His feature film debut, ''The Story of a Three-Day Pass'' ( ...

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International Jury *

Frances McDormand Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and producer. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, McDormand has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, two Primetime Em ...

, actress (United States) - Jury President *

Maji-da Abdi Maji-da Abdi (born 25 October 1970) is an Ethiopian film director and producer. Biography Born in Dire Dawa, Abdi lived in Addis Ababa until the age of four. In the aftermath of the 1974 revolution, her mother, who had divorced her father, fled ...

, director (Ethiopia) *

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, ''A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. ...

, actress (Italy) *

Samira Makhmalbaf Samira Makhmalbaf ( fa, سمیرا مخملباف, ''Samira Makhmalbaaf'') (born 15 February 1980) Filmography Awards and nominations * "Sutherland Trophy", London Film Festival (1998), UK. * "Special Mention, Official Jury", Locarno Fi ...

, director (Iran) * Peter Rommel, producer (Germany) *

Gabriele Salvatores Gabriele Salvatores (born 30 July 1950) is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directe ...

, director and screenwriter (Italy) * Dan Talbot, distributor (United States) International Short Film Jury * Christine Dollhofer, journalist and event creator (Austria) * Sophie Maintigneux, director of photography (France) * Vinca Wiedemann, producer (Denmark)

Official selection

In competition

The following films were in competition for the

and Silver Bear awards:

Short Film

The following short films were selected:

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: *

**'' Head-On'':

*Silver Bear **Best Film Music – ''First Love'': Banda Osiris **Best Actor – ''Lost Embrace'':

Daniel Hendler Daniel Hendler (born 3 January 1976) is a Uruguayan film, television, and theatre actor who works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, where he lives. He is known for his starring roles in films such as ''Bottom of the Sea'', ''Family Law'', ''The ...

**Best Actress – ''Maria Full of Grace'':

Catalina Sandino Moreno Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She shared the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in ''Maria Full of Grace'' (2004). She cu ...

and ''Monster'':

Charlize Theron Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 20 ...

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

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Samaritan Girl ''Samaritan Girl'' () is a 2004 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk. Synopsis Yeo-jin and Jae-yeong are two teenage girls who are trying to earn money for a trip to Europe. To reach this end, Jae-yeong is prostitution, prostituti ...

'':

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

**Best Short Film – ''Great!'': Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius **Outstanding Artistic Achievement – ''Daybreak'': Leif Andrée, Pernilla August, Jan Coster, Jakob Eklund, Ingvar Hirdwall, Magnus Krepper, Johan Kvarnström, Camilla Larsson, Marika Lindström, Peter Lorentzon, Hampus Penttinen, Ann Petrén, Marie Richardson, Jenny Svärdsäter, Claes-Göran Turesson *Jury Grand Prix **''

Lost Embrace ''Lost Embrace'' is a 2004 Argentine, French, Italian, and Spanish comedy drama film, directed by Daniel Burman and written by Burman and Marcelo Birmajer. The picture features Daniel Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg, Jorge D'Elía, among others. The ...

'':

Daniel Burman Daniel Burman (born 29 August 1973, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director, screenplay writer, and producer. According to film critic Joel Poblete, who writes for ''Mabuse'', a cinema magazine, Daniel Burman is one of the members of the ...

*Silver Bear – Honorable Mention **Best Short Film – ''Public/Private'': Christoph Behl *

Honorary Golden Bear The Honorary Golden Bear (german: Goldener Ehrenbar) is the Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film ...

** Fernando E. Solanas *Berlinale Camera **Willy Sommerfeld **Regina Ziegler **Erika Rabau **Rolf Bähr *Best Short Film **''Cigarettes and Coffee'':

Cristi Puiu Cristi Puiu (; born 3 April 1967) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. With Anca Puiu and Alex Munteanu, in 2004 he founded a cinema production company, naming it Mandragora. Early life, education and career Cristian Emilian Puiu wa ...

*Panorama Audience Award **Best Feature Film – ''Addicted to Acting'':

Andres Veiel Andres Veiel (born 16 October 1959) is a German film and theater director and writer. Biography From 1982 to 1988, Veiel studied Psychology at the Free University of Berlin and attended the director's class of Krzysztof Kieślowski at the Inde ...

**Best Short Film – ''Passing Hearts'':

Johan Brisinger Johan Brisinger is a Swedish film writer and director. The short film ''Passing Hearts'', which Brisinger wrote and directed in 2004, was honoured with several awards at film festivals around the world, including the audience award at the Ber ...

*Crystal Bear **Best Short Film – ''Nuit d'orage'': Michèle Lemieux **Best Feature Film – '' Magnifico'': Maryo J. De Los Reyes **14plus: Best Feature Film – ''

The Wooden Camera ''The Wooden Camera'' is a 2003 South African film directed by Ntshavheni wa Luruli and starring Junior Singo, Dana de Agrella, and Innocent Msimango. Plot The film takes place in and around Cape Town and a nearby township, Khayelitsha. The fi ...

'': Ntshaveni Wa Luruli *Crystal Bear – Special Mention **Best Short Film – Circuit marine'': Isabelle Favez and Maree'': James Pellerito **Best Feature Film- The Blind Flyers'': Bernd Sahling and

Raining Cats and Frogs ''Raining Cats and Frogs'' ( French: ', literally "The Prophecy of Frogs") is a French traditional animation children's feature film, released in 2003, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd and written by Girerd, Antoine Lanciaux and Iouri Tcherenkov a ...

'': ''Jacques-Rémy Girerd'' **14plus: Best Feature Film – ''Quality of Life'': Benjamin Morgan *

FIPRESCI Award The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

**'' Head-On'':

References

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