The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5–15 February 2004. The festival opened with out of competition film '' Cold Mountain'' by Anthony Minghella. ''

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 was awarded to German-Turkish film '' Head-On'' directed by Fatih Akın. 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,

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, William Greaves, Monte Hellman and Melvin Van Peebles.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International Jury * Frances McDormand, actress (United States) - Jury President *

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, 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) *

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, producer (Germany) * Gabriele Salvatores, director and screenwriter (Italy) *

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, distributor (United States) International Short Film Jury *

Christine Dollhofer Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

, journalist and event creator (Austria) *

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, director of photography (France) *

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, producer (Denmark)

Official selection

In competition

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

Short Film

The following short films were selected:

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear **'' Head-On'': Fatih Akın *Silver Bear **Best Film Music – ''First Love'': Banda Osiris **Best Actor – ''Lost Embrace'':

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

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and ''Monster'':

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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 prostituting herself wh ...

'':

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

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*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'': ''Jacques-Rémy Girerd'' **14plus: Best Feature Film – ''Quality of Life'': Benjamin Morgan * FIPRESCI Award **'' Head-On'': Fatih Akın

References

External links

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