49th Berlin International Film Festival
1999 film festival in Berlin, Germany
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The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999.[2][3] The festival opened with Aimée & Jaguar by Max Färberböck.[3][4]
Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Aimée & Jaguar |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Porgy and Bess |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: The Thin Red Line |
| No. of films | 206 films[1] |
| Festival date | 10 –21 February 1999 |
| Website | Website |
The Golden Bear was awarded to The Thin Red Line directed by Terrence Malick.[5]
The retrospective dedicated to Austrian-American theatre and film director Otto Preminger.[6] 70 mm version of Preminger's 1959 musical film Porgy and Bess served as the closing night film.[4][7]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[8]
- Ángela Molina, Spanish actress - Jury President
- Ken Adam, British production designer
- Paulo Branco, Portuguese producer and actor
- Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, filmmaker and producer
- Pierre-Henri Deleau, French actor and producer
- Katja von Garnier, German filmmaker
- Hellmuth Karasek, German journalist, writer and film critic
- Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian actress
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8mm | Joel Schumacher | United States, Germany | |
| Aimée & Jaguar | Max Färberböck | Germany | |
| Between Your Legs | Entre las piernas | Manuel Gómez Pereira | Spain, France |
| Breakfast of Champions | Alan Rudolph | United States | |
| The Color of Lies | Au coeur du mensonge | Claude Chabrol | France |
| Cookie's Fortune | Robert Altman | United States | |
| eXistenZ | David Cronenberg | Canada, United Kingdom, France | |
| The Girl of Your Dreams | La niña de tus ojos | Fernando Trueba | Spain |
| Glória | Manuela Viegas | Portugal, France, Spain | |
| The Hi-Lo Country | Stephen Frears | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | |
| It All Starts Today | Ça commence aujourd'hui | Bertrand Tavernier | France |
| Journey to the Sun | Güneşe Yolculuk | Yeşim Ustaoğlu | Turkey, Netherlands, Germany |
| Karnaval | Thomas Vincent | France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland | |
| Keiho | 39 刑法第三十九条 | Yoshimitsu Morita | Japan |
| Mifune's Last Song | Mifune | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Denmark, Sweden |
| Nightshapes | Nachtgestalten | Andreas Dresen | Germany |
| Ordinary Heroes | 千言萬語 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong, China |
| Playing by Heart | Willard Carroll | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Set Me Free | Emporte-moi | Léa Pool | Switzerland, Canada, France |
| Shakespeare in Love | John Madden | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Simon Magus | Ben Hopkins | United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy | |
| The Thin Red Line | Terrence Malick | Canada, United States | |
| Three Seasons | Ba Mùa | Tony Bui | United States, Vietnam |
| Urban Feel | Kesher Ir | Jonathan Sagall | Israel |
| War in the Highlands | La Guerre dans le Haut Pays | Francis Reusser | Switzerland, France, Belgium |
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[5]
- Golden Bear: The Thin Red Line by Terrence Malick
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Mifune by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Stephen Frears for The Hi-Lo Country
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Maria Schrader and Juliane Köhler for Aimée & Jaguar
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Michael Gwisdek for Nachtgestalten
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Karnaval by Thomas Vincent
- Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard for Shakespeare in Love
- Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: David Cronenberg for eXistenZ
- Honourable Mention:
Honorary Golden Bear
Berlinale Camera
- Armen Medvedjev
- Meryl Streep
- Robert Rodriguez
Independent Awards
Blue Angel Award
FIPRESCI Award
Teddy Awards
- Best Film: Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) by Lukas Moodysson
- Best Documentary Film: The Man Who Drove with Mandela by Greta Schiller
- Best Short Film: Liu Awaiting Spring by Andrew Soo
- Jury Award: Aimée & Jaguar by Max Färberböck; Lola and Billy the Kid (Lola und Bilidikid) by Kutluğ Ataman; Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities by Monika Treut; Piglets (Ferkel) by Luc Feit; NY'NY 'n Why Not by Michael Brynntrup
- Reader Award: Trick by Jim Fall