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50th Berlin International Film Festival

2000 film festival in Berlin, Germany


2000 film festival in Berlin, Germany

FieldValue
name50th Berlin International Film Festival
image50th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg
captionFestival poster
openingThe Million Dollar Hotel
closingBossa Nova
locationBerlin, Germany
founded1951
awardsGolden Bear: Magnolia
number240 films
date9–20 February 2000
websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
chronologyBerlin International Film Festival
preceded_by49th
followed_by51st

The 50th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 2000. The festival opened with The Million Dollar Hotel by Wim Wenders. Bossa Nova by Bruno Barreto, screened out of competition was the closing film of the festival.

The Golden Bear was awarded to Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The retrospective titled Artificial People and dedicated to artificial beings and machines in the films was shown at the festival, screening films like The Golem: How He Came into the World and The Terminator. On its 50th anniversary the premieres of the films in competition at the festival moved from Zoo Palast to Theater am Potsdamer Platz located at Potsdamer Platz.

Juries

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

Main Competition

  • Gong Li, Chinese actress - Jury President
  • Lissy Bellaiche, Danish member of the Det Danske Filminstitut
  • Peter W. Jansen, German scholar and journalist
  • Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian filmmaker
  • Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress
  • Jean-Louis Piel, French producer
  • Walter Salles, Brazilian filmmaker and producer
  • Maria Schrader, German actress
  • Andrzej Wajda, Polish filmmaker

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Any Given SundayOliver StoneUnited States
The BeachDanny BoyleUnited States, United Kingdom
Boy's Choir独立少年合唱団Akira OgataJapan
Clouds of MayMayis SikintisiNuri Bilge CeylanTurkey
First Light of DawnPrime luci dell'albaLucio GaudinoItaly
The HurricaneNorman JewisonUnited States
The Island Tales有时跳舞Stanley KwanJapan, Hong Kong, China
The Legend of RitaDie Stille nach dem SchußVolker SchlöndorffGermany
Love MeLaetitia MassonFrance
*Magnolia*Paul Thomas AndersonUnited States
Man on the MoonMiloš FormanUnited States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan
The Million Dollar HotelWim WendersUnited States, United Kingdom, Germany
Of Woman and MagicLa chambre des magiciennesClaude MillerFrance
The Road Home我的父亲母亲Zhang YimouChina
**Paradiso – Sieben Tage mit sieben FrauenRudolf ThomeGermany
Russkiy buntРусский бунтAleksandr ProshkinRussia, France
The SeaEl marAgustí VillarongaSpain
Signs and WondersJonathan NossiterFrance
Sky HookНебеска удицаLjubiša SamardžićYugoslavia, Italy
The Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony MinghellaUnited States
Water Drops on Burning RocksGouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantesFrançois OzonFrance

Official Awards

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

  • Golden Bear: Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Silver Bear Jury Prize: The Million Dollar Hotel by Wim Wenders
  • Silver Bear Special Jury Prize: The Road Home by Zhang Yimou
  • Silver Bear for Best Director: Miloš Forman for Man on the Moon
  • Silver Bear for Best Actress: Bibiana Beglau and Nadja Uhl for The Legend of Rita
  • Silver Bear for Best Actor: Denzel Washington for The Hurricane
  • Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: The Cast of **
  • Alfred Bauer Prize: Boy's Choir by Akira Ogata

[[Honorary Golden Bear]]

  • Jeanne Moreau

Berlinale Camera

  • Kon Ichikawa
  • Wolfgang Jacobsen

Independent Awards

Blue Angel Award

  • The Legend of Rita by Volker Schlöndorff

[[International Federation of Film Critics#FIPRESCI Award|FIPRESCI Award]]

  • Of Woman and Magic by Claude Miller

References

References

  1. "50th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de.
  2. "Magnolia Blooms in Berlin". nitrateonline.com.
  3. (26 February 2000). "The tension between cinematic vision and life itself". wsws.org.
  4. "'Magnolia' blooms in Berlin". wsws.org.
  5. "Berlinale 2000 Programme". berlinale.de.
  6. (8 February 2012). "Berlinale beginnings".
  7. "JURIES 2000". berlinale.de.
  8. "PROGRAMME 2000". berlinale.de.
  9. "PRIZES & HONOURS 2000". berlinale.de.
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