 Festival poster | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Sense and Sensibility) |
| No. of films | 339 films[1] |
| Festival date | 15–26 February 1996 |
| Website | Website |
The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to British-American film Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee.[3] The retrospective dedicated to American film director, producer and screenwriter William Wyler was shown at the festival.[4]
Jury
Nikita Mikhalkov, Jury President
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
- Nikita Mikhalkov, actor, director, screenwriter and producer (Russia) - Jury President
- Gila Almagor, actress and writer (Israel)
- Vincenzo Cerami, writer, screenwriter and playwright (Italy)
- Joan Chen, actress and director (United States)
- Ann Hui, director (Hong Kong)
- Peter Lilienthal, director and screenwriter (Germany)
- Jürgen Prochnow, actor (Germany)
- Claude Rich, actor (France)
- Fay Weldon, writer and playwright (United Kingdom)
- Catherine Wyler, producer and artistic director (United States)
- Christian Zeender, musician (Switzerland)
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Man Walking | Dead Man Walking | Tim Robbins | USA |
| Village of Dreams | Eno nakano bokuno mura | Yōichi Higashi | Japan |
| Éxtasis | Mariano Barroso | Spain | |
| Faithful | Faithful | Paul Mazursky | USA |
| Get Shorty | Get Shorty | Barry Sonnenfeld | USA |
| A Single Spark | 아름다운 청년 전태일 | Park Kwang-su | South Korea |
| All Things Fair | Lust och fägring stor | Bo Widerberg | Denmark, Sweden |
| Mahjong | Edward Yang | Taiwan | |
| Mary Reilly | Mary Reilly | Stephen Frears | USA |
| The Liars | Les menteurs | Élie Chouraqui | France |
| My Man | Mon homme | Bertrand Blier | France |
| Portland | Niels Arden Oplev | Denmark | |
| Restoration | Restoration | Michael Hoffman | UK, USA |
| Sun Valley | Rì guāng xiá gǔ | He Ping | China |
| Richard III | Richard III | Richard Loncraine | UK, USA |
| Sense and Sensibility | Sense and Sensibility | Ang Lee | UK, USA |
| Silent Night | Stille Nacht | Dani Levy | Germany, Switzerland |
| The Sun Has Ears | Taiyang you er | Yim Ho | Hong Kong |
| 12 Monkeys | 12 Monkeys | Terry Gilliam | USA |
| A Summer in La Goulette | Un été à La Goulette | Férid Boughedir | Tunisia, France, Belgium |
| Strangled Lives | Vite strozzate | Ricky Tognazzi | Italy, France, Belgium |
| What I Have Written | What I Have Written | John Hughes | Australia |
| Holy Week | Wielki tydzień | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards
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Ang Lee, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: Sense and Sensibility by Ang Lee
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Lust och fägring stor by Bo Widerberg
- Silver Bear for Best Director:
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anouk Grinberg for Mon homme
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sean Penn for Dead Man Walking
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Yōichi Higashi for Eno nakano bokuno mura
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Andrzej Wajda for Wielki tydzień
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Vite strozzate
- Honourable Mention:
- Mahjong by Edward Yang
- Stille Nacht by Dani Levy
- Rì guāng xiá gǔ by He Ping
- Blue Angel Award: Lust och fägring stor by Bo Widerberg
- Honorary Golden Bear:
- Berlinale Camera:
- Tschingis Aitmatov
- Jodie Foster
- Sally Field
- Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Volker Noth
- FIPRESCI Award
References
- 1 2 "PROGRAMME 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "46th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "JURIES 1996". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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