 Festival poster | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
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| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Sense and Sensibility |
| No. of films | 339 films |
| Festival date | 15–26 February 1996 |
| Website | Website |
| Berlin International Film Festival chronology | |
| 47th 45th | |
The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996. The Golden Bear was awarded to Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee.
The retrospective dedicated to American film director, producer and screenwriter William Wyler was shown at the festival.
Juries
Main Competition
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
- Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian actor, filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Gila Almagor, Israeli actress and writer
- Vincenzo Cerami, Italian writer, screenwriter and playwright
- Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress and director
- Ann Hui, Hong Kong filmmaker
- Peter Lilienthal, German filmmaker
- Jürgen Prochnow, German actor
- Claude Rich, French actor
- Fay Weldon, British writer and playwright
- Catherine Wyler, American producer and artistic director
- Christian Zeender, Swiss musician
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
Official Awards
Main Competition
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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
- Golden Bear: Sense and Sensibility by Ang Lee
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: All Things Fair by Bo Widerberg
- Silver Bear for Best Director:
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anouk Grinberg for My Man
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sean Penn for Dead Man Walking
- Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Yōichi Higashi for Village of Dreams
- Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Andrzej Wajda for Holy Week
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Strangled Lives
- Honourable Mention:
- Mahjong by Edward Yang
- Silent Night by Dani Levy
- Sun Valley by He Ping
Honorary Golden Bear
Berlinale Camera
- Tschingis Aitmatov
- Jodie Foster
- Sally Field
- Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Volker Noth
Independent Awards
Blue Angel Award
FIPRESCI Award
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- 46th Berlin International Film Festival 1996
- 1996 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1996 at Internet Movie Database
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