48th Berlin International Film Festival

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48th Berlin International Film Festival

Festival poster
Opening film	The Boxer
Closing film	The Rainmaker
Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear (Central Station)
No. of films	351 films[1]
Festival date	February 11 – 22, 1998
Website	http://www.berlinale.de

The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to 22, 1998.^[2] The festival opened with the Irish film The Boxer by Jim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker was selected as the closing night film.^[3][4] The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian-French film Central Station directed by Walter Salles.^[5] The retrospective dedicated to Siodmak Bros., titled Siodmak Bros. Berlin – London – Paris – Hollywood was shown at the festival.^[6]

Contents

• 
  1 Jury
  


• 
  2 Films in competition
  


• 
  3 Key
  


• 
  4 Awards
  


• 
  5 References
  


• 
  6 External links
  

Jury

Ben Kingsley, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:^[7]

• 
  Ben Kingsley (Head of the Jury)


• Senta Berger


• Li Cheuk-to


• Leslie Cheung


• Héctor Olivera


• Helmut Dietl


• Brigitte Roüan


• Annette Insdorf


• Maya Turovskaya


• Maurizio Nichetti


• Michael Williams-Jones

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
Barbara		Nils Malmros	Denmark, Faroe Islands
The Big Lebowski	The Big Lebowski	Joel Coen	USA, UK
The Boxer	The Boxer	Jim Sheridan	USA, Ireland
The Boys	The Boys	Rowan Woods	Australia
The Butcher Boy	The Butcher Boy	Neil Jordan	USA, Ireland
Central Station	Central do Brasil	Walter Salles	Brazil, France
The Commissioner	The Commissioner	George Sluizer	UK, USA, Germany, Belgium
Sweet Degeneration	Fang lang	Lin Cheng-sheng	Taiwan
Girls' Night	Girls' Night	Nick Hurran	UK
Good Will Hunting	Good Will Hunting	Gus Van Sant	USA
I Want You	I Want You	Michael Winterbottom	UK
Jackie Brown	Jackie Brown	Quentin Tarantino	USA
The Perfect Guy	Jeanne et le Garçon formidable	Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau	France
Left Luggage		Jeroen Krabbé	USA, Netherlands, Belgium, UK
The Big Mambo	Das Mambospiel	Michael Gwisdek	Germany
The Naked Eye	La mirada del otro	Vicente Aranda	Spain
Same Old Song	On connaît la chanson	Alain Resnais	France, UK, Switzerland
Sada		Nobuhiko Obayashi	Japan
The Sound of One Hand Clapping	The Sound of One Hand Clapping	Richard Flanagan	Australia
Country of the Deaf	Strana glukhikh	Valery Todorovsky	Russia, France
The Best Man	Il testimone dello sposo	Pupi Avati	Italy
Too Much (Little) Love	Trop (peu) d'amour	Jacques Doillon	France
Wag the Dog	Wag the Dog	Barry Levinson	USA
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl		Joan Chen	Hong Kong, USA, Taiwan
Hold You Tight	Yue kuai le, yue duo luo	Stanley Kwan	Hong Kong

Key

†	Winner of the main award for best film in its section
The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.

Awards

Walter Salles, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:^[5]

• 
  Golden Bear: Central Station by Walter Salles
  


• 
  Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Wag the Dog by Barry Levinson
  


• 
  Silver Bear for Best Director: Neil Jordan for The Butcher Boy
  


• 
  Silver Bear for Best Actress: Fernanda Montenegro for Central Station
  


• 
  Silver Bear for Best Actor: Samuel L. Jackson for Jackie Brown
  


• 
  Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting
  


• Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Alain Resnais for On connaît la chanson
  


• Alfred Bauer Prize: Yue kuai le, yue duo luo
  


• Honourable Mention:
  
  
  
  • 
    Sławomir Idziak for I Want You
    
  
  
  • 
    Isabella Rossellini for Left Luggage
    
  
  
  • 
    Eamonn Owens for The Butcher Boy
    
  
  
  
  


• Blue Angel Award: Left Luggage by Jeroen Krabbé
  


• Honorary Golden Bear: Catherine Deneuve
  


• Berlinale Camera:
  
  
  
  • Carmelo Romero
  
  
  • Curt Siodmak
  
  
  
  


• 
  FIPRESCI Award
  
  • 
    Sada by Nobuhiko Obayashi
    
  
  

References

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2. 
   ^ "48th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
   


3. 
   ^ "Courage to Watch". nitrateonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
   


4. 
   ^ "48th Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale 98". culturekiosque.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
   


5. 
   ^ ^ab "PRIZES & HONOURS 1998". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
   


6. 
   ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
   


7. 
   ^ "JURIES 1998". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
   

External links

• 48th Berlin International Film Festival 1998


• 1998 Berlin International Film Festival


• 
  Berlin International Film Festival:1998 at Internet Movie Database
  

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