1998 film festival in Berlin, Germany
The48th annualBerlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1998.[ 2] The festival opened with the Irish filmThe Boxer byJim Sheridan .Francis Ford Coppola 'sThe Rainmaker was selected as the closing night film.[ 3] [ 4]
TheGolden Bear was awarded toCentral Station directed byWalter Salles .[ 5] The retrospective was dedicated toSiodmak Bros. , titled Siodmak Bros. Berlin – London – Paris – Hollywood was shown at the festival.[ 6]
Ben Kingsley , Jury PresidentThe following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[ 7]
Ben Kingsley , British actor - Jury PresidentSenta Berger , Austrian actress and producerLi Cheuk-to , artistic director of theHong Kong International Film Festival Leslie Cheung , Hong Kong actor and musicianHéctor Olivera , Argentinian filmmakerHelmut Dietl , German filmmakerBrigitte Roüan , French filmmaker and actressAnnette Insdorf , French producerMaya Turovskaya , Ukrainian historian and film criticMaurizio Nichetti , Italian actor, filmmaker and producerMichael Williams-Jones, British president ofMiramax Films The following films were for the main competition:[ 1]
English title Original title Director(s) Country Barbara Nils Malmros Denmark, Faroe Islands The Big Lebowski Joel Coen United States, United Kingdom The Big Mambo Das Mambospiel Michael Gwisdek Germany The Boxer (opening film) Jim Sheridan United States, Ireland The Boys Rowan Woods Australia The Butcher Boy Neil Jordan United States, Ireland Central Station Central do Brasil Walter Salles Brazil, France The Commissioner George Sluizer United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Belgium Country of the Deaf Страна глухих Valery Todorovsky Russia, France Girls' Night Nick Hurran United Kingdom Good Will Hunting Gus Van Sant United States Hold You Tight 愈快樂愈墮落 Stanley Kwan Hong Kong I Want You Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom Jackie Brown Quentin Tarantino United States Left Luggage Jeroen Krabbé United States, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom The Naked Eye La mirada del otro Vicente Aranda Spain The Perfect Guy Jeanne et le Garçon formidable Olivier Ducastel ,Jacques Martineau France Sada 戯作・阿部定の生涯 Nobuhiko Obayashi Japan Same Old Song On connaît la chanson Alain Resnais France, United Kingdom, Switzerland The Sound of One Hand Clapping Richard Flanagan Australia Sweet Degeneration 放浪 Lin Cheng-sheng Taiwan The Best Man Il testimone dello sposo Pupi Avati Italy Too Much (Little) Love Trop (peu) d'amour Jacques Doillon France Wag the Dog Barry Levinson United States Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴 Joan Chen Hong Kong, United States, Taiwan
Walter Salles , winner of theGolden Bear at the festivalThe following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[ 5]
Awards
Main competition Other awards Retired awards Independent awards
By year