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Opening film | Uranus |
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Location | Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear: The House of Smiles |
No. of films | 402 films[1] |
Festival date | 15–26 February 1991 |
Website | Website |
The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991.[2] The festival opened with Uranus by Claude Berri.[2]
The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film The House of Smiles directed by Marco Ferreri.[3]
The retrospective dedicated to Cold War films was shown at the festival.[4]
Jury
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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
- Volker Schlöndorff, German filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Chantal Akerman, Belgian filmmaker and actress
- Laurie Anderson, American musician and writer
- José Luis Borau, Spanish filmmaker
- Judith Godrèche, French actress and writer
- Yuri Klepikov, Soviet writer
- Renate Krößner, German actress
- Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian filmmaker
- Simon Relph, British producer
- Catharina Stackelberg, Swedish screenwriter
- Mircea Veroiu, Romanian filmmaker
Official Sections
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
Retrospective
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The following films were shown in the retrospective:[7]
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Official Awards
[edit]The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: The House of Smiles by Marco Ferreri
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize:
- Silver Bear for Best Director:
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Victoria Abril for Amantes
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Maynard Eziashi for Mister Johnson
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Kevin Costner for Dances with Wolves
- Honourable Mention:
Indepent Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ a b "41st Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 1991". Retrieved 28 August 2014.