38th Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Linie 1 |
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| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Red Sorghum) |
| Number of films | 447 films[1] |
| Festival date | February 12 – 23, 1988 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 12 to 23, 1988.[2] The festival opened with musical film Linie 1 by Reinhard Hauff.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film Red Sorghum directed by Zhang Yimou.[3]
The retrospective dedicated to dedicated to colour films titled The History of Colour Film was shown at the festival.[4] Originally German actor Gert Fröbe was selected as Jury President but later he had to decline due to illness, after which Moritz de Hadeln appointed the Italian film critic Guglielmo Biraghi as the Jury President.[2]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
- Guglielmo Biraghi (Head of the Jury)
- Ellen Burstyn
- Heiner Carow
- Eberhard Junkersdorf
- Tom Luddy
- Heinz Rathsack
- Daniel Schmid
- Andrei Smirnov
- Tilda Swinton
- Anna-Lena Wibom
- Pavlos Zannas
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting Time | Av Zamanı | Erden Kıral | Turkey |
| Broadcast News | Broadcast News | James L. Brooks | USA |
| Verónico Cruz | La deuda interna | Miguel Pereira | Argentina, United Kingdom |
| Bear Ye One Another's Burden | Einer trage des anderen Last | Lothar Warneke | Germany |
| Ground Zero | Ground Zero | Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson | Australia |
| The Felons | Hudodelci | Franci Slak | Yugoslavia |
| Jarrapellejos | Antonio Giménez-Rico | Spain | |
| Commissar | Komissar | Aleksandr Askoldov | Soviet Union |
| Kung-Fu Master | Agnès Varda | France | |
| Life Classes | Life Classes | William D. MacGillivray | Canada |
| The Mother of Kings | Matka Królów | Janusz Zaorski | Poland |
| Moonstruck | Moonstruck | Norman Jewison | USA |
| Phera | Buddhadeb Dasgupta | India | |
| The Possessed | Les possédés | Andrzej Wajda | France |
| Red Sorghum | Zhang Yimou | China | |
| Theophilos | Lakis Papastathis | Greece | |
| Walker | Walker | Alex Cox | USA, Mexico, Spain |
| Wohin? | Herbert Achternbusch | Germany | |
| Yasemin | Yasemin | Hark Bohm | Germany |
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.
Retrospective
1988 Retrospective poster, dedicated to Color Films[6]
The following films were shown in the retrospective:[7]
Awards
Zhang Yimou, winner of the Golden Bear at the event.
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: Red Sorghum by Zhang Yimou
- Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Komissar by Aleksandr Askoldov
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Norman Jewison for Moonstruck
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Holly Hunter for Broadcast News
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Manfred Möck and Jörg Pose for Einer trage des anderen Last
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Matka Królów by Janusz Zaorski
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: La deuda interna by Miguel Pereira
References
- 1 2 "PROGRAMME 1988". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 "38th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 1988". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "JURIES 1988". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE 1988". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
External links
- 38th Berlin International Film Festival 1988
- 1988 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1988 at Internet Movie Database
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