54th Berlin International Film Festival


The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5–15 February 2004. The festival opened with out of competition film Cold Mountain by Anthony Minghella. 25 Degrees in Winter by Stéphane Vuillet served as the closing film. The Golden Bear was awarded to German-Turkish film Head-On directed by Fatih Akın.
The retrospective dedicated to films from 1967 to 1976 titled New Hollywood 1967-1976. Trouble in Wonderland was shown at the festival. It focuses on the films from the period known as New Hollywood or American New Wave, and attended by some of the film-makers and actors of that era including Peter Davis, Peter Fonda, William Greaves, Monte Hellman and Melvin Van Peebles.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
International Jury
International Short Film Jury

In competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
20 30 40Sylvia ChangHong Kong, Taiwan, Japan
25 Degrees in WinterStéphane VuilletBelgium, France, Russia, Spain
Just A Kiss...Ae Fond Kiss...Ken LoachUK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain
The Beautiful CountryThe Beautiful CountryHans Petter MolandUSA, Norway
Before SunsetBefore SunsetRichard LinklaterUSA
Intimate StrangersPatrice LeconteFrance
Head-OnFatih AkınGermany, Turkey
In My CountryIn My CountryJohn BoormanUK, Ireland, South Africa
'Romuald KarmakarGermany
Lost EmbraceDaniel BurmanArgentina, France, Italy, Spain
Red LightsCédric KahnFrance
In Your HandsAnnette K. OlesenDenmark
Your Next LifeManuel Gutiérrez AragónSpain
Maria Full of GraceMaria Full of GraceJoshua MarstonUSA, Colombia
MonsterMonsterPatty JenkinsUSA, Germany
DaybreakBjörn RungeSweden
First LoveMatteo GarroneItaly
Samaritan GirlKim Ki-dukSouth Korea
WitnessesVinko BrešanCroatia
The Final CutThe Final CutOmar NaimCanada, Germany
The MissingThe MissingRon HowardUSA
Triple AgentÉric RohmerFrance, Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia
'Theodoros AngelopoulosGreece, Germany, France, Italy

Short Film

The following short films were selected:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
TrueTom TykwerGermany, France
With What Shall I Wash It?Con qué la lavaré?María TrénorSpain
SapiensAleksandr RogozhkinRussia
Cigarettes and CoffeeUn cartus de kent si un pachet de cafeaCristi PuiuRomania
DajoHanro SmitsmanNetherlands
The ScreeThe ScreePaul McDermottAustralia
Little ManLittle ManMartin BrierleyUK, South Africa
The Soul HunterChristine RebetGermany
Goodbye, Cruel WorldGoodbye, Cruel WorldVito RoccoUJ
The Rules of FlyingDe regels van het vliegenEugenie JansenNetherlands
Le vilain petit poussinRachid BoucharebFrance
Great!Vet!Karin Junger, Brigit HilleniusNetherlands
A Woman's PlaceKvinnans PlatsEwa CederstamSweden
BugsKäferIgor Ivanov IziMacedonia
The Russell TribunalRusselltribunalenStaffan LammSweden
Ola's Box of CloversOla's Box of CloversGenevieve AndersonUSA
Public/PrivateChristoph BehlArgentina

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: