# 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 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.

## Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

### Main Competition

* Frances McDormand, American actress - Jury President
* Maji-da Abdi, Ethiopian filmmaker and producer
* Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian actress
* Samira Makhmalbaf, Iranian filmmaker
* Peter Rommel, German producer
* Gabriele Salvatores, Italian filmmaker
* Dan Talbot, American distributor

### Short Films Competition

* Christine Dollhofer, Austrian journalist and event creator
* Sophie Maintigneux, French director of photography
* Vinca Wiedemann, Danish producer

## Official Sections
### Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| 20 30 40 | 20 30 40 | Sylvia Chang | Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan |
| 25 Degrees in Winter | 25 degrés en hiver | Stéphane Vuillet | Belgium, France, Russia, Spain |
| The Beautiful Country | The Beautiful Country | Hans Petter Moland | United States, Norway |
| Before Sunset | Before Sunset | Richard Linklater | United States |
| Daybreak | Om jag vänder mig om | Björn Runge | Sweden |
| The Final Cut | The Final Cut | Omar Naim | Canada, Germany |
| First Love | Primo Amore | Matteo Garrone | Italy |
| Head-On | Gegen die Wand | Fatih Akın | Germany, Turkey |
| Intimate Strangers | Confidences trop intimes | Patrice Leconte | France |
| In My Country | In My Country | John Boorman | UK, Ireland, South Africa |
| In Your Hands | Forbrydelser | Annette K. Olesen | Denmark |
| Just A Kiss... | Ae Fond Kiss... | Ken Loach | UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain |
| Lost Embrace | El Abrazo Partido | Daniel Burman | Argentina, France, Italy, Spain |
| Maria Full of Grace | Maria Full of Grace | Joshua Marston | United States, Colombia |
| The Missing | The Missing | Ron Howard | United States |
| Monster | Monster | Patty Jenkins | United States, Germany |
| Nightsongs [de] | Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder | Romuald Karmakar | Germany |
| Red Lights | Feux rouges | Cédric Kahn | France |
| Samaritan Girl | 사마리아 | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| Triple Agent | Triple Agent | Éric Rohmer | France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia |
| Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow | Τριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει | Theodoros Angelopoulos | Greece, Germany, France, Italy |
| Witnesses | Svjedoci | Vinko Brešan | Croatia |
| Your Next Life | La vida que te espera | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Spain |

### Out of Competition

* Cold Mountain by Anthony Minghella (opening film)
* 25 Degrees in Winter by Stéphane Vuillet (closing film)

### Short Films Competition

The following short films were selected:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| Bugs | Käfer | Igor Ivanov Izi | Macedonia |
| Cigarettes and Coffee | Un cartus de kent si un pachet de cafea | Cristi Puiu | Romania |
| Dajo | Dajo | Hanro Smitsman | Netherlands |
| Goodbye, Cruel World | Goodbye, Cruel World | Vito Rocco | United States |
| Great! | Vet! | Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius | Netherlands |
| Little Man | Little Man | Martin Brierley | UK, South Africa |
| Ola's Box of Clovers | Ola's Box of Clovers | Genevieve Anderson | United States |
| Public/Private | Public/Private | Christoph Behl | Argentina |
| The Rules of Flying | De regels van het vliegen | Eugenie Jansen | Netherlands |
| The Russell Tribunal | Russelltribunalen | Staffan Lamm | Sweden |
| Sapiens | Sapiens | Aleksandr Rogozhkin | Russia |
| The Scree | The Scree | Paul McDermott | Australia |
| The Soul Hunter | The Soul Hunter | Christine Rebet | Germany |
| True | True | Tom Tykwer | Germany, France |
| Le vilain petit poussin | Le vilain petit poussin | Rachid Bouchareb | France |
| With What Shall I Wash It? | Con qué la lavaré? | María Trénor | Spain |
| A Woman's Place | Kvinnans Plats | Ewa Cederstam | Sweden |

## Official Awards
### Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
* Golden Bear: Head-On by Fatih Akın
* Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix: Lost Embrace by Daniel Burman
* Silver Bear for Best Director: Kim Ki-duk for Samaritan Girl
* Silver Bear for Best Actress:
** Catalina Sandino Moreno for Maria Full of Grace
** Charlize Theron for Monster
* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Daniel Hendler for Lost Embrace
* Silver Bear for Best Film Music: Banda Osiris for First Love
* Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement: Leif Andrée, Pernilla August, Jan Coster, Jakob Eklund, Ingvar Hirdwall, Magnus Krepper, Johan Kvarnström, Camilla Larsson, Marika Lindström, Peter Lorentzon, Hampus Penttinen, Ann Petrén, Marie Richardson, Jenny Svärdsäter, Claes-Göran Turesson for Daybreak

### Honorary Golden Bear

* Fernando E. Solanas

### Short Films Competition

* Short Film Golden Bear: Cigarettes and Coffee by Cristi Puiu
* Silver Bear: Great! by Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius
* Honorable Mention: Public/Private by Christoph Behl

### Berlinale Camera

* Willy Sommerfeld
* Regina Ziegler
* Erika Rabau
* Rolf Bähr

## Independent Awards
### Panorama Audience Award

* Best Feature Film: Addicted to Acting by Andres Veiel
* Best Short Film: Passing Hearts by Johan Brisinger

### Crystal Bear

* Best Short Film: Stormy Night by Michèle Lemieux
** Special Mention:
*** Circuit marine by Isabelle Favez
*** Maree by James Pellerito
* Best Feature Film: Magnifico by Maryo J. De Los Reyes
** Special Mention:
*** The Blind Flyers by Bernd Sahling
*** Raining Cats and Frogs by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
* 14plus: Best Feature Film: The Wooden Camera by Ntshaveni Wa Luruli
** Special Mention: Quality of Life by Benjamin Morgan

### FIPRESCI Award

* Head-On: Fatih Akın