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39th Berlin International Film Festival

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Location
  
Berlin, Germany

Awards
  
Golden Bear (Rain Man)

Festival date
  
10 – 21 February 1989

Founded
  
1951

No. of films
  
375 films

39th Berlin International Film Festival

Website
  
http://www.berlinale.de

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The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to 21, 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film Rain Man directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective dedicated to film producer Erich Pommer was shown at the festival.

Jury

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

  • Rolf Liebermann (Head of the Jury)
  • Leslie Caron
  • Chen Kaige
  • Vadim Glowna
  • Randa Haines
  • Vladimir Ignatovski
  • Adrian Kutter
  • Francisco Rabal
  • Cliff Robertson
  • Zdeněk Svěrák
  • Boris Vasilyev

    • Films in competition

    The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

    Awards

    The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

  • Golden Bear: Rain Man by Barry Levinson
  • Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Wan zhong by Wu Ziniu
  • Silver Bear for Best Director: Dušan Hanák for Ja milujem, ty miluješ
  • Silver Bear for Best Actress: Isabelle Adjani for Camille Claude
  • Silver Bear for Best Actor: Gene Hackman for Mississippi Burning
  • Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Eric Bogosian for Talk Radio
  • Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Kaipo Cohen and Gila Almagor for Ha-Kayitz Shel Aviya
  • Honourable Mention: La bande des quatre by Jacques Rivette
  • Alfred-Bauer Prize: Sluga
  • FIPRESCI Award
  • La bande des quatre by Jacques Rivette

    • References

    39th Berlin International Film Festival Wikipedia
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