Opening filmAimée & Jaguar LocationBerlin, Germany No. of films206 films
Closing filmPorgy and Bess Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (The Thin Red Line)
The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to 21, 1999. The festival opened with Aimée & Jaguar by Max Färberböck. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film The Thin Red Line directed by Terrence Malick.
The retrospective dedicated to Austrian-American theatre and film director Otto Preminger was shown at the festival. 70 mm version of Preminger's 1959 musical film Porgy and Bess served as the closing night film.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Ángela Molina (Head of the Jury)
Ken Adam
Paulo Branco
Assi Dayan
Pierre-Henri Deleau
Katja von Garnier
Hellmuth Karasek
Jeroen Krabbé
Michelle Yeoh
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: The Thin Red Line by Terrence Malick
Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Mifune by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Silver Bear for Best Director: Stephen Frears for The Hi-Lo Country
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Maria Schrader and Juliane Köhler for Aimée & Jaguar
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Michael Gwisdek for Nachtgestalten
Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard for Shakespeare in Love
Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: David Cronenberg for eXistenZ
Honourable Mention:
Iben Hjejle for Mifune
Ça commence aujourd'hui
John Toll for The Thin Red Line
Alfred Bauer Prize: Karnaval by Thomas Vincent
Blue Angel Award: Güneşe Yolculuk by Yeşim Ustaoğlu
