50th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival

50th Berlin International Film Festival

50th Berlin International Film Festival

Film festival

The 50th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 2000.[2] The festival opened with The Million Dollar Hotel by Wim Wenders.[3][4] Bossa Nova by Bruno Barreto, screened out of competition was the closing film of the festival.[5]

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The Golden Bear was awarded to Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.[6] The retrospective titled Artificial People and dedicated to artificial beings and machines in the films was shown at the festival, screening films like The Golem: How He Came into the World and The Terminator.[7] On its 50th anniversary the premieres of the films in competition at the festival moved from Zoo Palast to Theater am Potsdamer Platz located at Potsdamer Platz.[8]

Juries

Gong Li, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]

Main Competition

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:[1]

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Official Awards

Paul Thomas Anderson, writer, director and producer of Magnolia

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6]

Honorary Golden Bear

Berlinale Camera

Independent Awards

Blue Angel Award

FIPRESCI Award

References

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    "PROGRAMME 2000". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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    "50th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
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    "Magnolia Blooms in Berlin". nitrateonline.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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    "The tension between cinematic vision and life itself". wsws.org. 26 February 2000. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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    "'Magnolia' blooms in Berlin". wsws.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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    "PRIZES & HONOURS 2000". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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    "Berlinale 2000 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  8. [8]
    "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  9. [9]
    "JURIES 2000". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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