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

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:

Out of Competition

Cold Mountain by Anthony Minghella 25 Degrees in Winter by Stéphane Vuillet

Short Films Competition

The following short films were selected:

Official Awards

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

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Short Films Competition

Berlinale Camera

Independent Awards

Panorama Audience Award

Crystal Bear

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