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45th International Film Festival, the Awards:
 
Grand Prix / Golden Bear:
        L'Appat (Fresh Bait) by Bertrand Tavernier, France
 
Silver Bear, Special Jury Prize:
        Smoke by Wayne Wang, USA
 
Silver Bear, Best Director:
        Richard Linklater for his film Before Sunrise (USA/Austria)
 
Silver Bear, Best Actress:
        Josephine Siao for her role in the film Summer Snow by Ann Hui, Hong
Kong
 
Silver Bear, Best Actor:
        Paul Newman for his role in the film Nobody's Fool by Robert Benton, USA
 
Silver Bear, Outstanding single achievement:
        to the team of visual design of the film Blush by Li Shaohong (China)
 
Silver Bear:
        The Play for a Passenger by Vadim Abdrashitov, Russia
 
Special mention:
        Midaq Allee by Jorge Fons, Mexico
 
Special mention:
        Sh'Chur by Shmuel Hasfari, Israel
 
Special mention:
        Moon Shadow by Alberto Simone, Italy
 
Golden Bear, Short Film:
        Repete by Michaela Pavlatova, Czech Republic
 
Silver Bear, Short Film:
        My Baby Left Me by Milorad Krstic, Hungary
 
 
The jury was composed by: Lia van Leer (Israel), Georgi Djulgerov
(Bulgaria), Siqin Gaowa (China), Christiane Hoerbiger (Austria), Alfred
Hirschmeier (Germany), Vadim Jusov (Russia), David Kehr (USA), Michael Kutza
(USA).
 
The festival's date: February 9-20.
 
 
 
Klaus Eder
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