47th Berlin International Film Festival


The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film The People vs. Larry Flynt directed by Miloš Forman. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian film director G. W. Pabst was shown at the festival.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
The CrucibleThe CrucibleNicholas HytnerUSA
The English PatientThe English PatientAnthony MinghellaUSA
Get on the BusGet on the BusSpike LeeUSA
Genealogies of a CrimeGénéalogies d'un crimeRaúl RuizFrance, Portugal
The RiverHe liuTsai Ming-liangTaiwan
In Love and WarIn Love and WarRichard AttenboroughUSA
The Island on Bird StreetSøren Kragh-JacobsenDenmark, UK, Germany
Life is All You GetDas Leben ist eine BaustelleWolfgang BeckerGermany
Under Western EyesLeneged Einayim Ma'araviyotJoseph PitchhadzeIsrael
Lucie AubracClaude BerriFrance
SurveillanceMai fuHuang JianxinChina
Four Days in SeptemberFour Days in SeptemberBruno BarretoBrazil, USA
Miss NobodyPanna NiktAndrzej WajdaPoland
The People vs. Larry FlyntThe People vs. Larry FlyntMiloš FormanCanada, USA
Port DjemaEric HeumannFrance, Italy, Greece
Romeo + JulietRomeo + JulietBaz LuhrmannUSA
RosewoodRosewoodJohn SingletonUSA
Viva EroticaSe qing nan nuTung-Shing YeeHong Kong
Secrets of the HeartSecretos del corazónMontxo ArmendárizFrance, Portugal, Spain
Moonlight SerenadeSetouchi munraito serenadeMasahiro ShinodaJapan
Smilla's Feeling for SnowBille AugustDenmark, Germany, Sweden
Comanche TerritoryTerritorio ComancheGerardo HerreroSpain, France, Germany, Argentina
Three StoriesTri istoriiKira MuratovaRussia, Ukraine
Twin TownTwin TownKevin AllenUK
KitchenWo ai chu fangYim HoHong Kong, Japan

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: