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.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition Jack Lang, French politician - Jury President Hark Bohm, German actor and filmmaker Férid Boughedir, Tunisian filmmaker and producer Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong/Chinese actress and model Fred Gronich, American senior executive of the MPAA David Hare, British filmmaker and playwright Per Holst, Danish producer Boleslaw Michalek, Polish screenwriter and film critic Humberto Solás, Cuban director and screenwriter Marianne Sägebrecht, German actress Ning Ying, Chinese filmmaker
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: English title Original title Director(s) CountryComanche TerritoryTerritorio Comanche Gerardo HerreroSpain, France, Germany, Argentina The CrucibleNicholas HytnerUnited StatesThe English PatientAnthony MinghellaFour Days in SeptemberO que é isso, companheiro?Bruno BarretoBrazilGet on the Bus Spike LeeUnited StatesGenealogies of a CrimeGénéalogies d'un crime Raúl RuizFrance, PortugalThe Island on Bird Street Øen i FuglegadenSøren Kragh-JacobsenDenmark, United Kingdom, GermanyKitchen我愛廚房 Yim HoHong Kong, JapanLife is All You GetDas Leben ist eine Baustelle Wolfgang BeckerGermanyIn Love and War Richard AttenboroughUnited StatesLucie Aubrac Claude BerriFranceMiss NobodyPanna Nikt Andrzej WajdaPolandMoonlight Serenade瀬戸内ムーンライト・セレナーデ Masahiro ShinodaJapanThe People vs. Larry Flynt Miloš FormanUnited StatesPort DjemaEric HeumannFrance, Italy, GreeceThe River河流 Tsai Ming-liangTaiwanRomeo + Juliet Baz LuhrmannUnited StatesRosewood John SingletonSecrets of the HeartSecretos del corazón Montxo ArmendárizFrance, Portugal, SpainSmilla's Feeling for Snow Bille AugustDenmark, Germany, SwedenSurveillance埋伏 Huang JianxinChinaThree StoriesТри истории Kira MuratovaRussia, UkraineTwin Town Kevin AllenUnited KingdomUnder Western Eyesלנגד עיניים מערביותJoseph PitchhadzeIsraelViva Erotica色情男女 Tung-Shing YeeHong Kong
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: The People vs. Larry Flynt by Miloš Forman Silver Bear Special Jury Prize: The River by Tsai Ming-liang Silver Bear for Best Director: Eric Heumann for Port Djema Silver Bear for Best Actress: Juliette Binoche for The English Patient Silver Bear for Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio for Romeo + Juliet Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Zbigniew Preisner for The Island on Bird Street Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Raúl Ruiz for Généalogies d'un crime Alfred Bauer Prize: Romeo + Juliet Honourable Mention: Jordan Kiziuk for The Island on Bird Street Life is All You Get by Wolfgang Becker Anna Wielgucka for Miss Nobody Get on the Bus by Spike Lee
Honorary Golden Bear Kim Novak
Berlinale Camera Lauren Bacall Ann Hui Armin Mueller-Stahl Franz Seitz
Independent Awards
Blue Angel Award
Secretos del corazón by Montxo Armendáriz
References
External links 47th Berlin International Film Festival 1997 1997 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1997 at Internet Movie Database