1988_Berlin_Film_Festival

38th Berlin International Film Festival

38th Berlin International Film Festival

Film festival

The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 February 1988.[2] The festival opened with musical film Linie 1 by Reinhard Hauff.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film Red Sorghum directed by Zhang Yimou.[3]

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The retrospective was dedicated to colour films and it was titled The History of Colour Film.[4] Originally West German actor Gert Fröbe was selected as Jury President but later he had to decline due to illness, after which Moritz de Hadeln appointed the Italian film critic Guglielmo Biraghi as the Jury President.[2]

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:[1]

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Out of competition

Key

† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.

Retrospective

1988 Retrospective poster, dedicated to Color Films[6]

The following films were shown in the retrospective titled "The History of Colour Film":[7]

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Awards

Zhang Yimou, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

References

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    "PROGRAMME 1988". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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    "38th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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    "PRIZES & HONOURS 1988". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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    "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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    "JURIES 1988". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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    "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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    "RETROSPECTIVE 1988". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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