54th Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival

Germany, February 5 - February 15 2004

The jury

Mohammed Rouda (UK), Sheila Johnston (UK), Esin Kücüktepepinar (Turkey), Anita Uzulniece (Latvia), Mark Peranson (Canada), Nabeeha Lotfy (Egypt), Angelika Kettelhack (Germany)

Awarded films

Far Side of the Moon by Robert Lepage
(Canada, 2003, 105 mins)
Head-On by Fatih Akin
(Germany/ Turkey, 2004, 121 mins)
The Time We Killed by Jennifer Todd Reeves
(USA, 2004, 94 mins)

Reports

Wham Bang, Thank You Ma'm: Fatih Akin's Energetic Approach to the Multicultural Drama by
Films by Theo Angelopoulos and Fatih Akin: The Balkan Exiles by Milan Vlajcic
"When God Closes a Door, He Always Opens a Window" — The Sound of Music by Mark Peranson
North Korean Cinematography in Berlin: Rosy Picture Of Everyday Life by Sheila Johnston
The Other Side Of Copacabana by Carlos Augusto Brandão
Love Relations by Mohammed Rouda
International Forum of New Cinema: Experiments by Nabeeha Lotfy
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At the Berlinale, we awarded as each year three prizes. The award for a film in competition went to Head On (Gegen die Wand) by Fatih Akin, the young German filmmaker of Turkish origin. In the panorama, Far Side of the Moon (La face cachée de la lune) by Robert Lepage received our prize. As for the Forum section, our jury prized The Time We Killed by Jennifer Reeves.

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