Berlin 2004

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.

Head On	Far Side of Moon	The Time We Killed

Details of the prize

"Head On". In Fatih Akin's film (Golden Bear, FIPRESCI Prize), two opposite characters are destined to meet, collide, attract, clash, kiss, fuck, hate, love. Dana Linssen reviews the movie
"The Balkan Exiles". Milan Vlajcic reviews films by Theo Angelopoulos and Fatih Akin
"The Time We Killed" "is a beautiful, impressionistic and deeply personal cinematic poem" writes Mark Peranson about Jennifer Reeves's film
North Korea. Sheila Johnston writes about "On The Green Carpet", the first North Korean film invited to play at Berlinale
Fernanda Montenegro, the actress from Walter Salles' "Central Station" (Golden Bear '98) returned to Berlin. Carlos Brandao on "The Other Side of the Street"
"Love Relations". Mohammed Rouda compares films that study relationships between their characters.
Experimental Cinema. Nabeeha Lotfi attended the International Forum of New Cinema and writes on experimental films
Rotterdam-Berlinale Express. The festivals of Rotterdam and Berlin co-organize a coproduction market. Dana Linssen reports on this initiative and compares her experiences as critic attending both events
Talent Press. Six young critics had been invited to attend the festival, to make acquaintance with recent world cinema, and to meet experienced colleagues.

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