| 49th Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Opening: | Aimée & Jaguar |
| Closing: | Porgy and Bess |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded: | 1951 |
| Awards: | Golden Bear |
| Number: | 206 films |
| Date: | 10 - 21 February 1999 |
| Website: | Website |
| Chronology: | Berlin International Film Festival |
| Preceded By: | 48th |
| Followed By: | 50th |
The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999.[1] [2] The festival opened with Aimée & Jaguar by Max Färberböck.
The Golden Bear was awarded to The Thin Red Line directed by Terrence Malick.
The retrospective dedicated to Austrian-American theatre and film director Otto Preminger.[3] 70 mm version of Preminger's 1959 musical film Porgy and Bess served as the closing night film.[4] [5]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8mm | Joel Schumacher | United States, Germany | ||
| Aimée & Jaguar | Max Färberböck | Germany | ||
| Between Your Legs | Entre las piernas | Manuel Gómez Pereira | Spain, France | |
| Breakfast of Champions | Alan Rudolph | United States | ||
| The Color of Lies | Au coeur du mensonge | Claude Chabrol | France | |
| Cookie's Fortune | Robert Altman | United States | ||
| eXistenZ | David Cronenberg | Canada, United Kingdom, France | ||
| The Girl of Your Dreams | La niña de tus ojos | Fernando Trueba | Spain | |
| Glória | Manuela Viegas | Portugal, France, Spain | ||
| The Hi-Lo Country | Stephen Frears | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | ||
| It All Starts Today | Ça commence aujourd'hui | Bertrand Tavernier | France | |
| Journey to the Sun | Güneşe Yolculuk | Yeşim Ustaoğlu | Turkey, Netherlands, Germany | |
| Karnaval | Thomas Vincent | France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland | ||
| Keiho | 39 刑法第三十九条 | Yoshimitsu Morita | Japan | |
| Mifune's Last Song | Mifune | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Denmark, Sweden | |
| Nightshapes | Nachtgestalten | Andreas Dresen | Germany | |
| Ordinary Heroes | 千言萬語 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong, China | |
| Playing by Heart | Willard Carroll | United States, United Kingdom | ||
| Set Me Free | Emporte-moi | Léa Pool | Switzerland, Canada, France | |
| Shakespeare in Love | John Madden | United States, United Kingdom | ||
| Simon Magus | Ben Hopkins | United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy | ||
| The Thin Red Line | Terrence Malick | Canada, United States | ||
| Three Seasons | Ba Mùa | Tony Bui | United States, Vietnam | |
| Urban Feel | Kesher Ir | Jonathan Sagall | Israel | |
| War in the Highlands | French: La Guerre dans le Haut Pays | Francis Reusser | Switzerland, France, Belgium | |
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[8]