The 45th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 22 February 1995. Israeli film programmer Lia van Leer was the Jury President for the main competition.
The Golden Bear was awarded to The Bait directed by Bertrand Tavernier.
The retrospective dedicated to American actor Buster Keaton was shown at the festival.
Juries
Main Competition The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Lia van Leer, Israeli film programmer, founder of Jerusalem Cinematheque-Israel Film Archive and Jerusalem Film Festival - Jury President Georgi Djulgerov, Bulgarian filmmaker and producer Siqin Gaowa, Chinese actress Alfred Hirschmeier, German production designer Christiane Hörbiger, Austrian actress Vadim Yusov, Russian director of photography Dave Kehr, American film critic Michael Kutza, American filmmaker and founder of the Chicago International Film Festival Pilar Miró, Spanish filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwanese 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) CountryThe Addiction Abel FerraraUnited StatesA Play for a PassengerПьеса для пассажира Vadim AbdrashitovRussiaBack to Roots歸土Raymond LeungHong KongThe BaitL'appâtBertrand TavernierFranceBefore SunriseRichard LinklaterUnited States, Austria, SwitzerlandThe Blue VillaUn bruit qui rend fouAlain Robbe-Grillet, Dimitri de ClercqFrance, Belgium, SwitzerlandBlush红粉 Li ShaohongHong Kong, ChinaButterfly Kiss Michael WinterbottomUnited KingdomColpo di lunaAlberto SimoneItaly, Netherlands, FranceCross My Heart and Hope to DieTi kniver i hjertet Marius HolstNorwayHades Herbert AchternbuschGermanyKing of the RiverEl rey del río Manuel Gutiérrez AragónSpainMidaq AlleyEl callejón de los milagros Jorge FonsMexicoNobody's FoolRobert BentonUnited KingdomOne Hundred and One NightsLes cent et une nuits de Simon CinémaAgnès VardaFrance, United KingdomRed Rose White Rose紅玫瑰白玫瑰 Stanley KwanHong Kong, TaiwanSh'Churשחור Shmuel HasfariIsraelSilent FallBruce BeresfordUnited StatesSmokeWayne WangUnited StatesSummer Snow女人四十 Ann HuiHong KongThe Taebaek Mountains태백산맥 Im Kwon-taekSouth KoreaTransatlantisChristian WagnerGermanyWhen Night Is FallingPatricia RozemaCanada
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: The Bait by Bertrand Tavernier Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Harvey Keitel Silver Bear for Best Director: Richard Linklater for Before Sunrise Silver Bear for Best Actress: Josephine Siao for Summer Snow Silver Bear for Best Actor: Paul Newman for Nobody's Fool Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Blush by Li Shaohong Silver Bear: A Play for a Passenger Honourable Mention: Midaq Alley by Jorge Fons Colpo di luna by Alberto Simone Sh'Chur by Shmuel Hasfari
Blue Angel Award Cross My Heart and Hope to Die by Marius Holst
Honorary Golden Bear Alain Delon
References
External links 45th Berlin International Film Festival 1995 1995 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1995 at Internet Movie Database