48th Berlin International Film Festival
Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear
Festival date	February 11 – 22, 1998
http://www.berlinale.de

The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to 22, 1998.^[1]

Contents 1 Jury 2 Films in competition 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links

Jury []

• Ben Kingsley (Head of the Jury)
• Senta Berger
• Li Cheuk-to
• Leslie Cheung
• Héctor Olivera
• Helmut Dietl
• Brigitte Roüan
• Annette Insdorf
• Maya Turovskaya
• Maurizio Nichetti
• Michael Williams-Jones

Films in competition []

• Barbara by Nils Malmros
• The Big Lebowski by Joel Coen
• The Boxer by Jim Sheridan
• The Boys by Rowan Woods
• The Butcher Boy by Neil Jordan
• Central Station by Walter Salles
• The Commissioner by George Sluizer
• Fang lang by Lin Cheng-sheng
• Girls' Night by Nick Hurran
• Good Will Hunting by Gus Van Sant
• I Want You by Michael Winterbottom
• Jackie Brown by Quentin Tarantino
• Jeanne et le Garçon formidable by Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
• Left Luggage by Jeroen Krabbé
• Das Mambospiel by Michael Gwisdek
• La mirada del otro by Vicente Aranda
• On connaît la chanson by Alain Resnais
• Sada by Nobuhiko Obayashi
• The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan
• Strana glukhikh by Valery Todorovsky
• Il testimone dello sposo by Pupi Avati
• Trop (peu) d'amour by Jacques Doillon
• Wag the Dog by Barry Levinson
• Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl by Joan Chen
• Yue kuai le, yue duo luo by Stanley Kwan

Awards []

• Golden Bear: Central Station by Walter Salles
• Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Wag the Dog by Barry Levinson
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Neil Jordan for The Butcher Boy
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Fernanda Montenegro for Central Station
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Samuel L. Jackson for Jackie Brown
• Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting
• Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Alain Resnais for On connaît la chanson
• Alfred Bauer Prize: Yue kuai le, yue duo luo
• Honourable Mention:
  • Sławomir Idziak for I Want You
  • Isabella Rossellini for Left Luggage
  • Eamonn Owens for The Butcher Boy
• Blue Angel Award: Left Luggage by Jeroen Krabbé
• Honorary Golden Bear: Catherine Deneuve
• Berlinale Camera:
  • Carmelo Romero
  • Curt Siodmak

References []

External links []

• 1998 Berlin International Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival:1998 at Internet Movie Database