1st Berlin International Film Festival 1st Berlin International Film Festival The 1st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 June 1951. The opening film was Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca". At this very first Berlin Festival, the Golden Bear award was introduced, and it was awarded to the best film in each of five categories: drama, comedy, crime or adventure, music film, and documentary. This system disappeared already the following year, partly because films that year were voted on by the audience. The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: The following films were in competition for the
53rd Berlin International Film Festival competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: The following films were shown in the retrospective: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 53rd Berlin International Film Festival The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6–16, 2003. The festival opened with musical film "Chicago" by Rob Marshall and closed with Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York", both films played out of competition at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to British film "In This World" directed by Michael Winterbottom. The retrospective dedicated to German film director F. W. Murnau was shown at the