1st Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear awards: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 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
54th Berlin International Film Festival and actors of that era including Peter Davis, Peter Fonda, William Greaves, Monte Hellman and Melvin Van Peebles. The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: The following short films were selected: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 54th Berlin International Film Festival The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5–15 February 2004. The festival opened with out of competition film "Cold Mountain" by Anthony Minghella. "25 Degrees in Winter" by Stéphane Vuillet served as the