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
50th Berlin International Film Festival at the festival moved from "Zoo Palast" to "Theater am Potsdamer Platz" located at Potsdamer Platz. 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 prizes were awarded by the Jury: 50th Berlin International Film Festival The 50th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 2000. The festival opened with "The Million Dollar Hotel" by Wim Wenders. "Bossa Nova" by Bruno Barreto, screened out of competition was the closing film of the festival. The Golden