Berlin International Film Festival 110 countries. At some high-profile feature film premieres held during the festival, movie stars and celebrities are present on the red carpet. The Berlin International Film Festival was founded in West Berlin in 1951, with film historian Dr. Alfred Bauer as its first director, a position he would hold until 1976. Alfred Hitchcock’s "Rebecca" opened the first festival which ran from June 6-17th. Bauer was succeeded by film journalist Wolf Donner in 1976. After his first Berlinale in June 1977, he successfully negotiated the shift of the festival from the summer to February (February 22nd - March 5th 1978), a
49th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 49th Berlin International Film Festival The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to 21, 1999. The festival opened with "Aimée & Jaguar" by Max Färberböck. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film "The Thin Red Line" directed by Terrence Malick. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian-American theatre and film director Otto Preminger was shown at the festival. 70 mm version of Preminger's 1959 musical film "Porgy and Bess" served as the closing night film. The following people were announced as being