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
51st Berlin International Film Festival Bear and Silver Bear awards: The following films were shown in the retrospective: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 51st Berlin International Film Festival The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to 18, 2001. The festival opened with war-drama film "Enemy at the Gates" by Jean-Jacques Annaud. 70 mm restored version of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-fi film "" was the closing film of the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to French-British film "Intimacy" directed by Patrice Chéreau. The retrospective dedicated to German-Austrian filmmaker, screenwriter Fritz Lang was shown at the festival. The