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
56th Berlin International Film Festival 56th Berlin International Film Festival The 56th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2006. The festival opened with "Snow Cake" by Marc Evans. Digitally restored version of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" served as the closing film. British actress Charlotte Rampling was selected as the head of the jury. The Golden Bear was awarded to "Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams" directed by Jasmila Žbanić. The retrospective was dedicated to the film actresses of 1950s, titled "Dream Girls. Film Stars in the 1950s" was shown at the festival. More than