Berlin International Film Festival 1994
The 44th Berlin International Film Festival took place from February 10th to 21st February 1994 instead.
Competition section
The following films were shown in the official competition this year :
International jury
The President of this year's international jury was the Briton Jeremy Thomas . Under his leadership, the following jury members selected the winners: Tschynggys Aitmatow , Maria Luis Bemberg , Hsu Feng , Morgan Freeman , Francis Girod , Corinna Harfouch , Carlo Lizzani , Wolfram Schütte , Susan Seidelman , Hayao Shibata and Dave Kehr .
Award winners
- Golden Bear : The film In the Name of the Father by Jim Sheridan received the Golden Bear .
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Silver bears were distributed in the following categories:
- Best director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Best Actress: Crissy Rock for Ladybird, Ladybird (her film debut)
- Best Actor: Tom Hanks for Philadelphia
- For an outstanding individual achievement: Alain Resnais
- For a special artistic achievement: Semjon Aranowitsch
- Special prize of the jury: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío
Honorary Golden Bear
Sophia Loren received an Honorary Golden Bear for her life's work .
Children's film festival
This year, at the Berlinale Children's Film Festival, the Transparent Bear was awarded for the first time . The first winner was the Australian film Matilda Bell by David Elfick .