47th Berlin International Film Festival
1997 film festival edition
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film The People vs. Larry Flynt directed by Miloš Forman.
The retrospective dedicated to Austrian film director G. W. Pabst was shown at the festival.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition
Jack Lang, French politician - Jury President
Hark Bohm, German actor and filmmaker
Férid Boughedir, Tunisian filmmaker and producer
Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong/Chinese actress and model
Fred Gronich, American senior executive of the MPAA
David Hare, British filmmaker and playwright
Per Holst, Danish producer
Boleslaw Michalek, Polish screenwriter and film critic
Humberto Solás, Cuban director and screenwriter
Marianne Sägebrecht, German actress
Ning Ying, Chinese filmmaker
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Golden Bear: The People vs.
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