40th Berlin International Film Festival

40th Berlin International Film Festival
Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear
Festival date	February 9 – 20, 1990
http://www.berlinale.de

The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 1990.

Jury

• Michael Ballhaus (Head of the Jury)
• Margaret Ménégoz (Co-head of the Jury)
• Vadim Abdrashitov
• Suzana Amaral
• Steven Bach
• Roberto Benigni
• Lívia Gyarmathy
• Helke Misselwitz
• Otto Sander
• Stephen Silverman
• Rita Tushingham

Films in competition

• ¡Átame! by Pedro Almodóvar
• Los ángeles by Jacob Berger
• Astenicheskiy sindrom by Kira Muratova
• Black Snow by Xie Fei
• Born on the Fourth of July by Oliver Stone
• Coming Out by Heiner Carow
• Driving Miss Daisy by Bruce Beresford
• Shadow Makers by Roland Joffé
• A halálraítélt by János Zsombolyai
• The Handmaid's Tale by Volker Schlöndorff
• Herzlich willkommen by Hark Bohm
• Karaul by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
• Les noces de papier by Michel Brault
• Music Box by Costa-Gavras
• Das schreckliche Mädchen by Michael Verhoeven
• Il segreto by Francesco Maselli
• Silent Scream by David Hayman
• Skřivánci na niti by Jiří Menzel
• Talvisota by Pekka Parikka
• La vengeance d'une femme by Jacques Doillon
• The War of the Roses by Danny DeVito

Awards

• Golden Bear:
  • Music Box by Costa-Gavras
  • Skřivánci na niti by Jiří Menzel
• Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Astenicheskiy sindrom by Kira Muratova
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Michael Verhoeven for Das schreckliche Mädchen
• Silver Bear for Best Joint Performance: Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Iain Glen for Silent Scream
• Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Black Snow by Xie Fei
• Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Coming Out
• Alfred-Bauer Prize: Karaul

External links

• 1990 Berlin International Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival:1990 at Internet Movie Database