50th Berlin International Film Festival
The 50th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 2000. The festival opened with The Million Dollar Hotel by Wim Wenders. Bossa Nova by Bruno Barreto, screened out of competition was the closing film of the festival.
Festival poster | |
| Opening film | The Million Dollar Hotel |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Bossa Nova |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Magnolia |
| No. of films | 240 films |
| Festival date | 9–20 February 2000 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The Golden Bear was awarded to Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The retrospective titled Artificial People and dedicated to artificial beings and machines in the films was shown at the festival, screening films like The Golem: How He Came into the World and The Terminator. On its 50th anniversary the premieres of the films in competition at the festival moved from Zoo Palast to Theater am Potsdamer Platz located at Potsdamer Platz.
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