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Berlin 2005 Awards

2005 Berlin Film Festival Awards 2005 Berlin Film Festival: February 10–20, 2005 Photos: Andreas Teich, Richad Hübner, Ali Ghandtachi © Berlinale 2005 Golden Bear: Carmen e-Khayelitsha / Carmen in Khayelitsha by Marc Dornford-May Jury Grand Prix – Silver Bear: Kong que / Peacock by Gu Changwei Silver Bear for Best Director: Marc Rothemund for Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage / Sophie Scholl – [...]
Berlin 2005: Im Kwon-taek, Fernando Fernán Gómez Receive Honorary Golden Bear

Korean director Im Kwon-taek, 69, described by Der Spiegel as the "godfather of Korean film," became the first Asian filmmaker to received the Honorary Golden Bear at a ceremony held yesterday, Feb. 12, at the 55th Berlin Film Festival. Im shared the honor with Spanish (though born in Peru) actor-director-writer Fernando Fernán Gómez (right), 83, winner of six Spanish Film Academy Goya Awards (one of [...]