The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to 22, 1998, the festival opened with the Irish film "The Boxer" by who?
48th Berlin International Film Festival The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to 22, 1998. The festival opened with the Irish film "The Boxer" by Jim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's "The Rainmaker" was selected as the closing night film. The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian-French film "Central Station" directed by Walter Salles. The retrospective dedicated to "Siodmak Bros.", titled Siodmak Bros. Berlin – London – Paris – Hollywood was shown at the festival.
International Cycling Film Festival The International Cycling Film Festival (Polish: "Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Rowerowych" , German: "Internationales Festival des Fahrrad-Films" ) is an inpedendent, not-for-profit film festival held annually in Germany, in Poland and in the Netherlands. Its mission is to strengthen international cooperation in the areas of art film and bicycle culture. The festival promotes interaction between movie makers and cyclists from all over the world. It has screened more than 250 short movies from more than 30 countries since its debut in 2006. Each year around 20 films compete for the award "Goldene Kurbel" and the awards of the audience. The Neistat Brothers, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Lucas Brunelle, M. A. Numminen and other filmmakers and artists contributed to the ICFF.