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. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film "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 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.