Festival poster
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| Opening film | The Boxer |
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| Closing film | The Rainmaker |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Central Station |
| No. of films | 351 films[1] |
| Festival date | 11–22 February 1998 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
| Berlin International Film Festival chronology | |
The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1998.[2] The festival opened with the Irish film The BoxerbyJim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker was selected as the closing night film.[3][4]
The Golden Bear was awarded to Central Station directed by Walter Salles.[5] The retrospective was dedicated to Siodmak Bros., titled Siodmak Bros. Berlin – London – Paris – Hollywood was shown at the festival.[6]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]
The following films were for the main competition:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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| Barbara | Nils Malmros | Denmark, Faroe Islands | |
| The Big Lebowski | Joel Coen | United States, United Kingdom | |
| The Big Mambo | Das Mambospiel | Michael Gwisdek | Germany |
| The Boxer (opening film) | Jim Sheridan | United States, Ireland | |
| The Boys | Rowan Woods | Australia | |
| The Butcher Boy | Neil Jordan | United States, Ireland | |
| Central Station | Central do Brasil | Walter Salles | Brazil, France |
| The Commissioner | George Sluizer | United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Belgium | |
| Country of the Deaf | Страна глухих | Valery Todorovsky | Russia, France |
| Girls' Night | Nick Hurran | United Kingdom | |
| Good Will Hunting | Gus Van Sant | United States | |
| Hold You Tight | 愈快樂愈墮落 | Stanley Kwan | Hong Kong |
| I Want You | Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom | |
| Jackie Brown | Quentin Tarantino | United States | |
| Left Luggage | Jeroen Krabbé | United States, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom | |
| The Naked Eye | La mirada del otro | Vicente Aranda | Spain |
| The Perfect Guy | Jeanne et le Garçon formidable | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | France |
| Sada | 戯作・阿部定の生涯 | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Japan |
| Same Old Song | On connaît la chanson | Alain Resnais | France, United Kingdom, Switzerland |
| The Sound of One Hand Clapping | Richard Flanagan | Australia | |
| Sweet Degeneration | 放浪 | Lin Cheng-sheng | Taiwan |
| The Best Man | Il testimone dello sposo | Pupi Avati | Italy |
| Too Much (Little) Love | Trop (peu) d'amour | Jacques Doillon | France |
| Wag the Dog | Barry Levinson | United States | |
| Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl | 天浴 | Joan Chen | Hong Kong, United States, Taiwan |
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[5]
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