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59th Berlin International Film Festival
The 59th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 February to 15 February 2009. The opening film of the festival was Tom Tykwer’s "The International", screened out of competition. Costa-Gavras's immigrant drama "Eden Is West" served as the closing night film at the festival. The festival's jury president was actress Tilda Swinton of the United Kingdom.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Peruvian film "La Teta Asustada" directed by Claudia Llosa. The retrospective dedicated to
Cheung was a jury member at the 1997 Berlin Film Festival, the 1999 Venice Film Festival, the 2004 Hawaii International Film Festival, the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and the 2010 Marrakech International Film Festival. And for the first time in its history, the 59th Cannes Film Festival (2006) used a photographic image of a real actress on its poster — that of Cheung.
On 7 February 2007, "The New York Times" rated Cheung as one of the 22 Great Performers in 2006 for her Cannes winning role