The other contenders this year were "Sturm" and "Eastern Plays", films which looked at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunals and Neo-Nazism respectively.
Par šā gada balvu sacentās trīs finālistes — filmas "Austrumu lugas" (Bulgārija, Zviedrija), "Vētra" (Vācija, Dānija, Nīderlande) un "Laipni lūdzam" (Francija).