The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5–15 February 2004.

[2] The festival opened with out of competition film Cold Mountain by Anthony Minghella.

[3][4] 25 Degrees in Winter by Stéphane Vuillet served as the closing film.

[7] It focuses on the films from the period known as New Hollywood or American New Wave, and attended by some of the film-makers and actors of that era including Peter Davis, Peter Fonda, William Greaves, Monte Hellman and Melvin Van Peebles.

[8] The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9] The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1] The following short films were selected:[10] The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][11]