45th Berlin International Film Festival

The 45th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 22 February 1995. Israeli film programmer Lia van Leer was the Jury President for the main competition.

The Golden Bear was awarded to The Bait directed by Bertrand Tavernier.

The retrospective dedicated to American actor Buster Keaton was shown at the festival.

Main Competition
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
 * Lia van Leer, Israeli film programmer, founder of Jerusalem Cinematheque-Israel Film Archive and Jerusalem Film Festival - Jury President
 * Georgi Djulgerov, Bulgarian filmmaker and producer
 * Siqin Gaowa, Chinese actress
 * Alfred Hirschmeier, German production designer
 * Christiane Hörbiger, Austrian actress
 * Vadim Yusov, Russian director of photography
 * Dave Kehr, American film critic
 * Michael Kutza, American filmmaker and founder of the Chicago International Film Festival
 * Pilar Miró, Spanish filmmaker
 * Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwanese filmmaker

Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
 * Golden Bear: The Bait by Bertrand Tavernier
 * Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Smoke by Wayne Wang
 * Silver Bear for Best Director: Richard Linklater for Before Sunrise
 * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Josephine Siao for Summer Snow
 * Silver Bear for Best Actor: Paul Newman for Nobody's Fool
 * Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Blush by Li Shaohong
 * Silver Bear: A Play for a Passenger
 * Honourable Mention:
 * Midaq Alley by Jorge Fons
 * Colpo di luna by Alberto Simone
 * Sh'Chur by Shmuel Hasfari

Blue Angel Award

 * Cross My Heart and Hope to Die by Marius Holst

Honorary Golden Bear

 * Alain Delon