43rd Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: The Wedding Banquet Woman Sesame Oil Maker |
| No. of films | 232 films[1] |
| Festival date | 11–22 February 1993 |
| Website | Website |
The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1993.[2]
The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to American-Taiwanese film The Wedding Banquet directed by Ang Lee and Chinese film Woman Sesame Oil Maker directed by Xie Fei.[3]
The retrospective dedicated to CinemaScope was shown at the festival.[4]
Juries
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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
Main Competition
[edit]- Frank Beyer, German filmmaker - Jury President
- Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish filmmaker
- Michel Boujut, French writer, producer and film critic
- François Duplat, French producer
- Katinka Faragó, Swedish producer
- Krystyna Janda, Polish actress
- Naum Kleiman, Russian historian and film critic
- Brock Peters, American actor
- Susan Strasberg, American actress
- Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress
- Zhang Yimou, Chinese filmmaker
Official Selection
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Dream | Emir Kusturica | United States, France | |
| Belle Époque | Fernando Trueba | Spain, Portugal, France | |
| The Betrayed | Op afbetaling | Frans Weisz | Netherlands |
| The Cement Garden | Andrew Birkin | France, Germany, United Kingdom | |
| The Conjugal Bed | Patul conjugal | Mircea Daneliuc | Romania |
| Diary of a Maniac | Diario di un vizio | Marco Ferreri | Italy |
| Hoffa | Danny DeVito | United States | |
| Le Jeune Werther | Jacques Doillon | France | |
| Just a Matter of Duty | Die Denunziantin | Thomas Mitscherlich | Germany |
| Life According to Agfa | החיים על פי אגפא | Assi Dayan | Israel |
| The Little Apocalypse | La Petite Apocalypse | Costa-Gavras | France, Italy, Poland |
| Love Field | Jonathan Kaplan | United States | |
| Malcolm X | Spike Lee | United States | |
| No More Mr. Nice Guy | Wir können auch anders ... | Detlev Buck | Germany |
| Pain of Love | Kærlighedens smerte | Nils Malmros | Denmark |
| The Russian Singer | Den russiske sangerinde | Morten Arnfred | Denmark |
| Samba Traoré | Idrissa Ouedraogo | Burkina Faso, Germany, Ghana, United Kingdom | |
| Sankofa | ሳንኮፋ | Haile Gerima | Burkina Faso, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| The Sun of the Sleepless | უძინართა მზე | Temur Babluani | Georgia |
| The Telegraphist | Telegrafisten | Erik Gustavson | Norway, Denmark |
| Toys | Barry Levinson | United States | |
| The Wedding Banquet | 喜宴 | Ang Lee | United States, Taiwan |
| Whoops | Hoppá | Gyula Maár | Hungary |
| Woman Sesame Oil Maker | 香魂女 | Xie Fei | China |
| Yearning | Yume no onna | Bandō Tamasaburō V | Japan |
Official Awards
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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear:
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Arizona Dream by Emir Kusturica
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Andrew Birkin for The Cement Garden
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Michelle Pfeiffer for Love Field
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Denzel Washington for Malcolm X
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Udzinarta mze by Temur Babluani
- Silver Bear: Samba Traoré by Idrissa Ouedraogo
- Honourable Mention:
Blue Angel Award
[edit]Honorary Golden Bear
[edit]Berlinale Camera
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1993". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "43rd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1993". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1993". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.