53rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 53rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6–16, 2003.[2] The festival opened with musical film Chicago by Rob Marshall and closed with Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, both films played out of competition at the festival.[3][4][5] The Golden Bear was awarded to British film In This World directed by Michael Winterbottom.[6]
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Chicago |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Gangs of New York |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (In This World) |
| Hosted by | Anke Engelke |
| No. of films | 286 films[1] |
| Festival date | 6–16 February 2003 |
| Website | Website |
The retrospective dedicated to German film director F. W. Murnau was shown at the festival.[7]
Jury
Atom Egoyan, Jury President
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[8]
International Jury
- Atom Egoyan, director, screenwriter and producer (Canada) - Jury President
- Martina Gedeck, actress (Germany)
- Anna Galiena, actress (Italy)
- Kathryn Bigelow, director, screenwriter and producer (United States)
- Abderrahmane Sissako, director (Mauritania)
- Humbert Balsan, actor and producer (France)
- Geoffrey Gilmore, director of the Tribeca Film Festival (United States)
International Short Film Jury
- Andreas Dresen, director and screenwriter (Germany)
- Phyllis Mollet, director of communication of the FIAPF (France)
- Thom Palmen, director of the Umeå International Film Festival (Sweden)
Official selection
In-competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th Hour | 25th Hour | Spike Lee | USA |
| Adaptation | Adaptation | Spike Jonze | USA |
| Alexandra's Project | Alexandra's Project | Rolf de Heer | Australia |
| Angst | Der alte Affe Angst | Oskar Roehler | Germany |
| Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | George Clooney | USA, Canada, Germany |
| The Flower of Evil | La fleur du mal | Claude Chabrol | France |
| Good Bye, Lenin! | Good Bye Lenin! | Wolfgang Becker | Germany |
| The Hours | The Hours | Stephen Daldry | USA, UK |
| I'm Not Scared | Io non ho paura | Gabriele Salvatores | Italy, Spain, UK |
| In This World | In This World | Michael Winterbottom | UK |
| Yes Nurse! No Nurse! | Ja zuster, nee zuster | Pieter Kramer | Netherlands |
| Distant Lights | Lichter | Hans-Christian Schmid | Germany |
| The Life of David Gale | The Life of David Gale | Alan Parker | USA, Germany |
| Madame Brouette | Moussa Sene Absa | Canada, Senegal, France | |
| Blind Shaft | 盲井 | Yang Li | China, Germany, Hong Kong |
| My Life Without Me | Isabel Coixet | Spain, Canada | |
| Small Cuts | Pascal Bonitzer | France, UK | |
| Spare Parts | Rezervni deli | Damjan Kozole | Slovenia |
| Solaris | Solaris | Steven Soderbergh | USA |
| His Brother | Son frère | Patrice Chéreau | France |
| The Twilight Samurai | たそがれ清兵衛 | Yōji Yamada | Japan |
| Hero | 英雄 | Yimou Zhang | China, Hong Kong |
Short films
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A)Torzija | Stefan Arsenijevic | Serbia | |
| Araki: The Killing of a Japanese Photographer | Anders Morgenthaler | Denmark | |
| The Chubbchubbs! | Eric Armstrong | USA | |
| Delores | Adam Stevens | Germany | |
| In Absentia | En ausencia | Lucía Cedrón | Germany |
| The Good Son | Michael Sandoval | UK | |
| War Against Stones | Andreas Teuchert | Germany | |
| The Tram #9 Was Going | Stepan Koval | Ukraine | |
| Fish | Jonathan Davies | Finland | |
| Savior | Athanasios Karanikolas | Germany | |
| The Match | Ursula Ferrara | Italy | |
| Long Take | Patrícia Moran | Brazil | |
| Rettet Berlin! | Gerd Conradt | Germany | |
| Spin | Cath Le Couteur | UK | |
| Tarry | Stijn van Santen | Netherlands | |
| The Toll Collector | Rachel Johnson | Czechoslovakia, USA | |
| Never Trust a Cow | Nathalie Percillier | France |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Retrospective
2003 Retrospective poster, dedicated to F. W. Murnau[9]
The following films were shown in the retrospective:[10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Girl | City Girl | F. W. Murnau | USA |
| The Burning Soil | Der brennende Acker | F. W. Murnau | Germany |
| Journey into the Night | Der Gang in die Nacht | F. W. Murnau | Germany |
| The Last Laugh | Der letzte Mann | F. W. Murnau | Germany |
| The Grand Duke's Finances | Die Finanzen des Großherzogs | F. W. Murnau | Germany |
| Faust | Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage | F. W. Murnau | Germany |
| Four Sons | Four Sons | John Ford | USA |
| Equinox Flower | 彼岸花 | Yasujirō Ozu | Japan |
| Legong | Legong: Dance Of The Virgins | Henry de La Falaise | USA |
| Moana | Moana | Robert J. Flaherty | USA |
| Nosferatu – A Symphony Of Horror | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens | F. W. Murnau | Germany |
| Nosferatu the Vampyre | Nosferatu – Phantom der Nacht | Werner Herzog | West Germany, France |
| Good Morning | お早よう | Yasujirō Ozu | Japan |
| Phantom | Phantom | F. W. Murnau | Germany |
| 7th Heaven | 7th Heaven | Frank Borzage | USA |
| Early Spring | 早春 | Yasujirō Ozu | Japan |
| Tabu | Tabu | F. W. Murnau | USA |
| Tartüff | Tartuffe | F. W. Murnau | Germany |
| The Merry Widow | The Merry Widow | Ernst Lubitsch | USA |
| The Philadelphia Story | The Philadelphia Story | George Cukor | USA |
| White Shadows in the South Seas | White Shadows in the South Seas | W. S. Van Dyke, Robert J. Flaherty | USA |
Awards
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Michael Winterbottom, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][11]
- Golden Bear
- Silver Bear
- Best Film Music – Madame Brouette: Majoly, Serge Fiori, Maadu Diabaté
- Best Actor – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: Sam Rockwell
- Best Actress – The Hours: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore
- Best Director – Son frère: Patrice Chéreau
- Best Short Film – In Absentia: Lucía Cedrón and The Tram #9 Was Going: Stepan Koval
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Blind Shaft: Yang Li
- Jury Grand Prix – Adaptation: Spike Jonze
- Honorary Golden Bear
- Berlinale Camera
- Artur Brauner
- Peer Raben
- Erika Richter
- Panorama Audience Award
- Broken Wings: Nir Bergman
- Crystal Bear
- Best Short Film – Pipsqueak Prince: Zoia Trofimova
- Best Feature Film – Elina: As If I Wasn't There: Klaus Härö
- FIPRESCI Award
- Special Mention
- Remake by Dino Mustafić
References
- "PROGRAMME 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "53RD BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 6 - 16, 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- Riding, Alan (12 February 2003). "Grim Reality Dominates Berlinale Film Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "53RD BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WRAP UP". filmthreat. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "GANGS OF NEW YORK TO BE FINAL FILM OF THE BERLINALE 2003". berlinale.de. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "PRIZES & HONOURS 2003". 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 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "RETROSPECTIVE 2003". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Awards announcement 2003 2003" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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