53rd Berlin International Film Festival

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53rd Berlin International Film Festival
53BIFFPoster.jpg
Festival poster
Opening filmChicago
Closing filmGangs of New York
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (In This World)
Hosted byAnke Engelke
No. of films286 films[1]
Festival date6–16 February 2003
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

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]

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

International Short Film Jury

  • Andreas Dresen, director and screenwriter (Germany)
  • , director of communication of the FIAPF (France)
  • , director of the (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 Netherlands
Distant Lights Lichter Hans-Christian Schmid Germany
The Life of David Gale The Life of David Gale Alan Parker USA, Germany
Moussa Sene Absa Canada, Senegal, France
Blind Shaft 盲井 Yang Li China, Germany, Hong Kong
My Life Without Me Isabel Coixet Spain, Canada
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[]

Michael Winterbottom, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "53RD BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 6 - 16, 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Grim Reality Dominates Berlinale Film Festival". nytimes. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ "53RD BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WRAP UP". filmthreat. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ^ "GANGS OF NEW YORK TO BE FINAL FILM OF THE BERLINALE 2003". berlinale.de. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  7. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. ^ "JURIES 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  10. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 2003". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Awards announcement 2003 2003" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

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