53rd Berlin International Film Festival
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Opening film | Chicago |
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Closing film | Gangs of New York |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (In This World) |
Hosted by | Anke Engelke |
Number of films | 286 films[1] |
Festival date | 6–16 February 2003 |
Website | Website |
The 54th 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
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[8]
International Jury
- Atom Egoyan - Head of Jury
- Martina Gedeck
- Anna Galiena
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Abderrahmane Sissako
- Humbert Balsan
- Geoffrey Gilmore
International Short Film Jury
- Andreas Dresen
- Phyllis Mollet
- Thom Palmen
Official selection
In-competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
Short Films
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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(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
The following films were shown in the retrospective:[10]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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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 | France, Germany |
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
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][11]
- 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 Achievement - 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
References
- 1 2 "PROGRAMME 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "53RD BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 6 - 16, 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "Grim Reality Dominates Berlinale Film Festival". nytimes. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "53RD BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WRAP UP". filmthreat. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "GANGS OF NEW YORK TO BE FINAL FILM OF THE BERLINALE 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "JURIES 2003". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE 2003". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Awards announcement 2003 2003" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
External links
- 53rd Berlin International Film Festival on IMDB
- Yearbook for the Berlinale 2003 berlinale.de
- 53th [sic] Berlin International Film Festival 2003
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