53rd Berlin International Film Festival

53rd Berlin International Film Festival
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

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 In This World directed by Michael Winterbottom.[6]

The retrospective dedicated to German film director F. W. Murnau was shown at the festival.[7]

Juries

Atom Egoyan, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[8]

Main Competition

Short Films Competition

  • Andreas Dresen, German filmmaker
  • Phyllis Mollet, French director of communication of the FIAPF
  • Thom Palmen, Swedish director of the Umeå International Film Festival

Official selection

Main 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 Spike Lee United States
Adaptation Spike Jonze
Alexandra's Project Rolf de Heer Australia
Angst Der alte Affe Angst Oskar Roehler Germany
Blind Shaft 盲井 Yang Li China, Germany, Hong Kong
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind George Clooney United States, Canada, Germany
Distant Lights Lichter Hans-Christian Schmid Germany
The Flower of Evil La fleur du mal Claude Chabrol France
Good Bye, Lenin! Wolfgang Becker Germany
Hero 英雄 Yimou Zhang China, Hong Kong
His Brother Son frère Patrice Chéreau France
The Hours Stephen Daldry United States, United Kingdom
I'm Not Scared Io non ho paura Gabriele Salvatores Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
In This World Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom
The Life of David Gale Alan Parker United States, Germany
Madame Brouette Moussa Sene Absa Canada, Senegal, France
My Life Without Me Isabel Coixet Spain, Canada
Small Cuts Pascal Bonitzer France, United Kingdom
Solaris Steven Soderbergh United States
Spare Parts Rezervni deli Damjan Kozole Slovenia
The Twilight Samurai たそがれ清兵衛 Yōji Yamada Japan
Yes Nurse! No Nurse! Ja zuster, nee zuster Pieter Kramer Netherlands

Short Films Competition

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 United States
Delores Adam Stevens Germany
In Absentia En ausencia Lucía Cedrón Germany
The Good Son Michael Sandoval United Kingdom
War Against Stones Andreas Teuchert Germany
The Tram Was Going, Number Nine Йшов трамвай дев'ятий номер 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 United Kingdom
Tarry Stijn van Santen Netherlands
The Toll Collector Rachel Johnson Czechoslovakia, United States
Never Trust a Cow Nathalie Percillier France

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
7th Heaven Frank Borzage United States
The Burning Soil Der brennende Acker F. W. Murnau Germany
City Girl United States
Early Spring 早春 Yasujirō Ozu Japan
Equinox Flower 彼岸花 Japan
Faust Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage F. W. Murnau Germany
Four Sons John Ford United States
Good Morning お早よう Yasujirō Ozu Japan
The Grand Duke's Finances Die Finanzen des Großherzogs F. W. Murnau Germany
Journey into the Night Der Gang in die Nacht
The Last Laugh Der letzte Mann
Legong Legong: Dance Of The Virgins Henry de La Falaise United States
The Merry Widow Ernst Lubitsch
Moana Robert J. Flaherty
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
The Philadelphia Story George Cukor United States
Phantom F. W. Murnau Germany
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas United States
Tartüff Tartuffe Germany
White Shadows in the South Seas W. S. Van Dyke, Robert J. Flaherty United States

Perspektive Deutsches Kino

The following feature and documentary films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino - section:

English title[11] Original title Director(s) Country
They've Got Knut Sie haben Knut Stefan Krohmer Germany
We Wir Martin Gypkens Germany
Bernau liegt am Meer Martina Döcker Germany
Grüsse aus Dachau From Dachau with Love Bernd Fischer Germany
Science Fiction Kein Science Fiction or Science Fiction Franz Müller Germany
Narren Fools Tom Schreiber Germany
Kiki & Tiger Kiki and Tiger Alain Gsponer Germany
Unternehmen Paradies Volker Sattel Germany
Let It Rock! Igor Paasch Germany
Befreite Zone Liberated Zone Norbert Baumgarten Germany
Schattenwelt Hình bóng Robin von Hardenberg Germany
The Family Jewels Eierdiebe Robert Schwentke Germany
My First Miracle Mein erstes Wunder Anne Wild Germany

Official Awards

Main Competition

Michael Winterbottom, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][12]

Short Film Competition

Honorary Golden Bear

Berlinale Camera

Panorama Audience Award

Crystal Bear

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Award

References

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  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. ^ Riding, Alan (12 February 2003). "Grim Reality Dominates Berlinale Film Festival". The New York Times. 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. ^ “Perspektive Neues Deutsches Kino 2003” in the archive on the official Berlinale website. Retrieved on 17 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Awards announcement 2003 2003" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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