The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1993.
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.
The retrospective dedicated to CinemaScope was shown at the festival.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition 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
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: English title Original title Director(s) CountryArizona Dream Emir KusturicaUnited States, FranceBelle ÉpoqueFernando TruebaSpain, Portugal, FranceThe BetrayedOp afbetaling Frans WeiszNetherlandsThe Cement Garden Andrew BirkinFrance, Germany, United KingdomThe Conjugal BedPatul conjugal Mircea DaneliucRomaniaDiary of a ManiacDiario di un vizio Marco FerreriItalyHoffa Danny DeVitoUnited StatesLe Jeune WertherJacques DoillonFranceJust a Matter of DutyDie Denunziantin Thomas MitscherlichGermanyLife According to Agfaהחיים על פי אגפא Assi DayanIsraelThe Little ApocalypseLa Petite Apocalypse Costa-GavrasFrance, Italy, PolandLove Field Jonathan KaplanUnited StatesMalcolm X Spike LeeUnited StatesNo More Mr. Nice GuyWir können auch anders ... Detlev BuckGermanyPain of LoveKærlighedens smerte Nils MalmrosDenmarkThe Russian SingerDen russiske sangerinde Morten ArnfredDenmarkSamba TraoréIdrissa OuedraogoBurkina Faso, Germany, Ghana, United KingdomSankofaሳንኮፋ Haile GerimaBurkina Faso, France, Switzerland, United KingdomThe Sun of the Sleeplessუძინართა მზე Temur BabluaniGeorgiaThe TelegraphistTelegrafisten Erik GustavsonNorway, DenmarkToys Barry LevinsonUnited StatesThe Wedding Banquet喜宴Ang LeeUnited States, TaiwanWhoopsHoppáGyula MaárHungaryWoman Sesame Oil Maker香魂女Xie FeiChinaYearningYume no onna Bandō Tamasaburō VJapan
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: The Wedding Banquet by Ang Lee Woman Sesame Oil Maker by Xie Fei 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: Life According to Agfa by Assi Dayan No More Mr. Nice Guy by Detlev Buck
Blue Angel Award Le Jeune Werther by Jacques Doillon
Honorary Golden Bear Billy Wilder Gregory Peck
Berlinale Camera Victoria Abril Juliette Binoche Gong Li Corinna Harfouch Johanna ter Steege
References
External links 43rd Berlin International Film Festival 1993 1993 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1993 at Internet Movie Database